Graffiti Research Paper

When an individual vandalizes someone’s car, a public building, a bridge, or any other form of property that is not theirs they are said to do it simply to damage whatever they are vandalizing. The individual is doing this just to make it look unattractive to the people who will see it. It is very obvious that this is not what Banksy’s intentions are when he is creating his artworks so why is it even discussed that his work is a crime? Due to Banksy not wanting to deface a building it is easy for him to get away with his public graffiti work.
When it comes to leaving or keeping graffiti out in the public a lot of the decisions are made by the community’s council and not the police (Horne). This definitely does not mean that the police do not have any say in the matter it is simply that the police have better things to worry about as they have said so themselves (Ross and Wright 177). This is simply a reason why Banksy, and many other graffiti artists, will get away with their work. Police have admitted that when they see a man or woman spraying spray paint onto something that is not their property they will let them off with a warning because the person usually will claim that they are, “… simply expressing their artistic talents and creativity” and if it is not directly hurting anyone then why bother (Ross …show more content…
You can be talking to someone who loves art and believes that graffiti is in no way, shape, or form a crime, but you can also talk to someone who could not care less about art automatically making them think that it is just another form of vandalism. I personally do not care much about art which is why my initial reaction to Banksy and his work being a crime or not was why is this even a question? After more research it is evident that Banksy is like no other. The inspiration he gives out, the world of graffiti he changed, and even the money and people he brings to an area to help it flourish prove that