The tag VA can be found all over Halifax without looking too hard. In four or five graffiti photographing walks (TagBagging) I’ve collected more than 50 examples of this distinctive Tag. Not only is (s)he prolific, but (s)he is one of the few taggers who works in various styles – a traditionally written VA, an outline style VA, a throw-up here and there tagged VA. A veritable renaissance (wo)man among graffiti artists. The Tag VA is made up of 3 bold confident lines, seemingly put up without hurry – of course who needs to worry when you only have 2 letters to paint, as opposed to a more complex Tag. Unlike many other VA usually respects personal private property – a few exceptions around the corners of Windsor and Cunard excepted.
Among the handfull of pieces that I would consider at some level as being ‘Art’ ; VA is over-represented.
VA clearly knows HEUG – their Tags often co-exist, occasionally in an identical rare colour. Could they be the same person? – Who knows? VA is linear, HEUG much loopier, but obviously this could be a product of the message, rather than the messenger.
As you move around the city keep your eyes open. As I have, you may find yourself thinking more and more about V eh?
As "TheGiftedTypist' commented, VA has two styles, one bolder, one softer, and sure enough, my daughter spotted this distintly feminine VA at the corner of Queen St. and Spring Garden Rd.
2 comments:
Maybe VA is more than one person. Some of the tags are consistently bold, almost Stalinist, while others are curvy, art nouveau. Or maybe we have a case of tag schizophrenia in which one person expresses different personalities. Perhaps a consultation with that wise psychiatrist is in order
V schizophrenic? Doubtful. She just probably likes to show different sides of her personality depending on the context(and depending on who's looking).
Nice work, tagbagger. Keep thinking about V, eh? :)
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