Canberran graffiti artist on Flickr

Truthiness said :

Perhaps if our societies architecture were not so bleak and impersonal, people would not be so driven to personalise it. Then again, ancient Rome’s gorgeous buildings were “vandalised” by their original inhabitants, so were caves, maybe humans just can’t help personalising empty spaces.

Or maybe idiots just like to break the law and damage things that don’t belong to them.

Perhaps if our societies architecture were not so bleak and impersonal, people would not be so driven to personalise it. Then again, ancient Rome’s gorgeous buildings were “vandalised” by their original inhabitants, so were caves, maybe humans just can’t help personalising empty spaces.

Personally I prefer even the most clumsy attempt at art to the plain bricks and billboards we are subjected to by developers. Do these people actually think their concrete monoliths are beautiful? If I had a spray can for every public eyesore I wanted to paint over, we’d have a much prettier city.

Oh how I have been sorely tempted to paint the belconnen owl, I think it’d look lovely in a nice shade of penis.

Henry82 said :

never trust anyone wearing a red beret.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84278694@N02/7879323622/

Some people who wear red berets are the nicest, most trustworthy and truly talented people you could meet.

never trust anyone wearing a red beret.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84278694@N02/7879323622/

DrKoresh said :

I can’t see any photos of the tags being painted though, so it’ll probably be harder to prosecute them for it, without evidence of them actually graffiti-ing.

a quick look through their Tumblr shows them tagging a few things

http://falsiesmob.tumblr.com/page/5

“There’s a difference between graffiti artists and douchebag taggers. This falls into the latter category.”

Really? Is there? Like it or not, works produced by someone in the “latter” category is actually just as relevant as works in the “former”, even if it’s not something you personally find appealing.

I’m with DrKoresh on this one- you can’t prove who it was, there is actually very little that can be done about it as a whole. Sure, maybe you’ll get whoever does this or whatever, but you can’t stop the entire thing as a movement. Maybe I’m biased because I actually enjoy this somewhat instinctive, reactive approach to art (and I don’t care if you think it is or not) over pasting up a picture of Kony or some other Banksy knockoff, but this is a thing that happens in cities, in towns, in wherever.

I hear the police have been using social media to catch criminals like this. Won’t take long once it’s brought to their attention.

I object to the use of the word “artist” when describing this flog and his ilk.

There’s a difference between graffiti artists and douchebag taggers. This falls into the latter category.

A lot of these photos are very recent so the s*** tagging will still be there.

These ones are all on Alexander and Albermarle Buildings in Woden. All that plywood was only put up last week, so the photos are really new.

Anyone know if that means the development of the site (DA notices have been up for a year or two) is about to go ahead?

I can’t see any photos of the tags being painted though, so it’ll probably be harder to prosecute them for it, without evidence of them actually graffiti-ing.

Or there’s this one at the old Beaurepaires site in Braddon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84278694@N02/7716765384/in/photostream

JB, this one’s on London Circuit, near Hobart Place and University Ave. Not sure if it’s still there though:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84278694@N02/7716772602/in/photostream

Anyway, the photography is heaps better than the “artwork”.

Can anyone see one of these that’s in the Civic area? if so I’ll go get my own photo.

Cheers