Why Graffiti Writers Have Extra Hate for These Murals??

In recent years murals have been popping up that have an obvious second agenda as an ad. While it's no secret graffiti writers dislike street art in general these corporate backed artworks are an easy target for bombers to take out. For the general public some see the problems on an artistic level these works create others see it as a fun Instagram-able opportunity.
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[@keithsmith8331]

On the topic of the "Mother" mural. That Hollywood studio destroyed genuine street art to promote a crappy movie. The community enjoyed and respected the old mural. Based on this example of corporate greed I say bombs away!

[@D1777YB0T]

Agreed

[@karmicvibez6377]

They can't bring the original back. 😠😞 All for some stupid movie.

[@keeperofthef8]

Okey I'll start on making the pipe bombs

[@bigpapaboomboom9735]

Only toys cross out writers they don't know.

[@justiceking3007]

Definitely an issue, especially when they just paint over something that was done when my dad was my ages chilling with hes mates and shit like i do 20 years later.. history is a story... history is art in itself

[@Seamo57]

Word!! I hate it when young writers coming up don't bother to learn or respect their own history! Paint over old pieces, people who've passed, RIP productions, etc. Those kids don't usually last long though! I always stress that everyone should know their roots!!

[@dirksocialist9490]

This was inevitable. Perpetual expansion is what the market demands, and that means all mediums will be cultivated for profit.

[@mustardtoast8328]

oh shit! graff comrade!!

[@bigrav2001]

@@mustardtoast8328 glad to see there are others B^)

[@deadeyeduncan5022]

It's a billboard on a wall. This isn't anything new people good lord. Someone puts a sign up and you start doomsday prepping. Go see a specialist. What happened? Did you see the sign and erupt in panicked sweats until you could get the golf game on? Nah, most people ignore it unless they're already interested.

[@flower-ld5id]

Even street art that isn't explicitly an ad can aid in gentrification, that's another reason people don't like it. Street art is a sanitised form of graffiti that can make an area look attractive to gentrifiers and property developers... I don't have beef with every street artist, just not stoked about the function art can play in gentrification. Art should exist for everybody to enjoy, not as an asset which makes money for the already wealthy. But I guess this contradiction of art isn't new..

[@stokadoodle8439]

Its called false advertising... Sounds like satans tongue flickering. Selling stuff you don't want while pretending to be down with the kids...

[@provoceren]

2:59 RIP Sinch!

[@allisterjones]

why would someone write sinch on a new mural?? I'm kinda lost

[@maltizerr7898]

I was here from the start watching you grow has been unbelievable

[@mause3987]

personally, if it ain't disrespectul towards an artist, a collective of artists or the community as a whole i simply view it as more art/propaganda and there will always be writers out there willing to cross it. big corps know how much aesthetics play in their marketing and the lines between graffiti, art and propaganda will only blurr more the game keeps going, everyone is trying to get a piece of the pie and the key is adaptation, same bullshit, new ways to go about it. glad you're back and.... 10K+ BITCH, congrats my man, still innovating graff/art debates and putting out fresh content. 100k mark up next in no time, cheers mate

[@saxonwilliams5098]

That’s not why at all, people got angry at that mural being done because they painted over a SINCH commemoration (a well known deceased Melbourne writer) Done with a paint hose, hence the sinch tags

[@2_2_4_3]

Murals going over dead writers tags is a no no. .and anything that's been around for years.

[@hi-wm7tb]

Just found the channel a day or something ago but I love this stuff. Keep it up man!

[@martinmoroz6091]

What are your thoughts on baker going over that adidas ad?

[@yeahyeahyea7593]

Im kinda split over it On one hand you cant do sth like this in Brooklyn On the other hand its silly cause its just a tag

[@martinmoroz6091]

Nonstop Heel #PushCesaro #BuryBayley #BuryRoman yeah exactly it’s just a tag. It would be understandable if it were to be like a piece or something that would take a lot of effort but like tripping over a tag? Idkkk

[@catburglah]

fuck gentrification.

[@sleazemcsleazerson1723]

@@martinmoroz6091 nah. If you are a real writer tryna get it on their own, and your tag gets buffed so some street artist can get PAID to make an advertisement. You arent gonna be very happy.

[@martinmoroz6091]

Jeff S Okay yeah that’s valid and I can totally see why that’s a problem

[@Dfekt]

Keep it up man your channel is poppin.

[@Stewbob112]

This channel is 10/10 bro. Good shit👌🏻🔥

[@AlexGFilms]

Bro ur doing amazing man, love ur content and look forward for more uploads. Keep it up bro sending love from Chicago 👌✌

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

I’m amazed

[@astari8762]

Chicago squad

[@owenmay3988]

Chicaaggggoooo

[@dumpsterduster8655]

Congrats on 10k, I hope at least a 10k special video with some hit offs is gonna happen! Much love from Florida. - NAEZ

[@neverhappy8957]

you should do a video elaborating on that entire part of the "anti-street art/mural" community of graffiti artists. I would be glad to explain some views I have about it all. I'm a graff writer from minneapolis mn and I am a huge fan of your vids! keep em coming broski.

