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Buffing Archive

uploading photos for a book of graffiti removal.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Brooklyn Neighborhood | portland | 2008

Posted by Avalon Kalin at 4:57 PM No comments:

Friday, February 8, 2008

mississippi + fremont | february 2008

Posted by m~fischer at 9:59 PM 1 comment:

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

hawthorne fred meyer, portland | january 2008

Posted by m~fischer at 10:08 PM No comments:

Monday, January 14, 2008

se portland :: january 2008

Posted by tamar monhait at 6:59 PM No comments:

Labels: se morrison :: se powell

Sunday, December 30, 2007

manila, philippines | august 2005

Posted by m~fischer at 9:21 PM No comments:

n.williams + shaver | june 2004

Posted by m~fischer at 9:15 PM No comments:

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

March 2006 Portland Oregon NE & "Produce Row"

Posted by Avalon Kalin at 8:57 PM No comments:

Labels: conservative, ghosting

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What is "Buffing"?

"Buffing" is slang for graffiti removal that utilizes the "buffed" look of functional masking using paint.

The implications of appreciating "buffing" need not be pro or anti graffiti. Instead it can be seen as a form of "subconscious art" appreciation (or "subliminal art" appreciation).

See the movie that inspired a movement here

there is an awesome flickr group here

Why Archive?

My hope is to help facilitate a buffing archive community that will eventually publish a book of our photo documents.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS (SEND THEIR EMAIL ADRESSES TO avalonkalin(at)yahoo.com)

NOTE: BY POSTING HERE WE PRESUME YOU ARE GIVING US PERMISSION TO PUT THEM IN A BOOK. so send your credit info and any notes you have with the photos.

Types of Buffing/Masking

Three types of graffiti masking can be discerned:

1. conservative: buffing that utilizes clean lines, rectangular forms and neutral or blending coloring choices.

2. ghosting: buffing that follows or "ghosts" the original tag or graffiti so that the original form can be somehow seen.

3. radical: this form of graffiti removal enjoys a creative use of the graffiti removal medium. An example might be a buff in the shape of a whale, drawn with eyes and spout.

How to Upload

To upload your photos of graffiti removal:

1. if you don't already have one, create a blogger account (it's easy).

2. create a new post in the buffing archive blog (select the buffing archive blog and select "new post").

3. use the upload feature to upload photographs.

Labelled by Type

conservative (1)
ghosting (1)
se morrison :: se powell (1)

Blog Archive

▼ 2008 (4)
- ▼ February (2)
  - Brooklyn Neighborhood | portland | 2008
  - mississippi + fremont | february 2008
- ► January (2)

► 2007 (3)
- ► December (3)

Contributors

Ashby Lee Collinson
Austin
Avalon Kalin
HLB
SM
Varinthorn
WHITE HEAT
adam
clipper fleet
lara ana
lizzomatic
m~fischer
sam gould
susan Russell
tamar monhait