{"id":618,"date":"2016-04-24T23:28:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T05:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/?p=618"},"modified":"2016-04-25T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T15:44:59","slug":"the-austin-graffiti-conversation-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/2016\/04\/24\/the-austin-graffiti-conversation-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"The Austin graffiti conversation: resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of fun stuff I&#8217;ve come across in my own research.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/spratx-seal.jpg\" alt=\"spratx seal\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/spratx-seal.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/spratx-seal-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/spratx-seal-676x483.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><sup>SprATX recently completed this unusual commission. <a href=\"http:\/\/spratx.com\/art.html\">Source<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spratx.com\/\">SprATX<\/a>, an Austin art collective<\/p>\n<p>Susan Floyd,\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/endofaustin.com\/2013\/01\/08\/end-of-austin-west-campus\/\">West Campus<\/a>&#8221; (with an attached, years-long archive of Austin street art)<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Ireland, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/Keeping Austin Weird: Graffiti and Urban Branding\">Keeping Austin Weird: Graffiti and Urban Branding<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81096893\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Start Fresh: Never Give Up\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/highfieldmedia\">Andrew Takano<\/a>&#8216;s amazing\u00a0time lapse project &#8220;Start Fresh: Never Give Up&#8221; featuring the <a href=\"http:\/\/hopecampaign.org\/hopeprojects\/hope-outdoor-gallery\/\">HOPE Outdoor Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/endofaustin.com\/2013\/12\/19\/start-fresh-never-give-up\/\">Takano<\/a> about his project<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/timelapse.png\" alt=\"timelapse\" width=\"527\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/timelapse.png 527w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/visualrhetoric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/timelapse-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3cd7BpOR_ec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><sup><a href=\"http:\/\/sofles.com\/\">Sofles<\/a>\u00a0is an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acclaimmag.com\/art\/interview-sofles\/\">internationally-famous graffiti writer<\/a> from\u00a0Brisbane. He&#8217;s garnered much of his fame from his high-production digital content, such as what you see above. \u00a0Read about his 2009 conviction <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/news\/queensland\/graffiti-king-russell-fenn-escapes-jail\/story-e6freoof-1225779647933\">here<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time-lapse_photography\">Timelapse cinematography<\/a> is a very popular genre of digital graffiti content.<\/p>\n<p>In that vein, check out this strange 21st century production: a local\u00a0waste management company sponsors a burn and then pays a production crew to time-lapse it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cU2LXg9HBO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glossary_of_graffiti\">Wikipedia glossary of graffiti<\/a> (includes regional terms)<\/p>\n<p>A very <a href=\"http:\/\/weburbanist.com\/2009\/09\/24\/graffiti-designs-styles-tagging-bombing-painting\/\">brief guide<\/a> to graffiti styles. \u00a0Graffiti is a type of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calligraphy\">calligraphy<\/a> (among other things) and\u00a0as such there are thousands of variations in style, many with their own regional names\/designations; try to just master the basics for this project<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"http:\/\/calligraphy-expo.com\/eng\/AboutCalligraphy\/Graffiti.aspx\">online exhibit<\/a> on graffiti (commissioned by the Russian Federation for UNESCO)<\/p>\n<p>P.S. The digital really impacted\u00a0the graffiti scene in the late 90s. \u00a0Check out these long-running graffiti websites to see how they&#8217;ve grown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatcap.com\/about.html\">FatCap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graffiti.org\/\">Art Crimes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/puregraffiti.com\/art\/\">Pure Graffiti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of fun stuff I&#8217;ve come across in my own research. SprATX recently completed this unusual commission. Source. 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