[@pe4o243]

Man, good thing i never saw one of these in my country. I'd just straight up cover it with throwies. It's COMPLETELY justifiable to this.

[@thomasstevens284]

love the videos keep it up man thinking of just starting out - thinking of the name TEND

[@killerlight8621]

KEEP IT UP MAN!! Love these type of vids

[@badabingbong2756]

I really appreciate your videos, good job.

[@m4x.e951]

Keep the flow going bro

[@rodrigoelias8780]

Keep it up man I really like your content

[@DlulStuff]

✌️ always here respect from France !

[@andrei_the_riverman9698]

Allways here for you homie , allways here!

[@DaisoOne]

That's a really good topic you touched on man.

[@daimenhazard160]

These murals are just ads... I have no problem painting over advertisements. I have a problem with painting over artworks.

[@MuttleyGames]

I understand when they bomb advertisements but if you paint over a nice picture someone drew for himself is scummy

[@xOGxSE7ENx]

I'm 42 and been writing for a long time. There are pros and cons to this subject...I can see why they'd do a legal wall, for money of course...yet there's something in me that does not agree with that, especially when big companies pay off someone to go over historical pieces, murals, and burners. Love your content and I'm glad you uploaded this, hope to see more, cause I love your channel...congrats on almost 14k!! 💯👌

[@SOROE1]

They've remade the Newtown mural now ! Some stupid toys still cross it from time to time but it always gets touched up. Good to see it all vibrant again, although it doesn't beat the original :(

[@Pivotal_Moment]

The LEGENDARY Bob Ross!!!! (Still miss that dude) Whenever anything gets exploited the true essence of art is lost. Such is the case in so many forms.

[@wanderer_42_]

Yo love the vids

[@thedanse5365]

Wow. Our Manitoba hydro mural on a Manitoba hydro building made it here. Neat

[@charlottebrown1291]

Would u be able to do a video on choosing what ur tag is? I've got ideas of what I'd like it to be but idk if it needs to have significance or if its supposed to just be a chill nickname type of deal

[@kyledrywallpuncherpro135]

Oh wow.....Nobody and I mean nobody that is a real writer calls it "tag" name... It's what letters work best for you.. Someone's graff name is very seldom a name that's relevant to them as a person. It's simply what letters flow best for you ...

[@boychmedia]

that Manitoba hydro one of the kids in the field ive seen that twice a year since i was born its in my hometown Winnipeg. that place is a mural city and always has been. theres a huge graff scene there but they respect the murals and from the guys i know and my own experience most writers i know think its dope to get commissioned. that when a street artist can finally get paid for his work. or at least his skill. i know some guys who do commissioned work and still bomb on the side. just dont let em know who you are. but some guys go full legal. to each his own

[@abalixity]

Dude keep up da good work i like your vids cuz its really unique than other graffiti writers... dude one more thing can you hit me up my word is *SLATE* !!

[@Vlad3000]

I used to live right by the mural at 4:24. It's in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

[@coledonmiller5164]

“Long time no see, long time no upload” - graff lounge

[@Always_on_Cue]

I understand and feel Im artist and have done alot murals as a kid. I did one for my middle showing a mixture of African culture in NYC. 3 large African Mask with a silhouette of NY colored in red, green, and black. I remember my old principal called me, my classmate and the teacher we did the mural with. They wanted us to do another, but true was we didn't do shit we were did to take pictures and show face. For some sellout company. They didn't even finish it the piece mural. In my High-school we did alot especially afew with Tats Cru which got me and my friends into Graffiti. Me , a friend and an artist did a mural in our lunch room dedicated to hip hop. So I understand this whole spectrum

[@timbne]

Yo you’re back!

[@nxvada3300]

Its fine man we love ur vids

[@slimeinc.3822]

4:25 didn't expect winnipeg to show up in one of these vids lol. one thing that's not obvious in that pic is how huge the mural shown is, if you stand in front of it the M in Manitoba is around head height

[@vedantl155]

PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS AND TUTORIALS I NEED YOU

[@backdoorrbibs5318]

Nice vid keep up the SuPeR great work -Splitz

[@zueicidesin2573]

Graffiti + Hip hop spread to the world gotta love America.

[@genericname108]

Yaayy TheGraffLounge is back

[@user-oy2xc7yf4i]

As a Philadelphia graffiti artist of the early 1970s I totally agree about murals that are adverts in disguise. To me that totally screams sell out! I earned my stripes as an associate of the KCD. I was early immediately post Cornbread era.

