The Unspoken Rules and Ethics of Graffiti

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    In graffiti, there are many unspoken rules that we in the community follow. One of the most important of those rules is the hierarchy of graffiti, a figurative “pecking order” for work done on walls. If you were to paint something like a tag on top of the wrong graffiti then you might have just unintentionally (or intentionally) disrespected another writer. So what is this hierarchy? We begin at the bottom of the totem pole with tags. Hand-styles (Tags) can't go over any other graffiti without causing issues and being seen as disrespectful.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 43

  • @paris5475
    @paris5475 11 місяців тому +74

    Man graffiti artists have a better hierarchy system than my job.

  • @MatthewDeVos-c2l
    @MatthewDeVos-c2l 5 місяців тому +17

    I’m a Railcar repairman. Unfortunately the site I work at requires to paint out all graffiti on their rail cars before they leave this site. I feel really bad about it. Recently I began taking pictures of the artwork before I paint it out. This has also inspired me to begin learning graffiti. I figured if I’m having to take away from the art then I need to give back to the art. I’m very new the graffiti form but, I paint, draw, fabricate, and have always loved art and been artistic. I only sketch in my black book but, personally if I was going to try to throw something up on a wall or somewhere I would never do it over anyone else’s work. I’d just find a blank space. Outside of work I just wouldn’t cover anyone’s work.

  • @Chris-gh6ux
    @Chris-gh6ux 11 місяців тому +10

    1:58 props to that guy for not starting beef and honestly I have never viewed it as disrespectful to yourself. I’ve seen some stuff on the floor that’s been up for years

  • @dennis_3301
    @dennis_3301 5 місяців тому +2

    To add: full walls top to bottom go over random burners and thematic walls go over top to bottom burners.

  • @Eleven.sk8
    @Eleven.sk8 11 місяців тому +6

    artist block is so underrrated

  • @kaptainwarp
    @kaptainwarp 11 місяців тому +6

    "ODOR" 😂😂 That tag is FIRE!

  • @DOWN64oz
    @DOWN64oz 10 місяців тому +4

    Penis Girl is all over downtown Honolulu and some parts of the countryside on Oahu

  • @seefol9095
    @seefol9095 11 місяців тому +18

    "Ok for this video we're gonna speak about unspoken rules"

  • @goodbalancegaming8427
    @goodbalancegaming8427 10 місяців тому +2

    i did all my sh.. everywhere i wanted. just because there was no graffiti in my city) im from Tashkent, Uzbekistan) good content bro, keep up the good work

  • @bobar57
    @bobar57 11 місяців тому +15

    Aren't tags just the same as stickers in that regard? Also I'd like to see commentary on beef from these issues. Too many writers are just toxic guys looking to start fights

    • @Theartistblock
      @Theartistblock  11 місяців тому +16

      i've certainly heard tags are equal to stickers, but thats kind of up in the air. many also feel the opposite, so no definitive consensus has really been determined. If you want to play it safe then stay off stickers but that's going to up to each individual to decide. Also, yeah you know what, that could make for an interesting series. thanks for the idea friend!

    • @henry2307
      @henry2307 11 місяців тому +11

      I feel it’s more to do with risk with tags v stickers. A tag with a can or even a marker feels a lot more red hot than a slap

    • @Theartistblock
      @Theartistblock  11 місяців тому +11

      @@henry2307 agreed 100000% percent. You'll see 11 year olds slapping 100 stickers like its no big deal, like it's no worse than J walking, yet they're shaking in their boots to rock a marker or can tag. definitely the risk factor.

  • @Eleven.sk8
    @Eleven.sk8 11 місяців тому +3

    7:00 i would say that if its a sticker with a handstyle yes everything goes over it BUT if its a sticker with a for example a chracter and a solid colored throwie i feel like its higher then a tag

    • @Toy1er
      @Toy1er 10 місяців тому +2

      Nah. Stickers are the bottom of the totem pole, regardless of what's on them. Tags over stickers.

  • @livinginthetruthministries7094
    @livinginthetruthministries7094 11 місяців тому +5

    Great topic! Very important for the young Bulls 🐂 to learn proper etiquette .. thanks u for sharing ur knowledge..

  • @Bootymuncher23
    @Bootymuncher23 10 місяців тому +2

    Nah cuz if you go over my sticker we running hands

  • @itsawastegraffiti
    @itsawastegraffiti 11 місяців тому +3

    I feel like hollows over tags is still disrespectful cuz theyll show that they went over me. all well i dont do illegal graff no more

    • @Toy1er
      @Toy1er 10 місяців тому

      So you don't do graff no more. You now do street art.

