Hi everyone, I recently visited an abandoned warehouse turned into a legal graffiti park in an attempt to try and curve some of the illegal graffiti in my city. I didnt know that places like this existed and I have to say, so far I think they are a fantastic idea. There were a few buildings on the property, and with the exception of one, all of the exteriors appeared to be fair game. Only one building, that I believe served as loading docks, was open for people to paint the interiors, and peeking into other buildings, you could see that people respected that rule. Now, there are still plenty of illegal tags in my city, so whether it works or not I am unsure of. Another abandoned location that is already heavily tagged in my Metroplex is being looked at as a new legal graffiti park.
Do you have any graffiti parks in your area? and what do you think: Does a safe legal place for graffiti artists help lower the amount of illegal tagging in a city, or do they serve as a safe place for illegal artists to practice for when they might have to be faster to avoid being seen? Interested in what you all have to say, and thanks for reading.
A big THANKS goes to Randomesquephoto for helping me with this photo's post!
And of course, I cant show a graffiti park without showcasing my favorite piece that was out there.