Posted on 04/29/2015 11:53:07 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
Andre Saraiva is an internationally known graffiti artist. He owns nightclubs in Paris and New York, works as a top editor of the men's fashion magazine L'Officiel Hommes and has appeared in countless glossy magazines as a tastemaker and bon vivant.
Two months ago he showed up on the decidedly un-fashionista website Modern Hiker, along with a photo of a boulder he tagged in Joshua Tree National Park. Since then, Saraiva, who lives in France and is known by his fans as Mr. Andre and Mr. A., has been scorned by American nature lovers and thrust into a highly charged debate.
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As the debate goes on, some private businesses forced to paint over graffiti regularly see a certain irony in protests by graffiti fans angry about tagging in national parks.
"I wish they were just as outraged over graffiti on other people's private property," said Lena Kent, a spokeswoman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, whose freight cars and engines are tagged on a daily basis.
(Excerpt) Read more at touch.latimes.com ...
graffiti artist.
Funny way of describing a common street VANDAL
Let’s hope he tries it again in a very remote place and is “found” by some avid hunters.
“graffiti artist” = property defacer (which is a crime)
The "Fire artists" in Baltimore apparently need a better PR agent.
Their own kind................
Copycat douchebag...
http://www.modernhiker.com/2014/10/23/why-the-creepytings-national-parks-vandalism-is-a-big-deal/
Sounds like a great opportunity for military advanced sniper training.
why isn’t his passport taken and him put up on charges?
Mr. Saraiva is in serious need of an attitude adjustment. If dingy is done with his “exercise equipment” perhaps he could accommodate andre.
Shoot to kill anyone caught tagging.
That would be inappropriate. I hope anyone from FR who takes your advice is careful not to get caught, which includes not talking about having done it. Shoot, shovel, and shut up - or in the wilderness just shoot and shut up.
We must study his art and soul search...
So if it's "art" what difference does it make if its on the side of a building or the side of a boulder? Yet another example of allowing "broken windows" in a community.
He might be a queer = protected species
http://www.modernhiker.com/2015/04/15/resolution-in-the-mr-andre-saga/
Douchebag apparently got off with a slap on the wrist fine...
She needs a firm spanking.
That's what I was going to say, but then realized it pisses me off too!
I was referring to the ‘Tree Hugger’ Sierra Club hypocrite SUV driving liberal types.
It pisses me off too...........
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