Wheat Paste Graffiti

Wheat Paste Graffiti

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May 22nd, 2:07pm By queenseyes

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As long as we are constantly debating the differences between graffiti and tags... and tags and tiles... and tiles and stencils... there is another form of graffiti that exists in Buffalo. It's called wheat paste graffiti - the piece shown here is an example that I found on Allen Street. From what I have gathered, the process of wheat paste became popular when political activists began looking for a way to post political posters. The reason that some people prefer to use this technique is threefold (or more). First off, it looks different than traditional pieces and tags. The paste used is cheap and easy to make in large quantities. It's also tough to remove a wheat paste piece.

Many people do not look at wheat paste art as a type of graffiti, but for all intents and purposes it is in the same category. Wheatpasting may not be as popular as more traditional forms of graffiti... the posters are pre-prepared and then applied at a site much like wallpaper. This gives the piece a three dimensional quality and appearance. Some of the posters are original and created by hand, while others are stock and reproduced images. Whether you are a fan of graffiti or an opponent, knowing about the different styles of graffiti can be helpful in order to identify it in your neighborhood.

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  1. carl

    3 ratings12345
    May 22nd, 14:22

    people need to seriously get over their overwhelming concern about graffiti in buffalo. compared to other cities, buffalo's problem is not that bad, and in many places in this country, the parts of the city with thriving graffiti scenes are the hipist, trendiest, and most expensive parts of town. ie. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Melrose and echo park in los angeles, along with many parts of chicago.

    if you don't like it, then grab some paint, and get rid of it. problem solved.

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  2. apet82

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    May 22nd, 16:18

    I spent last summer in Rome and a little time in Antwerp. Those cities are covered in graffiti, it is accepted because things that are historic are not tagged. I was shocked by it when first arriving in Europe, but after being there for 3 months it was understandable as a part of the culture. The people who did the tagging did it with respect not defacing the historical architecture.

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  3. driz716

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    May 22nd, 16:59

    The graffiti we have in Buffalo is nothing like the "thriving graffiti scenes" of NYC and LA. I can appreciate this urban artform and I have yet to see a local tag that is anything close to artisitc.

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  4. EmpireOfLight

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    May 22nd, 23:43

    All the cool cities have street art, nice to see it showing up in Buffalo!

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  5. 300miles

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    May 23rd, 01:11

    "knowing about the different styles of graffiti can be helpful in order to identify it in your neighborhood"

    How would that be helpful?

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