In 1992, Chicago banned the sale of spray paint to battle a growing infestation of graffiti. “Spray paint cans have become weapons of terror,” Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, said then. But this page ...

How spray paint, ego and activism turned graffiti into an art form By . Raquel Laneri. Published June 21, 2019. ... “You can color it, you can change the shape of things . . .

EVERETT — To find the best new art you have to walk down an alley. Graffiti artists emptied 2,000 cans of spray paint to transform 16 blank walls into colorful murals.

Graffiti can be spotted around Burlington on a regular basis. So what happens if you're caught red-handed with a spray paint bottle? News Sports Biz VT Life Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

In their spare time, the couple will walk around the neighborhood with spray paint that matches the color of stop signs or the City’s utility boxes and cover up graffiti.

For graffiti artist Larry "Fuse" Masters, spray cans are weapons against urban decay - capable of blasting though blight with elegant lines and bursts of color. For proof of concept, see the eye ...

Graffiti most certainly predates the spray paint can. The term comes from the Italian word for “scratched.” Ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians used to etch writing and pictures onto walls or ...

Now every morning, Bolla and her army of neighbors are on patrol to paint over the graffiti. "Whenever we see something, we attack it immediately. That's the key, attacking it immediately," said Lett.

The only thing missing are the smocks. The NYPD is arming its cops with cans of spray paint and giving them art-class-style lessons to tackle the scourge of urban graffiti, The Post has learned. Sh… ...

NEWS Graffiti Documentary Leads Police to 1,500-Can Stash of Spray Paint The owner, a tagger named GIMER, is “out of the area,” but charges will be filed.

Graffiti's haters. Despite its presence in museums, graffiti has opponents. In Indianapolis a police-led work party spends five days a week removing it, or painting over it.. In New York, where ...