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ADAPTA Anti-Graffiti HCR offers very effective , invisible protection against vandalism
Adapta HCR , invisible protection : The best anti-graffiti powder coating available on the market
Abstract : Nowadays , the boundary between street art and vandalism is still very blurred . There are few tools to impede graffiti on public goods , but the coating sector offers a chance to prevent them through anti-graffiti paints . ADAPTA has entered the landscape of antigraffiti coatings with a new high-performance powder product for the protection of the metal surfaces of public goods , such as street furniture , train and subway wagons , buses , façades , door and window frames , and the cladding of public and private buildings . Based on the test carried out by various independent laboratories in Europe , the new ADAPTA Anti- Graffiti HCR has proved to be the best antigraffiti powder coating currently on the market .
Graffiti was born in the late 1960s in New York . Its origins are tied to the concept of metropolis and the discomfort that large cities instil . Indeed , many anonymous artists chose large spaces left empty by urban decay or abandoned structures to express their idea of plasticity and decoration . Over time , this phenomenon has transformed into a real form of artistic expression , even crossing cultural and geographical boundaries .
Many names of well-known artists are included in the ranks of graffiti writers , from Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat , who managed to bring this movement from metropolitan streets to art galleries , to Banksy . This anonymous English writer and artist is considered one of the greatest exponents of street art and of the current phenomenon of “ guerrilla art ”, which finds expression in the street and public dimension of urban spaces by creating pieces that document the poverty of the human condition .
However , there is a very blurred distinction between what is art and what has the presumption of being art to the detriment of the community . The graffiti phenomenon is transformed from art into vandalism , when it concerns public transport , street furniture , public utility infrastructure , but also public and private buildings of historical interest . The whole world has been a victim of vandalism for years , especially in metropolises , where the problem affects urban decorum and the protection of public assets and of the artistic and architectural masterpieces that are these cities ’ pride .
Few “ social ” weapons can be deployed against vandalism . On the
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