Sunday, October 29, 2006

A Starting Point


We all see it as we move through our cities - graffiti - spray painted, scrawled, scratched into the surfaces we live with every day. Halifax is no different, except that the targets of the graffiti seems to be objects (mailboxes, power transformers) rather than walls and buildings. Most of the graffiti seen in Halifax are "tags".

According to the Wikipedia a "A 'tag' is the most basic writing of an artist's name in either spray paint or marker. 'Tagging' is often the example given when opponents of graffiti refer to vandalism, as the artistic form is lacking and style of penmanship is highlighted more."

This Blog will document my (our) exploration of Tags and Tagging around Halifax, using photos, linking to Flickr sets and Mapping software.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Railcut - Prince Arthur Rd

Under the Prince Arthur Rail Rd Bridge-Currently


Gone, and maybe forgotten

Quinpool Rail Bridge

Under the Quinpool Rail Bridge-Currently


Blasts from the Past

Friday, August 25, 2006

BC Silver School

BC Silver School, is an abandoned public school in Spryfield, which is covered in ever changing graffiti. It is due to be torn down sometime soon - so make sure you see it while it is still standing.

Current



Past

The Pit

The Pit is the 'Legal' wall surrounding the parking lot at Water and Morris Streets. An amazing amount of great graffiti goes up here on a regular basis. Here's what's currently up, and blasts from the (recent) past.

Current



The Past

Wednesday, May 31, 2006