> I think this is why 'Street Art' is gaining momentum That's hard thing to say, I mean graffiti has been a cultural ingrained thing in popular media since at

> I think this is why 'Street Art' is gaining momentum That's hard thing to say, I mean graffiti has been a cultural ingrained thing in popular media since at least the 80s. Its competitive subculture took to 'bombing' as turf wars and one-uping for street cred since I was a kid in the 90s. And then you look at places like Berlin, London or Bristol all with DEEP underground music cultures and its hard to envision a time without that street art. With that said, I wish I had spent more time in Modena, I only had 1/2 a day off when I lived there, as one of the things I really enjoyed doing with my gf at the time was go look for these type of murals in the back alleys and abandoned buildings. Here are some examples of the those that I saw while out for aperativo and a stroll around town https://duckduckgo.com/?q=modena+street+art&t=lm&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=modena+street+art&t=lm&iax=images&... It's a lot sketchier during the night, which is normally when we were off, but it was like an Easter Egg hunt (on a bike) I used to do for first time guests in my hometown where large Surf or Ocean based murals were commissioned by local artists and sanctioned by the municipality and local business owners, they served as cultural icons all throughout out town--many of them were actually not easily visible unless you actually went looking for them. > satoshi Funny, you should mention that; several Bitcoin street artists have actually been paid by observers in Bitcoin for their art throughout the years, here is just one example: https://bitcoinist.com/street-artistincorporating-bitcoin-qr-code-artwork/ https://bitcoinist.com/street-artistincorporating-bitcoin-qr... I'm sure this is how a Banksy should actually be validated, rather than being a 'social status' vanity piece hanging in someones living room.