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YOU

tllat
uy
could
9rfliU is ugly, ...lflsh

sate

and

that it'. just the

action of people who want

to thinK abooJt than trying

to
think
.olx>ut
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thi"'1'. But the

I. still the....

pathetic

Hnd

of

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t

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i' s only becau ... graffiti

writers
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just
like

j'

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in

this

peopl"
thinK
you
should ha.... bot....r thi"'1'

in.tioct
Life is

unfair and the world io

full of criwu.s.
<leath

and <leviou."".".

fucKing country.

Sctteone <eoontly asked ""'

if I tt """,t graffiti

..
.,...,Uy
writ".......,.,
frustrated
arti.t.

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for

"",re

trying to 90t accepted by

the art world isn't one of

po.ints -.sl<le views fll

of
boats.
At
18.0.5t

t""". "ltlb """"'" difficult

for """'" poqol.. to undoi!r

9ra!!i.U ...... a ft<J>ting

chanoo of treaIli"'.! a little

you do not paint

graffiti in U... vain Iq>e

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doe.

"--"Ity
th.an sene 'lit
that makes """tract ort or

.t.ar>d

Product

pl..t>er

....11
r,. frus
trned by tMny thing. but

_if.

A
BRISTOL

just

hl<e

In
re.]>On'"
to
this,
po.irtting pJ.cture.........
",inti".. way
to spend
your time. Your avera<J"

..,... to peopu.. Graffiti

ha. boo!n used to start

tMt one <loy sare bi9 fat

tory will d..i.s""r
"" you and

wolutions, step ..an and

'l"'""rally i. the vol"" of

""t your picture. on M.

_ll. If you <Ir.... on ....11

people ooho oren' t listened

to. Graffiti i.s <n<> or tM

in
public then you a...
already <:pO>rati"9
on a

....
f
tool. you have if you
have al=5t nothing. And
even if you <lor( t care up

higher level. The irony i.

that
despite ho.ving to

with

scuttl" uound at night

IH.. JacK tbe Rippoor with

..,rld pcverty you can maloO

8!IIi le
while
e

","der

pen,

wdting

'lnfti.tl. is about the ...,. t

honest way you can be an
artist. It Ulkes "'" """""'"
to clo it. you <Ion't need
an eO.>otion to U<"I<IerStaM
it.

ther,,"s

00 acOo.i.ssion

f.... and !:oJs .top .... fr

IOO r8
intere.ti"'j
anc1
useful
place.
to
ho.ve
picture. than in ..,...".....

picure

tc

cure

tooy re havinq 4 pis.

Graffiti ultilMtely
over
out
proper

in.
.rt

because it beccmOs ....rt of

l'O<'r city, it'. a tccl;

'I' U

pub,

_t l'O<'
you !:no>t,

in that
the one

CWQ5it.e that wall with

picture of

..,..,l<ey bold

inq a chiliMaW'"". I 1OMfl.

how ....ct> "",re useful con
pointinq be than tl>at?

Pulling !:boo pl"'iJ

on

ciy hall

Councu _.... Bdno1 2001

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are under

CCTV

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'l'his is not
a phutu
't()rtunity

Getting paranoid i.
occupall-onal hoozard

an
of

illicit street p ainting.

hlcn is good.
is

working

at

Y"",r Min<!
its

best

when yo", r<> bei"" para

noid.

a""nue

You

e><plo

and

every

pouibUily

of y\lr situation n nigh

speed "ith total clar
ity. 1'm <>CIt interested

in lc>okin<] at thin<]" "",<Ie

by
people
1<1\0
aren't
p"ranoid.
they re
not
"",rkin<]
to
cap acity .

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fUll

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