Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
zebra street art turnpike lane
I've heard about the wonderful Zebra street art by TAG but I can't find it. Does anyone know which street it's on?
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Permalink Reply by Sean on
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It's on a wall on Stanmore Road, near the junction with West Green Road. My 18 month-old son goes mad with excitement every time he sees it!
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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Just so people consider the possible downsides and where this may be going. Also to consider the potential cost if it's your own property which may need cleaning.
My photo of "street art" in Seven Stars Yard E.1. Google Street View here.
https://goo.gl/maps/ze7KqbQiQjt
At present cleaning graffiti is a "reactive" service from the Council. It's free. But given cuts on the Council's budget . . .
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Permalink Reply by warren miller on
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that's awful, but the Turnpike Art Group work on a permission-granted policy so it's not really comparable to some random tagging in a back alley.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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I think it comes down to freedom of choice. If I want to view a Picasso ( and I often do ) or a Holman Hunt or an Audubon flamingo I know where and when to go and it's my choice.
Conversely, if my neighbour across the street gives the TAG permission to decorate his wall I have no choice. It's in my face all day every day. What choice do I have if I don't happen to like that particular piece ?
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funny that, picasso used to do graffiti.
http://worldofwonder.net/graffiti-in-1945-picasso-and-brassai/
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Perhaps we're dealing with the hand of The Artist which is somehow like the hand of a god. Picasso gets out his penknife and carves on a wall.
But hey, that's alright because a banker can have it cut out to keep for his own flat. Even photos of great art on walls are "a goldmine" - according to Picasso in Warren's quotation. (Though I couldn't find it in this version.)
And that is, of course, what the removers of Banksy's art also thought.
Here's the hand of a recognised god/artist, who knew exactly how cities should look. Discussed in a TED talk by Evelina Ozola. -
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Is that any different to your neighbour opting to paint the wall themselves though?
There are rules in place (Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) which can be used if adversely affects the amenity of the area.
There are two sides of that freedom of choice, there is also the freedom of your neighbour to decorate as they see fit (subject to the above).
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