Whose art is it?

ms. goobs from miami - January 02, 2009 at 2:33 PM

LOL I think it's because I said "blow this up on TV and the Web" that he assumed I meant BLOW UP, literally. I am not promoting violence. To blow something up, in the context that I used it in means to make some noise about it. Meaning, to bring attention to the issue at hand. I don't think that there was anything ignorant about what I said. I think it is ignorant to jump to conclusions like this guy did.

OIOIOI from UK - November 02, 2008 at 7:08 PM

Oh and who said that mrs. goobs promoted violence? Just because she is an MC? How do you know? Surly anyone could say that your book is promoting criminal activity and gangland culture to a much greater extent that any music does!

OIOIOI from UK - November 02, 2008 at 7:07 PM

Ok fair enough the pieces are out there to be photographed, but this guy should show some respect. Without the people spending their time and money and risking their freedom to paint these things, he would be out of a job. The real artists arnt asking for a cut of the profit, or any money in fact, they are simply asking for a bit of reignition. Is that too much to ask, when this guy is making money from their hard work? Have respect.

Sohobob from Ft. Lauderdale Beach - November 01, 2008 at 7:54 AM

l' have Bob Edelson's new book - Street Art Noir - and found it to have the most interesting street art l've ever seen, presented in an interesting new way. The last thing the world needs is another book of tags done the same way done in hundreds of other graffiti books. Bob's book is a real work of art.

bebach from twin lakes - October 31, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Am I crazy, or is this reporter crazy? If I am out taking thousands of pics of graffiti, from 5 different cities, to be edited months later, how the hell am I to be expected to know who the artist was that painted that graffiti, illegally, in the dead of night, and ran away? If I take pictures of a parade, must I some how list the name of everyone who made the costumes? If I take pics of buildings must I some how learn the name of every architect? BeBach2u

Sohobob from Ft. Lauderdale Beach - October 30, 2008 at 6:49 PM

Regarding the first commenter: her ignorance is a reflection of the violence she promotes. What does it say about this website that permits this type of venom.

ms. goobs from miami - October 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM

This guy is a rip-off artist, not an artist of any type of caliber. As an MC, I am offended at his excuses that it is okay to use other people's work because it's the same thing as sampling in music. In music, if you sample another artist, you give credit and you pay them. YOU PAY. This guy is raping other people's art to make his bread and butter and then calling it his "art". That's offensive. That shows his lack of accountability and he should be compensating the people whose art he is exploiting. You can't steal someone's work, tweak it a little and then sell it as your own. You can't photograph a person and then sell their photo to any media outlet with the purpose of making profit off of their image. This falls under the same pretense. The only way to make this right is to make noise about it. There should be some sort of lawsuit. I say blow this up on TV and the Web. Tell people to boycott his book. Mad props to Ahol for speaking up about it.