Graffiti is a very broad category of art. The art form includes tags, throwies, throwups, pieces, practically anything that could be described as writing or drawing on a wall and because of this wide range of types, graffiti can either be as simple as writing a name, or as complicated as an elaborate depiction. The type of graffiti an artist puts up on a wall is a result of several factors. A primary one would be personal preference; some artists are interested in simply leaving their mark by writing their name on the wall, others intend on drawing complicated pieces that express a message of some sort. Several other reasons exist that influence an artist's decision. Though it may not be the most important factor, the legal status of the artist’s act of putting up the graffiti quite
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He has put up pieces all around the United States, both sanctioned and unsanctioned. His unsanctioned work presents a counterargument to the claim previously made about unsanctioned graffiti that is important to analyze. Though it is argued that unsanctioned graffiti is simple and typically just a tag of someone's name, Fairey and several others have proved that unsanctioned graffiti can be more elaborate. This can be seen in Figure 6. His piece seems to destroy the claim that unsanctioned work is restricted to tags because in the United States the fear of prosecution forces artists to quickly put up their work and flee, not allowing time for something as elaborate as Figure 6. This image represents a development in street art that allows unsanctioned work to be more elaborate. Artists have created posters and stencils, which allow the time consuming work to be done in private at home and require very little time to apply to walls (Waclawek 33). Figure 6 is a poster that Fairey quickly put up on a water tower and the time he saved by using a poster is what prevented him from being vulnerable to
He has put up pieces all around the United States, both sanctioned and unsanctioned. His unsanctioned work presents a counterargument to the claim previously made about unsanctioned graffiti that is important to analyze. Though it is argued that unsanctioned graffiti is simple and typically just a tag of someone's name, Fairey and several others have proved that unsanctioned graffiti can be more elaborate. This can be seen in Figure 6. His piece seems to destroy the claim that unsanctioned work is restricted to tags because in the United States the fear of prosecution forces artists to quickly put up their work and flee, not allowing time for something as elaborate as Figure 6. This image represents a development in street art that allows unsanctioned work to be more elaborate. Artists have created posters and stencils, which allow the time consuming work to be done in private at home and require very little time to apply to walls (Waclawek 33). Figure 6 is a poster that Fairey quickly put up on a water tower and the time he saved by using a poster is what prevented him from being vulnerable to