This is a spin-off of the original GFX Art Battle, but with some updated rules and changes. Please make sure to read the rules before entering, since they have been modified. Good luck, we look forward to seeing some creative artistic entries!
Competition Rules 1. Must be hand drawn, either on paper or in a program. It can then be manipulated in an graphics program. But unoriginal artwork cannot be used as the main focus. Copyrighted images cannot be used. All pieces containing copyrighted images will be disqualified. 2. Submissions must follow the current theme that has been chosen by a moderator for that week. If you submit more than one piece, please clarify which one you would like to be judged. 3. If your image is larger than 600 pixels wide, please provide a link to the image instead of posting it in the forum. Otherwise, the image will be cut off. 4. Artists cannot win in subsequent weeks. You can still submit, but if you won the week before, you cannot get first place again the next week. 5. After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.
There's a big divide in the graffiti community as to whether conventional artists trying to emulate graffiti pieces should be accepted into the community.
I can imagine! It's not dissimilar to the debate about whether the photojournalism awards should only be given to those who do not digitally modify their work, because previously the whole deal with exposure and development was a painstakingly trained skill, whereas even I could photoshop something to look as good in about a quarter of the time :\\
From my own underground street experience (namely breakdance) and even online (the furry community), I understand the purist and identity politics and so would not wish to associate myself at all with the culture of active graffiti and street artists even if I wish to emulate their works digitally. Replication and emulation isn't necessarily the same as involvement in the culture, and this goes both ways- for those wishing to be a part of it and for those who wish to distinguish what they do from the culture. I'd only go so far as to say that I'm referencing a style here, not to say that it is street art.
I'd only go so far as to say that I'm referencing a style here, not to say that it is street art.
That pretty much vindicates you from any scorn from the community.
The main divide is gallery art and such. Some think that as long as an artist has a long background of street work they can display their art on canvas. Others are more purist and say graffiti is graffiti, and is not meant to be seen in galleries. Personally I'd class myself as more of the latter. You want to learn how to do street art, go to the street and practice, don't go to a gallery.
On a separate note, I find, in London at least, break boys and bombers (graffiti/street artists) often overlap. I have always been an artist, but I've been in plenty of crews with people that have had experience of both worlds.
Strangely enough all the guys in my crew are goody-two-shoes, myself included (sort of). Then again the breakdance world picks up a gathering of nerds every time it undergoes the "cool" resurgence once in a few years. Abnormally strong nerds.
Enough chatter! This, er, production haunted me the whole of the weekend so much so that I don't even know whether it looks good or not!
I just wish there was a way to convert to a filetype that actually preserves your work properly. The colour fidelity on .jpg ain't great sometimes. Even on 100% quality.
Jeeze! thats pretty dang awesome Strop , i was just getting an idea for this competiton but yea forget it nao :P anyways i got my exams so i think ill skip this comp. this time aww oh well :/
Strangely enough all the guys in my crew are goody-two-shoes, myself included (sort of). Then again the breakdance world picks up a gathering of nerds every time it undergoes the "cool" resurgence once in a few years. Abnormally strong nerds.
I lol'd.
Enough chatter! This, er, production haunted me the whole of the weekend so much so that I don't even know whether it looks good or not!
Well, a production is normally a piece done by an entire crew, so this would technically be a piece. However, in special cases, if a piece is large enough, it can be classed as a production. I'm in two minds about this particular art. On the one hand, there are certianly enough characters, although, there's not much in the way of font past the tags in the background. As it's your first real effort I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and class it as a production.
Graffiti classification aside, it's pretty darn good.
hey guys, im back in action, sorry i haven't logged in for a while, bought a new computer and I couldn't let it go...really cool stuff, 1 day and i already installed 3 games there...anyways, i can't believe I won 2nd place on the Theme Crime, thanks guys....
On the one hand, there are certianly enough characters, although, there's not much in the way of font past the tags in the background.
I know :\\ I'm not confident with fonts, and in this case it would detract from the composition of the work. I need more help with it as it's a world unfamiliar to me.
But I'm totally not fussed, I mean, I didn't spray this on a wall, and I'm kinda depicting a scene within a scene, so production/piece probably doesn't apply. Call it a piece then :P
