Oxford Graffiti

[posthumanmind]

Why is the Graffiti in Oxford so much better than anywhere else in the country? Every time I'm there I see something and I either think how cool it is to see political graffiti, or I'm just impressed at how great it looks.

Case in point:

Comments

[left_footedgirl]

"OI! YOU! GET BACK TO DARKEST PERU!"

[casparrrrgh]

Has a touch of the Banksy about it, but I doubt it's his.

[posthumanmind]

He's the master of stencilled art, but there's plenty out there at the mo. It's a smart + cool way of doing ace stuff.

[joeycore]

I like smart and political graffiti. But sadly there's a lot more of the shit 'tag' kind too.

[posthumanmind]

I suspect the 'smart' and 'political' bit is why there's more of the cool stuff in Oxford... as opposed to, say, Hillfields.

[joeycore]

Hillfields. Where stray dogs roam in packs.

I lived lived for a few years. All I can remember was we had a blue door.

[joeycore]

lived there*

2-up 2-down terraced housing.

And where the nursey has 20ft metal fencing all the way round. At least, to a 4 year old. I remember the day they put them up. I remember touching the metal and shuddering; a nails down a blackboard sensation.