May 11, 2015 7:52 AM - InsertSnappyNameHere

A graffiti artist recently used a drone to paint on a large, elevated advertising billboard here in NYC. Feeling proud of his work, Katsu, the graffiti artist, gave an interview about it.
"In an interview with Motherboard last year, he told us why decided to hook a spray can together with a DJI Phantom drone as a way to blend technology and artistic creation.
“I really want to look into the way that a person and a drone could connect,†he said. “I thought, ‘I could go out into the city and spray paint using a drone wherever I wanted to, in basically unreachable spots and in unusable areas.’â€
http://tinyurl.com/mqxuopf
Soooooo....you buying it? Or is this just vandalism? What are your thoughts on graffiti in general?
"In an interview with Motherboard last year, he told us why decided to hook a spray can together with a DJI Phantom drone as a way to blend technology and artistic creation.
“I really want to look into the way that a person and a drone could connect,†he said. “I thought, ‘I could go out into the city and spray paint using a drone wherever I wanted to, in basically unreachable spots and in unusable areas.’â€
http://tinyurl.com/mqxuopf
Soooooo....you buying it? Or is this just vandalism? What are your thoughts on graffiti in general?
Edited by InsertSnappyNameHere at May 11, 2015 7:53 AM
25 comments
I believe in property rights.
Art and vandalism are not mutually exclusive, so it could very well be both.
However, I think art is a very shitty excuse for vandalism with zero legal standing.
Hello Scott, great to see you.
Tuesday night there was an evening where spouses were invited, so RC made the journey to hang out with me in midtown.
(worth noting the owner lives there and allows / encourages people to tag the bldg)
http://gothamist.com/2013/04/28/photos_28_pieces_of_street_art_that.php#photo-1
http://gothamist.com/2015/05/13/190_bowery_will_opens_its_doors_for.php
There used to be a similar bldg covered in graffiti on the corner of spring and Elizabeth that was converted 5 years ago to lux condos (only 3 in the whole bldg ) - never any lights on in them.
I agree with bhs, also.
for that bushwick graffiti, an article said that someone gets the permission of the property owners before they are painted - very different situation than when someone just tags random properties.
Here's a pic of the retaining wall of my bldg when I moved in - NOT art!
http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/3437954