[@enriquecasas3058]

As a person who grew up literally on the streets, I acknowledge that we need money, but those artists that agree to these murals are artistic sell outs

[@lulubeloo]

i don't see the problem, you do a gig, you get paid for it, then you can go out and tag your shit wherever you want. This Robin Hood bullshit is tiresome.

[@GoySlopBurritoBar]

@@lulubeloo gay

[@lulubeloo]

@@GoySlopBurritoBar how about you come up with a reasonable argument instead of sinking deeper into moron quicksand

[@GoySlopBurritoBar]

@@lulubeloo toy

[@lulubeloo]

@@GoySlopBurritoBar Congratulations, your last two neurons have connected so you can form simple words such as 'gay' and 'toy'. Fascinating.

[@stevenf5902]

0:17 When the buff paints over your spot the next day

[@bryanbreezy]

Been bingeing GraffLounge

[@fathershellnut2108]

Can you do a rewiew of graffiti throwups by us? Rate them?

[@jumpman2326]

Have you ever played or heard of a graffiti game called Marc Eckos Getting Up?

[@burgerlampost9434]

Noooo the "it's like a jungle sometimes" mural is gone :((

[@aliasofanalias7448]

In regard to the frequency you post content, quality over quantity.

[@bendeguzcsoka3890]

I love doing both "street art" and graffiti, but fuuuuck advertisement

[@sushito7203]

I’m from the peg (Winnipeg Manitoba) so I was suprised at 4:25

[@Axys-nn5ti]

i know its a year late but right i was so surprised too

[@leohuxtable439]

Anything commercial on free walls or going over where they shouldn't should be crossed. Not a whole lot to it.

[@yeahyeahyea7593]

Welcom To Brooklyn

[@flippatheshippa]

Baker

[@user-ep8xo1od9o]

Same in Liverpool, saw something cool then it was an ad

[@jettwheildon7469]

Sinch FOREVER

[@Lugzexplo92]

In canada montreal r mural r all tag all that time

[@spwan10]

Is true about big corporations. You cant dispute that they try and influence the decisions we make. How many times have you been convinced or manipulated into buying something, weather it be products or beliefs. It happens whether you believe it's true or not.

[@TyroneOne]

Yo you should post again you're probably the quickest growing graff channel

[@IHazDemSkillz]

I may be wrong but I thought the golf mural thing went over one of sinches old tags he did, which obviously pissed the boys off. Rip Sinch

[@grafflounge8047]

Damnn would explain things , just another example of mural companies having no idea the history theyre painting over

[@leohuxtable439]

@@grafflounge8047 One of the few rules that are still upheld is staying away from graveyards. So when one of our own is desecrated on the walls just crossing murals is a mild response and not knowing isn't a good enough excuse. Nothing to do with teen angsty fuck the world anarchy. Some things are just sacred.

[@kranxonpotato5609]

“Is up guys”

[@snyyx]

Comission work is comission work.. Illustration, graphic design, concept art, doesnt matter.. Only difference is it's on a wall and people can mess with it and tag their opinions. But I think it's pretty cool, we get to see multiple people's point of view on a single wall.

[@DestroyAllLinesOne]

Top 5 best drinks while painting... 1. Twisted Tea 2. Twisted Tea 3. Twisted Tea 4. Twisted Tea 5. Twisted Tea

[@suicideboys8387]

With sugar

[@SVONER]

Why’d there no videos

[@guzikg4978]

SicoeR⚒⚔⚒

[@qual1356]

Bro, why'd you stop uploading 😭😭

[@tele6360]

3:00 RIP SINCH

[@ianmalyon8402]

The manitoba hydro mural is in my city, nobody touches it

[@Hallusinate9]

B cool if they made the tiger woods mural into a Mario Cart tournament styled graffiti with the cup in the middle

[@ElioRose]

I've been a "tagger", or writer, the whole time I did graffiti and I can't stand this corporatization of graffiti just to dump more useless ads into peoples eye's. I think this is a justified cross-out, as apposed to some territorial bullshit that can escalate. The fact is these are just ads and nobody is mistaking this for actual graffiti so honestly fuck em. The artist already got paid (GG, get that bag!) and the mural is nothing to be admired. It's just a replication of a poster. It lacks the honesty & uniqueness of graffiti styling and could've just as easily been printed out. Typically the artist isn't allowed to design it or add their own flare so there's nothing special about it. Once the ad expires, or is no longer relevant, then it's just nothing and serves no purpose. Do you think in 30yrs someone's gonna be excited to see the Gears of War 4 ad rather than a survived IRAK crew tag or an original TAKI183? People don't care about games or movies the week after it comes out, but an old 60's/70's piece that's still around is literal history and still relevant today. This is basically Ad Blocker for the streets lol

