Comments on: Rebel France (1/2) http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/ Snowed under since 2004! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rebel France (2/2) | Correr Es Mi Destino http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-2/#comment-3223 Rebel France (2/2) | Correr Es Mi Destino Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:22:17 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3223 [...] is the second part of my “graffiti study”. Like in the first post, all the pictures were taken in France last month. Let’s have a look… you’ll find [...] […] is the second part of my “graffiti study”. Like in the first post, all the pictures were taken in France last month. Let’s have a look… you’ll find […]

]]> By: Zhu http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-2/#comment-3222 Zhu Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:43:47 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3222 @Ghosty - Never heard of the techie graffiti! Or maybe I saw some but didn't really knew them... We have the subculture grafs as well but these ones are just blah to me. @barbara - Yeah, I see what you mean, saw a lot of these in 93 as well. Nantes is a really nice place, you should visit one day! Only 2 hrs by TGV from Montparnasse ;-) @johnada - Didn't think of the skeleton thing! :lol: I guess it shows that Socialism is *a bit* dead right now in France! There are graffiti in Ottawa, mostly weird drawings or signatures which I don't like. We also have a guy who tag "9/11 was an inside job" everywhere :shock: @Graham - Thanks for the link, I'll check out his work! I'm not anit-graffiti as long as they express something. They don't bother me much to be honest and I tend to see art everywhere so... :lol: @Theresa - Lots of Brittany separatist graffiti as well when I was there but I didn't bother with those. I like words better than actual fights so graffiti are a minor "annoyance" I think. People need to express themselves it seems... @Max Coutinho - I wasn't actually sure why people were protesting against the airport... environmentalism reasons I guess. That's France! @Colleen - A tiny little smurf. Agreed! @Tanya - French has soooo many words for "fuck"... I guess the author wanted to reach an English public -- I swear it wasn't mine! :lol: I don't mind graffiti that much actually. Most of the one I took were quite small and I found them quite interesting. @Ghosty — Never heard of the techie graffiti! Or maybe I saw some but didn’t really knew them… We have the subculture grafs as well but these ones are just blah to me.

@barbara — Yeah, I see what you mean, saw a lot of these in 93 as well. Nantes is a really nice place, you should visit one day! Only 2 hrs by TGV from Montparnasse ;-)

@johnada — Didn’t think of the skeleton thing! :lol: I guess it shows that Socialism is *a bit* dead right now in France!

There are graffiti in Ottawa, mostly weird drawings or signatures which I don’t like. We also have a guy who tag “9/11 was an inside job” everywhere :shock:

@Graham — Thanks for the link, I’ll check out his work! I’m not anit-graffiti as long as they express something. They don’t bother me much to be honest and I tend to see art everywhere so… :lol:

@Theresa — Lots of Brittany separatist graffiti as well when I was there but I didn’t bother with those. I like words better than actual fights so graffiti are a minor “annoyance” I think. People need to express themselves it seems…

@Max Coutinho — I wasn’t actually sure why people were protesting against the airport… environmentalism reasons I guess. That’s France!

@Colleen — A tiny little smurf. Agreed!

@Tanya — French has soooo many words for “fuck”… I guess the author wanted to reach an English public — I swear it wasn’t mine! :lol:

I don’t mind graffiti that much actually. Most of the one I took were quite small and I found them quite interesting.

]]> By: Tanya http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-2/#comment-3221 Tanya Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:01:49 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3221 Our graffitti is more gang signs. Sometimes you will see little declarations of love or that someone was here, which dosn't really bother me but I really hate the gang banger's graffitti. Such a disrespect of public property. Is there not a French word for "fuck"? lol <em>Tanya's last blog post..Wordless Wednesday</em> Our graffitti is more gang signs. Sometimes you will see little declarations of love or that someone was here, which dosn’t really bother me but I really hate the gang banger’s graffitti. Such a disrespect of public property.
Is there not a French word for “fuck”? lol

Tanya’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

]]> By: Colleen http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-2/#comment-3218 Colleen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:04:02 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3218 Sarko looks like a smurf <em>Colleen's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/HDuX/~3/271593743/fish-out-of-water.html' rel="nofollow">A Fish Out of Water</a></em> Sarko looks like a smurf

Colleen’s last blog post..A Fish Out of Water

]]> By: Max Coutinho http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-2/#comment-3216 Max Coutinho Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:43:48 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3216 Salut Zhu, I say: France at its best lol! :wink: Oh, we are also going to have a new airport, but no one here protests against it :shock: ! Cheers <em>Max Coutinho's last blog post..<a href='http://maxcouti.blogspot.com/2008/04/will.html' rel="nofollow">Will</a></em> Salut Zhu,

I say: France at its best lol! :wink:
Oh, we are also going to have a new airport, but no one here protests against it :shock: !

