Summary: High school freshman Trent likes to tag his name on things. Tagging, a form of graffiti, is popular with teenagers--they write their "tag" name on signs, buildings, underpasses, and trains around the city, usually with a fat marker or some spray-paint. In this short vox-pop, Trent asks other kids why they tag, and if they think tagging is art or vandalism.
Trent doesn’t waste any time and gets right to the point: is graffiti vandalism or is it an art form? Like most arguments there is a double edged sword Living in the Boston area where there is a lot of graffiti, I can relate to a lot of the comments other students and teens made. You can tell that not every interview was held in a quiet room, but the quality range from each comment isn’t drastic enough to take away from the piece. Personally I agree that if thought is put into it then it can be viewed as a form of expression and not just a juvenile act against the law.
A friend recently made a short film about the same subject. The film raised a lot of controversial questions at the screening. Unfortunately, the video has not been posted to the internet because it contains footage of a teen tagging an area.
Comments for Teens Who Tag
Produced by Trenton Good
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rachel snow
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:05 PM | Permalink
Graffiti vs street art
Trent doesn’t waste any time and gets right to the point: is graffiti vandalism or is it an art form? Like most arguments there is a double edged sword Living in the Boston area where there is a lot of graffiti, I can relate to a lot of the comments other students and teens made. You can tell that not every interview was held in a quiet room, but the quality range from each comment isn’t drastic enough to take away from the piece. Personally I agree that if thought is put into it then it can be viewed as a form of expression and not just a juvenile act against the law.
A friend recently made a short film about the same subject. The film raised a lot of controversial questions at the screening. Unfortunately, the video has not been posted to the internet because it contains footage of a teen tagging an area.