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Very interesting post there, Sazerac..
I think I share most my opinions with Tolstoy..except that about everybody gets the same "artistic impression"..
But there is also another side of the whole "graffiti-living", and I use Stockholm as a reference...
The swedish railways have considered putting up some sort of walls on the back of subways, because many young people "graffers" tend to ride the subways by clinging on to the back of them, and then they get respect from their pals..
Some even jump on subways from roads over the tracks, and sit on the roof..some have died doing this, but still some continue..
And then there's the racking part..
Considering every store as compressed capitalism, gives them a good excuse for stealing everything they want..
And even the true graffiti artists has to write their 'tags' everywhere, and cleaning up all the scribble around Stockholm costs the state many million kronor (ten kronor is about 1 dollar) every year..
So there is of course more to this than the art..
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