Comments on: Graffiti over Graffiti http://isthishouston.com/2009/06/21/graffiti-over-graffiti/ houston by phone camera Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: RWBoyd http://isthishouston.com/2009/06/21/graffiti-over-graffiti/#comment-656 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:49:13 +0000 http://isthishouston.com/?p=971#comment-656 1) What if I commission a giant graffiti piece on the side of my building? Can I still be fined?
2) What if the “street art” in question looks like gentle, overlapping rectangles of various shades of white and beige? Can they fine me then?

]]> By: infosam http://isthishouston.com/2009/06/21/graffiti-over-graffiti/#comment-655 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:39:25 +0000 http://isthishouston.com/?p=971#comment-655 The City of Houston has adopted and enforces a very punitive ordinance that fines the heck out of property owners who do not paint over “street-art” within a matter of days. Perhaps you can pitch City Councilman Adrian Garcia on your proposal to allocate public space for “Street Art”.

The paster overlapping rectangles are evocative of Mondrian.

]]> By: pankaj http://isthishouston.com/2009/06/21/graffiti-over-graffiti/#comment-653 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:09:33 +0000 http://isthishouston.com/?p=971#comment-653 True- or even Mark Rothko.

]]> By: RWB http://isthishouston.com/2009/06/21/graffiti-over-graffiti/#comment-652 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:15:29 +0000 http://isthishouston.com/?p=971#comment-652 The pastel squares of whitewash look like a particularly delicate Sean Skully painting.

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