Is Graffiti considered as Art?
I’ve walked through many parts of the community, and seen many vibrant colors drawn and writing on buildings, bridges, billboards and highways which are known to be graffiti. Graffiti is known as designs on public or private property’s walls. Which gives these artists a way of expressing themselves to society. This type of art can be understood in different ways such as vandalism by some and art by others. Although many artist are talented and spend plenty of time on their pieces, society has labeled them as delinquents who damage properties and visually pollute communities.
Art has been part of our life since humanity existed. For thousands of years’ people been creating, observing, criticizing and appreciating …show more content…
When graffiti is drawn people don’t really care to see it, they find it disturbing and unpleasant. Mac Donald states in her article “Graffiti is always vandalism. By definition, it is committed without permission to another person’s property, in an adolescent display of entitlement.” In a sense, it hurts the community by costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to remove or cover it up. Furthermore, if not removed, the graffiti sends out a message that “no one cares” about the area, which causes the area to look unsafe and people unease. In addition, it creates encouragement for more littering, loitering, crimes, and acts of violence. In fact, a total of 40,317 incidents of graffiti were reported to NSW Police in the five-year period from July 2011 to June 2016, which target residential, public transport, business, and outdoor public areas. Of course, graffiti can destroy a building’s value and makes the community look dangerous, but not all graffiti can be dreadful; it can have a positive impact on the city by connecting rural and urban …show more content…
Many people have their agreements for and against graffiti in communities. Many in the community will find it unpleasant and consider graffiti a crime due to the use of profanity words and inappropriate images on buildings, which the counties spend thousands of dollars on graffiti removal. Others like me see a bigger picture and don’t consider it vandalism instead, some graffiti on walls make a statement, which raises the energy of people and emotions in the community. No matter what type of graffiti is shown whether its tagging, satanic, or generic it is considered as art that gives the community its
I’ve walked through many parts of the community, and seen many vibrant colors drawn and writing on buildings, bridges, billboards and highways which are known to be graffiti. Graffiti is known as designs on public or private property’s walls. Which gives these artists a way of expressing themselves to society. This type of art can be understood in different ways such as vandalism by some and art by others. Although many artist are talented and spend plenty of time on their pieces, society has labeled them as delinquents who damage properties and visually pollute communities.
Art has been part of our life since humanity existed. For thousands of years’ people been creating, observing, criticizing and appreciating …show more content…
When graffiti is drawn people don’t really care to see it, they find it disturbing and unpleasant. Mac Donald states in her article “Graffiti is always vandalism. By definition, it is committed without permission to another person’s property, in an adolescent display of entitlement.” In a sense, it hurts the community by costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to remove or cover it up. Furthermore, if not removed, the graffiti sends out a message that “no one cares” about the area, which causes the area to look unsafe and people unease. In addition, it creates encouragement for more littering, loitering, crimes, and acts of violence. In fact, a total of 40,317 incidents of graffiti were reported to NSW Police in the five-year period from July 2011 to June 2016, which target residential, public transport, business, and outdoor public areas. Of course, graffiti can destroy a building’s value and makes the community look dangerous, but not all graffiti can be dreadful; it can have a positive impact on the city by connecting rural and urban …show more content…
Many people have their agreements for and against graffiti in communities. Many in the community will find it unpleasant and consider graffiti a crime due to the use of profanity words and inappropriate images on buildings, which the counties spend thousands of dollars on graffiti removal. Others like me see a bigger picture and don’t consider it vandalism instead, some graffiti on walls make a statement, which raises the energy of people and emotions in the community. No matter what type of graffiti is shown whether its tagging, satanic, or generic it is considered as art that gives the community its