THE IMPERIOUS NEED TO GRAFFITI

The rampant thirst to graffiti using no paint and no instrument, that could

not leave even a dusty piece of glass alone.....

Long time no see, Daniel!

This kind of graffiti I only approve, I hate when some nice new facades are being used for that, it's simply vandalism, not art!

Best regards

PDE

Imperious, like dogs have an innate desire to mark their territory by peeing.  Graffiti and dog pee both foul the landscape but graffiti is a social deviance that is totally unfathomable.  I think I'd prefer the dog pee, but then, I like dogs ;-)... Mike

My apologies for the rant, I normally stick to relevant photography related responses.

Hello Pierre and ML M:

Thank you so much for your kind comments. It appears that we are all in accord, and I am glad I was able to convey how this mindless and useless form of communication/protest/desire to be noticed/inferiority complex has polluted modern cities. An expression that has gone beyond....and when I saw that even a dirty surface becomes a space for lower-animal instincts, I just had to take the shot.

Your viewing and comments humble me, and I am therefore sincerely thankful.

DG

Funny thing is, the folks who are making graffiti probably see a lot of "acceptable" artists as imperious and likely would think what's been written here to be imperious as well. I think of the billboards that big companies pay for, which bombard me from all sides, as much worse than graffiti, in part because we accept them so readily. Of course, some graffiti is just plain vandalism but, like with everything else in life, I tend not to paint everything with a broad brush and do consider that at least some graffiti is the outpouring of expression from those who society (and by no choice of their own) has marginalized, has given little or no opportunity to often because of their race or economic status, and it's a radicalized means of giving oneself a voice when otherwise these voices would be conveniently silenced. If we don't like graffiti, and I'll admit to the more vandal-oriented aspects of it to be troubling, I'd blame those making it a lot less than a society which in many ways deserves it.

Excellent capture! My windows are often the repository for prints from wet cat noses and toddler hands, and while I find them to be adorable, like the "artwork" in this photo, I can wash them away (after I take pictures, of course). Very well done. Thank you for sharing. :)