Cheers

Max Coutinho’s last blog post..Will

]]> By: Theresa http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-1/#comment-3215 Theresa Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:50:39 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3215 Looks like France is looking for a change. As long as it's all limited to graffiti. Over here the Basque separatists resort to other more violent methods. <i>So</i> not the way to go. <em>Theresa's last blog post..<a href='http://rainypamplona.blogspot.com/2008/04/automatic-confession-over-25-million.html' rel="nofollow">Automatic Confession - Over 2.5 Million Served</a></em> Looks like France is looking for a change. As long as it’s all limited to graffiti. Over here the Basque separatists resort to other more violent methods. So not the way to go.

Theresa’s last blog post..Automatic Confession — Over 2.5 Million Served

]]> By: Graham http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-1/#comment-3212 Graham Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:09:50 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3212 Hiya Zhu! You are so right about the messages that some graffiti artists send in their art. The messgaes can be very political and poetic at the same time. There is a guy called "Banksy" who is from a town very close to where I live, who has become world famous for his graffiti work. It is now seen as an honour to have a wall in your town painted on by Banksy. His work now sells for upto $1m. His fame has come about because of the types of messages he leaves... he also stays out of the public eye... nobody really knows who he is... (a bit like a secret voice of the masses!!!). The website about him is well worth a look!: www.banksy.co.uk/ <em>Graham's last blog post..<a href='http://grahamettridge.blogspot.com/2008/04/experimental-photograph.html' rel="nofollow">A experimental photograph</a></em> Hiya Zhu!

You are so right about the messages that some graffiti artists send in their art. The messgaes can be very political and poetic at the same time.

There is a guy called “Banksy” who is from a town very close to where I live, who has become world famous for his graffiti work. It is now seen as an honour to have a wall in your town painted on by Banksy. His work now sells for upto $1m. His fame has come about because of the types of messages he leaves… he also stays out of the public eye… nobody really knows who he is… (a bit like a secret voice of the masses!!!).

The website about him is well worth a look!:
http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Graham’s last blog post..A experimental photograph

]]> By: johnada http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 johnada Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:07:01 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3209 I don't know if the skeleton head would make me want to run as the socialist leader or supporter. Is there graffiti in Ottawa? I like graffiti, but only in certain places. There's some nice graffiti in Toronto, but mostly it's boring. I don't understand graffiti that is just spray painted signatures. Why go through all the trouble if your only going to mark your territory. That's what dogs do. <em>johnada's last blog post..<a href='http://johnada.blogspot.com/2008/04/7-things-about-stuff-part-3.html' rel="nofollow">7 THINGS ABOUT STUFF (Part 3)</a></em> I don’t know if the skeleton head would make me want to run as the socialist leader or supporter. Is there graffiti in Ottawa? I like graffiti, but only in certain places. There’s some nice graffiti in Toronto, but mostly it’s boring. I don’t understand graffiti that is just spray painted signatures. Why go through all the trouble if your only going to mark your territory. That’s what dogs do.

johnada’s last blog post..7 THINGS ABOUT STUFF (Part 3)

]]> By: barbara http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-1/#comment-3208 barbara Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:38:07 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3208 Salut Zhu, Where I live (92), it's rare that I see political statements in graffiti. They are mostly trying to mark their terretory, and tag up what is for us, strange names. A very interesting look on urban culture. I didn't know you were Nantaise ... I have never visted Nantes before. Nice to situate where your French roots go back to ( my hubby & I do genealogy here in France,and I try to do mine which is in the US).That's another story... Have a nice day ;) <em>barbara's last blog post..<a href='http://family-counts.blogspot.com/2008/04/call-it-linky-love.html' rel="nofollow">Call it "linky love"</a></em> Salut Zhu,

Where I live (92), it’s rare that I see political statements in graffiti. They are mostly trying to mark their terretory, and tag up what is for us, strange names.
A very interesting look on urban culture.

I didn’t know you were Nantaise … I have never visted Nantes before. Nice to situate where your French roots go back to ( my hubby & I do genealogy here in France,and I try to do mine which is in the US).That’s another story…

Have a nice day ;)

barbara’s last blog post..Call it “linky love”

]]> By: Ghosty http://correresmidestino.com/rebel-france-12/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 Ghosty Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:24:33 +0000 http://correresmidestino.com/?p=307#comment-3206 Wow ... now if you were to come to America, you'd find several different forms of graffiti. We have the inner-city type, usually part of a minority's subculture. We have the hobo's script, which is rare and hard to find but still exists - every once in a great while I'll see a marking of it. And, techie's graffiti, usually pointing the way to a wifi hotspot or a LAN easily hacked. NYC would be the only place I'd find that, but I understand it's rarer now. <em>Ghosty's last blog post..Perfect Gifts</em> Wow … now if you were to come to America, you’d find several different forms of graffiti. We have the inner-city type, usually part of a minority’s subculture. We have the hobo’s script, which is rare and hard to find but still exists — every once in a great while I’ll see a marking of it. And, techie’s graffiti, usually pointing the way to a wifi hotspot or a LAN easily hacked. NYC would be the only place I’d find that, but I understand it’s rarer now.

Ghosty’s last blog post..Perfect Gifts

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