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Submitted by Just another voice on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 7:44pm.
I can understand painting over tagging, since it asserts 'ownership' over a certain area, but this was a rainbow. I wonder why it was painted over back to grey, and who did it- PSE, City of Oly? The nearby Les Schwab?
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A few weeks ago this rainbow was painted on this power pole downtown, near State & Columbia. Since then, the tagging stopped on the pole, and it made the corner look nice and bright.
Today when I came home I saw that it had been painted over, back to grey, a fresh canvas for more tags and junk.
I saw that too...
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:19pm.I'm assuming an authorized person repainted the private property that had been vandalized.
Unauthorized "tagging" (which is a silly word IMHO to mask the fact that the person is engaging in a destructive act on private property without authorization) is an expensive and time consuming crime. I don't care how "artistic" such acts are, without permission of the lawful property holder, it is simple vandalism plain and simple. It would have been nice to see a matching color painted over the graphitti though... perhaps there was none available. Some cities require graphitti to be covered up within a certain time, or the property owner faces sanctions. I know Seattle does...
I'm a bitter, clinging American.I'm not sure who painted it over
Submitted by Katherine on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:21pm.As a business owner
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:25pm.How do you feel about "tagging" especially random acts, artistic or not that have no authorization? I think it's akin to either a dog peeing to mark it's territory, or the act of someone with no respect for property rights.
I'm a bitter, clinging American.I don't want to open up a
Submitted by Just another voice on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:42pm.What if it were authorized? Would your thinking change?
A lot of the tagging around town is just plain lame and obtrusive yes, but what about when neighborhoods take initiative and paint the 'intersections' murals, or near the Co-Op by painting the guardrail.
In both places tagging on those blank canvases has reduced. This is the same in most places that replace blank canvas with community murals. Take East Bay Drive for example-- along the retaining walls, where simple silhouettes of people, birds and fish have allowed the wall to remain tag free. Contrast that with the blank wall that is along Olympic Way (the wall along the street between the two roundabouts on 4th/Harrison). That wall is constantly being repainted, and now has several shades of grey :-).
I think the rainbows were a simple gesture of color. It interests me that the city-- or whomever-- would start a new canvas for taggers to return.
I guess all I am saying is that we need more murals around these parts! And that if I were charged with moving about the city covering tags I think I would leave the rainbows :-)
But I am Just Another Voice
I got a bit of a rant in there, sorry
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:46pm.I'm guessing since the rainbow was painted over it was unauthorized. The idea of having to paint walls to prevent vandalism is absurd in my mind. But then again I have that whole silly idea of respecting property...
As I maintain, painting on something with permission is always acceptable. As far as community groups painting public guard rails and whatnot, that is public property, and if the community around it sees fit to paint it, and the city sees fit to leave it alone...
I'm a bitter, clinging American.When they outlaw rainbows...
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:50pm.LOL
Submitted by security_six on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 9:05pm.n/t
I'm a bitter, clinging American.You know what is great about
Submitted by Katherine on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:50pm.I lived across from that wall for 7 years (left 5 years ago)
Submitted by Guglielmo on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:55pm.That is pretty neat. I
Submitted by Just another voice on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 9:08pm.But I am Just Another Voice
Hee hee...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 9:14pm.And when you say someone, you mean not you?
Submitted by Katherine on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 9:41pm.Nope, it wasn't me.
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 11:24pm.Someone told me and I looked and there it was!
But IF someone were sailing down the Mississippi last summer, near the Illinois/Wisconsin border and someone looked to the island on their right and saw this:
...then yeah, I did that.
But that is completely different.
:)
As a business owner
Submitted by Katherine on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 8:45pm.Symbol of Evil
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 11:36am.Remember:
war is peace
freedom is slavery
Or [gasp] maybe it is that painting over a painted rainbow is a sign of evil...
I think that's too bad
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 3:48pm.A rainbow on a pole is qualitatively better than a gray pole. I think we should be more encouraging of our attempts to make things better instead of blindly following private ownership mantras.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
I think the Rainbow looks
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 3:58pm.After a lifetime of some benefit to himself and inconvenience to others, Crowley passed away in 1947
Former Olympian Paul Shrug
I don't think asking answers all problems
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:14pm.And I think there's a lot to be said for the spontaneity behind somebody taking it upon themselves to make public view space better. Rainbows don't ask for permission to show up in the sky. It's not a straight up analogy, I'm aware, but painting over things because somebody didn't ask for permission is both short sighted and guarantees that it will be an expensive "problem.".
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
I don't know if anything can
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:25pm.Wouldn't it be cool if somebody painted a giant caiman on the Capitol Dome?
After a lifetime of some benefit to himself and inconvenience to others, Crowley passed away in 1947
Former Olympian Paul Shrug
yes
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:33pm.The existing Corinthian columns would make excellent teeth...or maybe we could just have a big condom put over it to protect us form its emulsions.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
Are they Corinthian or Doric?
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:38pm.they look
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:41pm.pretty Corinthian to me.
"In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
maybe someone is a ...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:00pm.The Government needs to
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:03pm.After a lifetime of some benefit to himself and inconvenience to others, Crowley passed away in 1947
Former Olympian Paul Shrug
high, much?
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:10pm.It was a vision (but only an
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 4:13pm.After a lifetime of some benefit to himself and inconvenience to others, Crowley passed away in 1947
Former Olympian Paul Shrug
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 5:00pm.Enpen's right, they are Corinthian
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 5:02pm.I studied Greek styles of architecture for awhile and really like the columns for some reason, that's why the weird lesson that hijacked the thread. Mea Culpa.
It's both...
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 5:09pm.that's not the dome
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 5:14pm."In principle, I am an anarchist. Kurt Vonnegut once said he was an agnostic who respects Jesus Christ. I am an anarchist who loves democracy." - Kenzaburo Oe
Doh!m
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 5:15pm.Good eye Gug
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 5:24pm.Wow. I really love Olyblog
Submitted by Laurian on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 6:08pm.Ain't we a bunch of erudite Mofos! I mean what other blog would descend into a debate over architectural columns. (except an architecture blog of course) Way Cool!!!!
Ionic are my favorite by the way.
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 7:50pm.It's all Greek to me
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 7:42am.Doric is grace and the flow of form
Submitted by Laurian on Thu, 04/24/2008 - 8:30pm.Beeatch!
And let's not even talk about Greek culture. Nudge, nudge, say no more, say no more.