Sunday, June 7, 2020

Taiwan - Taipei Street Scenes, Graffiti

Anything with bright colors against a black background checks a box for me.  If it is graffiti it checks another box, as graffiti itself is very much an art form.

I've always been fascinated by the fact that graffiti is unofficially sanctioned in "artsy" places like Paris (per this post), so long as crime is not a focus of the art.  Here in Houston, while waiting for trains at a crossing, I'm impressed by the paintings inadvertently collected from all parts of the country.  Desiring to harness this creativity, some cities and non-profit organizations have implemented programs to get the kids producing graffiti to paint murals instead of on train cars and bridges, etc.

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