Urban City Home of Graffiti

“Everyone has to scratch on walls somewhere or they go crazy” 
― Michael Ondaatje, In the Skin of a Lion.
Photo taken: Wrightson Road, P.O.S

Do  graffitists live in the city? Do they just choose to vandalize city? If so, why?

The image above was taken along Wrightson road, the entrance of company. This picture was taken from a moving vehicle  hence the words couldn't be made out properly.

In terms of why graffiti artists choose to frequently vandalize the urban area rather than a rural area this may be due to the importance of urban areas. Many urban areas if not all, are the host of MNC's, TNC's, government agencies and other local businesses. In Port of Spain, I would imagine graffiti being done there because that is where the "image" or "opinions" they're trying to get accross would

get the most exposure. For instance, the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is in Port of Spain thus many of our countries top figures will see the graffiti plastered on walls and this is the kind                 of recognition that most individuals seek when trying to portrayal a social concern.                                

Whereas, in some rural areas graffiti seems to be virtually non existent because these areas are usually not the center of attention. Thus, it can be said that one of the reasons for graffiti being common in the urban landscape is due to the importance of the urban area itself. 

It is important to note that  contemporary graffiti's connection to post-modernism in urban areas certainly began as a response to the flaws of modernism but it was able to establish itself as an independent discipline that understood how to manage and employ meaning within a cultural context.