    • @itsawastegraffiti
      @itsawastegraffiti 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Toy1er username fits like a glove

  • @Wheres.thefix
    @Wheres.thefix 11 місяців тому

    Good video as always

  • @RusKi322
    @RusKi322 11 місяців тому +1

    Can you make a video for the best spray paint for like the background, the fill in, the details, the outline.

    • @Theartistblock
      @Theartistblock  11 місяців тому +2

      in all honesty, there are so many good brands out there to where any can really do the job well. It's largly going to be personal preference and can type, such as high pressure for large areas that you need to fill in, or low pressure for smaller, or more detailed spots. With that said though, high pressure can still get great detail, so it's all going to be personal preference for the most part.

  • @ArtsyGoblin
    @ArtsyGoblin Місяць тому

    If I accidentally sprayed on someone's sketch how bad would that be(? Like, if it's legal wall and at first I thought it was just a random doodle of someone that was trying to get rid the rest of their paint. But while I was at it I thought "what if it was a sketch" and now I'm freaking out a lil cuz I'm pretty New and I don't wanna get hated from the start by the other grafiti artists here, how worried should I be? I made sure to cover the entire spots of paint that where previously on it just in case

  • @deezy3881
    @deezy3881 10 місяців тому

    Ground scores are dope af

  • @augustsilva7964
    @augustsilva7964 11 місяців тому

    the odor throwie was done at graff city on a legal wall

  • @thecollectorsinged113
    @thecollectorsinged113 11 місяців тому

    Alright, new upload

  • @EL_OWER89
    @EL_OWER89 11 місяців тому

    Do you have any of your old school graffiti...i heard u say in another video that you used to mentor knew writers...i would love to see some of your flicks

  • @gave1797
    @gave1797 11 місяців тому

    Do u have any tips for finding walls in your local area?

    • @sixOweNHC
      @sixOweNHC 11 місяців тому +1

      Google earth

  • @ryszakowy
    @ryszakowy 2 місяці тому

    i mean all these guys know about grafitti is that it's illegal and gangs do it
    they definetly don't know anything about unwritten rules

  • @The-cheese-dude
    @The-cheese-dude 11 місяців тому

    Yoooo grim got a new name since a couple days , korkan. And i just wonder what u think of that:)

  • @Chris-gh6ux
    @Chris-gh6ux 11 місяців тому

    Hey grim do u thjnk it was appropriate for some guy to go over my piece with his piece but he had less style than me but he did fill in the background but he left the bottom of my piece showing with my tag half there

    • @Theartistblock
      @Theartistblock  11 місяців тому +2

      the amount of style is a finicky metric without context. For example, a wild style from one dude could easily have less style than a saber wild style. Im going to tackle this in two ways, one assuming you're both doing the same level of piece, and the other assuming he's doing a lower level of piece.
      Same level
      Lets say you both did the same sub category of piece (we'll say wild style to make this easy), yet his has less overall style. In a case like this it seems like he's not trying to disrespect you since he tried his best to cover you as much as he could. Not to mention, level of style added doenst necessarily equate to skill. I'll give an example, as a kid I started beef with a writer easily 20x better than I was. Thinking I was better then I actually was, my wild styles were packed with style, yet this guy's straight letters and tags were easily better than my piece despite having less over all style. Given that you're asking this question I assume you're not crazy experienced otherwise you'd likely not be asking this question. All of this to say, if the guy did the same level of piece, yet it has less style it could potentially still be higher quality than what you did and therefore he's in the clear. That being said, since you had the spot first you could take it back and he shouldn't get pissed because he knows you were there first.
      Lower level
      Lets say he rocked a straight letter ontop of your wild style, or piece (subcategory), then flat out he's in the wrong and he shouldnt have done that. With that said, if he's clearly better, and even more so, if you're clearly toy (not saying you are), then he's still in the wrong but you also havent earned the skill, or respect enough to really feasibly go against him. You can certainly try, but toys are often seen as free spots by many people. Thats the short version of all of it lol hope this helps

  • @thedouble1269
    @thedouble1269 10 місяців тому

    i was the first to write on a spot that all the new people write at

  • @bushidobot8251
    @bushidobot8251 10 місяців тому

    How is it unspoken if you’re speaking about it?

  • @9mmwaffle.
    @9mmwaffle. 4 місяці тому

    Community thoughts on political graffiti? 🤔

  • @auntonera1xtattoo
    @auntonera1xtattoo 11 місяців тому

    This dude smokes hella weed right ?

    • @Theartistblock
      @Theartistblock  11 місяців тому +1

      Lol would you believe me if I said I smoke zero weed 😄

    • @Alcoolclub
      @Alcoolclub 9 місяців тому

      What's the fundamentals of graffiti? 👀​@@Theartistblock

  • @acidbat4441
    @acidbat4441 11 місяців тому

    #penisgirl