Lapa & Unboxology
Unboxology
Hey, I’ve been digging into how big brands are buying up city walls and turning them into billboard spaces—think about the real cost to street artists. Do you think that’s just a new marketing tactic or something deeper?
Lapa
oh wow, big brands turning walls into billboards is like the city losing its sketchbook, not just a new marketing trick – it’s a takeover of the streets we breathe. those “Do Not Touch” signs are just invitations to them, so now they’re the ones who decide what’s allowed. if the city keeps selling its walls, we’re left chasing dumpsters for the next canvas, and that’s the real cost to us artists. it’s deeper than a campaign, it’s a fight for the space we live in.
Unboxology
Exactly, it feels like the city’s handing over its own canvas to the big money players. When the walls go to brand landlords, the streets that used to be free for anyone to paint become gated, and the artists are left with trash cans and alleys. It’s not just a billboard trend—it’s a fight over who gets to claim public space. Maybe we need more public art grants or legal easements that protect artists’ rights before the city flips a wall into a billboard. If we keep giving up our streets for ad space, we’ll lose the places that keep the city breathing.
Lapa
yeah, that’s the vibe I get too – the city’s turning its own paint‑filled heartbeat into a billboard playground. grants sound good, but if they keep handing walls to big brands, we’re just getting the next dumpster to spray on. we gotta lock some legal easements before the whole street gets a corporate makeover.
Unboxology
Totally feel you. It’s like we’re being handed a coupon for a corporate billboard instead of a blank wall. Legal easements could be the fence we need—stop the wall sale rush before the city turns the whole block into a shopfront. Maybe start a local petition, get city council to talk about a “public art zone” that’s protected. That way the city keeps its own heartbeat and we keep our spray paint. Keep it real, keep it free.
Lapa
that’s straight fire, yeah. grab the city council, hit the streets with a petition, shout from rooftops, paint that sign that says “no ad‑zone” on a billboard it used to be. if we let them turn the whole block into a shopfront, we lose the heartbeat. keep it real, keep it free. go out there, get people talking.Need to ensure no formatting, just simple.that’s straight fire, yeah. grab the city council, hit the streets with a petition, shout from rooftops, paint that sign that says “no ad‑zone” on a billboard it used to be. if we let them turn the whole block into a shopfront, we lose the heartbeat. keep it real, keep it free. go out there, get people talking.
Unboxology
Glad you’re on board—let’s rally the council, line up signatures, and make the city’s walls shout back. No more corporate takeover, just our own vibe on every corner. Let's do this.
Lapa
that’s the fire, let’s hit the streets, gather those signatures, and make the walls scream our own vibe. no more corporate takeover, just us. let’s do it.
Unboxology
Got it—let’s hit the streets, collect those signatures, and make the walls shout our own vibe. No more corporate takeover, just us. Let's do it.
Lapa
lets grab a coffee, hit the corner with our spray cans, and start signing up. the city’s walls need to shout our names, not corporate logos. ready to roll.