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Regal Wall Yuku spread in Shibuya

The other day, I saw in Miyashita park during the interview "KOMPOSITIONMarked as ". Is everyone you know? This is referred to as a legal wall, so to speak Toka'm proof of "legal wall".


Well and say what you are legally permitted, to often see in Shibuya of the city, graffiti was written on the wall or guardrail, that is, graffiti art. Originally triggered by the NY Street in the late 1960s, spread as subway art since the 1970s, then, it is said to have became an integral part as an element of hip-hop.

Graffiti art, without permission, to draw houses and shops, the works, such as public property, the depicted side, forced to erase the graffiti on their own, and also for reasons such as disturbing the landscape of the city, questioned it is it is often. Indeed, even walking down the street, but you may see the graffiti that I think "Do not offensive ...", but, in, so no way inferior to the works of art side, there is attractive in The fact. Personally, as one of the art, I think to have a pleasing more than enough power.

These, in both of the "expression you want to young people" and "adults have a hard time with the corresponding", was taken solutions, NPO corporation "KOMPOSITION" is carried out from 2003, is the effort that the legal wall. This is, erase the graffiti walls in the volunteer, those that try to use the cleaning walls as campus, initially, although approval from Shibuya-ku, was not down very much, as a result of the intense cleaning activities, at present, Shibuya It seems he has spread up to five locations, 13 wall of the peripheral.


If, that was remembered have written up to this point, "TAKI183Called "movie on the theme of young people to put the youth in graffiti art. Sakuchu, the most impressive is, towards the wall of the vacant houses that are "torn down is tomorrow", it is decided, the figure of the hero who draw a single-mindedness to work. There is, but it's also in irreplaceable memories of the place for them .... Picture nor nor music building objects, great works, is that "dozens, also remain in the afterlife for hundreds of years", way of the world. Among such, even while knowing that disappears after a few hours, graffiti art is to be generated in this world, it might say that it is art to be more important than what the "now". Therefore, the soul of the creator has been rice, perhaps work off a strong shine often.

Talk back, according to the familiar friends to graffiti art, I think only to, and repulsion that are protected in the legal Some guy not drawn on the legal wall strong culture of "the original rebellion. However, Japan is not a scene is overwhelmingly late compared to NY, graffiti writer, because not even the foundation, such as grow as then artists, the opportunity of these activities, I think I get me excited is a scene even a little "and that .

Anyway, color to the city as a campus, the project, which also lead to the development of young artists as a result, is the place where I want to focus all means in future activities.

Editorial · K

1980 Born in Tokyo. Of the center line culture grew up, hardcore culture system. But recently, we started the hot yoga for women's power up.

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