Recently the Chemistry Department on the NCKU department painted their ventilation facilities. To me it looks a lot like the graffitti around the town. Maybe it's just the acrylic paint colors.
I definitely see a connection between the graffitti in the tunnels and what the Chemistry Department used.
Even the Mathematics Department got the bug, here is a empty wall on the Mathematics Department building. It has a 3D effect so I'm sure it wasn't done by mathematician but by an artist.
Most store fronts in Taiwan on the street level have a metal sliding door front. A perfect empty space for artistic expression. The store below is a sea food restaurant. They must have contracted with an artist to fill this empty space. I definitely see a similarity between the graffiti in the tunnels and this store front.
In the business mode the metal door goes up and business is in order.
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I like your pictures of the grafitti. It looks like there are lots of talented artists in Tainan who have ready canvases. Galleries here aren't doing very well with sales now. What are artists supposed to do to show their talent? Public art work is a good thing. Do you suppose your college has a 10% for art budget? Here at the U of AZ that wouldn't fly. Programs are being slashed and talented junior faculty members are being lost to higher paying institutions. The recession has hit hard.
Mike, I have another comment on graffiti. Today graffiti was in the Tucson newspaper. The headlines were, "Midtown area creates 'dumpster art' to beautify streets, deter graffitists". The thesis is that, "if there is one thing graffiti taggers won't paint on, it's another person's paint." There is now a trash bin painting project going on midtown to help deter vandalism and graffiti. Residents are using donated paint to cover tagging on trash bins with murals. The residents apparently like the art and take pride in it. There are many volunteer trash bin painters. The city Environmental Services has to give permission first before people paint because the bins are owned by the city. When residents find graffiti, they are urged to report it to the police, photograph it, and then remove it or paint over it. The police say that keeping the graffiti is an invitation to crime. I wonder if it is related to drugs and gang activity. I haven't noticed any questionable activities in my neighborhood fortunately.
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