[@42networks]

I'd write over one of these, but not because I have a problem with the particular artist because they "sold out" or whatever. People need to do something for their job. I just hate seeing ads up in public space regardless of what kind they are, I feel like that's almost an invasion. I'd recommend reading Advertising Shits in Your Head (issuu.com/dogsectionpress/docs/advertising_shits_in_your_head) it's a really good explanation of why that is

[@felixhunt1635]

Why no more vids

[@bdroie]

Is up guys

[@brodybelford3291]

I have been here since video five

[@leocontrino634]

There’s a dude out in nyc that’s asshurt over someone doin a mural over his tag it was hilarious and sad that he’s so up that he’s mad over one tag

[@martinmoroz6091]

Erns 4gottenyouthmovement haha baker

[@fortniteplayer4225]

MrBaker i love his handstyle though lol

[@leocontrino634]

FortnitePlayer422 Werd I’m not knocking his tags just think it’s funny

[@arceys]

Why did u stop uploading bro ur vids r legendary I just got into tagging and really need ur help pls keep uploading :))

[@ironichippo9859]

There is a guy named since where I live and he died😔

[@Seamo57]

Surprised SAND got burned! She's way cool, well respected & has put in so much work on the streets! I met her several years ago & painted w/ her a little. I can totally understand when Buff Monster got burned by MSK, b/c he talked shit about graffiti! When I met him in almost 15 yrs ago, at the time, I liked what he was doing on the streets... I rocked a throw-up w/ my homie & he just wanted to find a blank black billboard to wheatpaste. There were so many other spots, so he ended up doing nothing. I got a feeling he wasn't into letters at all!! So, when he made that very negative comment about graffiti, that was the nail in the coffin for him!! I'm much older than most writers & I'll never agree with everyone. Some people just burn everything...

[@eltontaulor5056]

use Melbourne boys love ur vids

[@scenesaucers1903]

From San Diego CA..I'm a graffer,.I don't get paid for my art..but if I could,.shit, I'd go balls deep in it,.fuq it,pay me..I'm for my Graff shit,.but I do need the green to make a living,.& More art..peace,.keep up the good work broe.

[@befezone1878]

first exelent video

[@my16inch]

The reason the Melbourne one was capped was because it’s had a big sinch mural there and he’s dead and they went over it

[@Lover20k]

1 month no upload ????

[@cereberum7866]

I allways dreamed about bombong some places with mates. I dont have mates nor skills, guess I'll just appreciate your videos

[@Seamo57]

You don't need homies to go paint with. I used to paint alone all the time when I first started. Nobody, where I lived, knew shit about graff. This was in 93 or so, I just practiced, and my shit looked wack for a bit, but I got better. Anyone can learn... it's just something that takes dedication! NO ONE starts out doing dope shit! You gotta spend years learning the basics, perfecting a good style, etc. Just gotta put in work, no matter what you're doing!

[@Dfekt]

This has to be the most attention seeking comment i've seen in a long time lmao.

[@catagoncatagon3649]

Murals are beautiful and sometimes they have some messages on them

[@dillwill1813]

Nothing more beautiful than dissed "street art" thats fuck shit. Props to the real writters.

[@oh3jayo]

I thought graff lounge died

[@grafflounge8047]

Me too!

[@jumpman2326]

Graff Lounge Have you ever played a graffiti game called Marc eckos getting up?

[@kallmehu1598]

Ay homie my graff name is NOEK and if you included me in the video i would be happy.love your videos btw, keep up the good work

[@abcdefghiijk8043]

Love the video as allways can I get a hit up (NODE)

[@sukahd1248]

Jo plss go uploading again🥺🥺

[@jamessinger4989]

please hit up 'solz' next time you cab and keep up the vids

[@n_aaal]

the dude in the thumbnail on the left bit tf outa nemz with that N😂

[@Arthur0ne]

Yeah I never understood the hate for murals as a writer myself. I never write over them or do any throw ups on them etc.. it’s honestly cringey to me when writers hate on street artist/muralists and diss their stuff. Art is art fuck the bullshit.

[@Arthur0ne]

If it’s corporate advertising disguised as street art then yeah fuck that I’d rag that all day.

[@phero5159]

Do the word PHERO

[@felpaprod4943]

I made an instagram poll posting images and asking people if they were art, for tags, bombs and even nice looking pieces of graffiti the answer was a big no, but for vincent van gogh, "artist shit", street art, and even a mural from Sprite it was a big yes. So that ad is beautiful and stuff, but the fuck that people think that something is art just because is beautiful... It's an ad dude, it's made to make money, no expression behind that :/

[@vidad139]

Someone got tagging Name for me?

[@brownxking956]

Nah some people in my neighborhood would do a big ass mural and no one would do shi