3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

those stairs r much more worn down now

its gone now....
and may it rest in peace....
fuck the corporate world destroying my sanctuary

I am in complete agreement with Dr Sketch.

God, I loathe people who still think that it's ok to use mental disabilities as an insult... Although I do agree about the spray painting...

What you posted is no more artistic than a black velvet painting of Elvis. Very tacky.

God, I loathe retards with nothing better to do than paint their "tags" all over the place.

I understand, but what I am hearing is that it cannot be considered art because it is illegal. How can someone then declare the work like I posted above as art when their original comment contradicts this statement?

And just to press my point, I think most people would agree with me if I said it would be sad to see graffiti on something like Worcester State Hospital, which is far beyond beautiful on it's own.

Well, I find that it's very easy to declare "such-and-such is not art," simply because it's an immediate reaction. I agree that most forms of grafitti are not art, but the example you (Quiet Noises) posted is. There are some who may tag once in a while, but don't feel the need to plaster grafitti on every surface. And while some grafitti isn't "art," it's a fact of life (to quote Puddleboy) and we just deal with it. If I don't like it, I don't have to look at it or do it...I don't need to go out of my way to seek out taggers and tell them "that's not art."

I think it would be slightly more understandable if when someone says "that's not art," they step back and think about what they consider art. You may find that someone has said the same thing about your type of art (such as comic books...I find them to be art, my former art teacher doesn't).

Just as some members get agitated by certain comments regarding mental health, the phrase 'Graffiti is not art' is equally as ignorant and irritating.

Not art?
http://img485.imagesha...85/6331/monkedh3.jpg

I agree that what we have here cannot considered art, but there are hundreds of thousands of artists in this world who's goal is to improve the visual appeal of a surface. You can get mad at graffiti writers for things like the picture here, but you would only be very wrong. These are not the same people who are out on the real streets throwing their names up.

I have seen very many beautiful decaying surfaces which should by all means remain in their natural fantastic states.

Graffiti is not art. It is the defacing of property, however it ~is~ a fect of modern life, and I will respect what has been done.

There are other galleries within this website that show buildings in their natural decaying beauty, with little or no human Krylon markings. The faded walls with chipping and peeling paint are nothing short of fantastic. Seek them out.

Looking at this and similar pictures, the people who painted this junk up are not graffiti artists. This work is too amature, or "toy", to be a graffiti artist's tagging. If you want to believe it or not, this is mostly done by Explorers who want to leave their names. In this picture, the only part that is true graff handstyle is the CKD at the top.

at least Ed's looked good, and it didnt end in the words "wuz here"

hey Yid, they werent there to "hang out"... its for photography. yes we know the stories yes we know people suffered and whatnot, but theres no use explaining really because using the term 'sick fucks' tells us a lot about your intellectual level...

wow! the Radiator is safe but not the Patients! wtf!?