Graffiti

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…

“The whole world is covered in graffiti. No one cares. It’s just part of urban noise.” 2008 opened the worlds first major public museum. “Graffiti has been continuously harnessed as a tool of political communication, resistance and activism by citizens”. Places like Great Britian should allow graffiti to inspire people because London thinks graffiti is a positive force in its own right For Recognition for its urban art”. “Historically, graffiti artists were kids from poor neighborhoods, working…

preparing a position statement on whether graffiti is an art form, or whether it is vandalism (Similar to San Diego). The Mayor has invited the public to join the debate before they write the statement. I will be sharing my thoughts on the situation about this act of stylistic destruction. Graffiti, the act that constantly tips on the edges of either art or vandalism, and this same situation has been going for decades now. I'm here to stand my ground on how graffiti may be illegal in some…

Graffiti: To be Art, or not to be? Whenever you take a stroll through downtown, anywhere, old buildings and alleyways are stricken with spray painted works. The Merriam-Webster dictionary states that art is “something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings”. The painted works draw your attention and can create feelings of peace, danger, wistfulness, merriment, sadness, or even anger. No matter what you may feel about the…

art from Philadelphia has had a huge impact on the art world. Graffiti, any writing or drawing that has been scratched or painted onto a wall or surface, usually in a public place, has been a large and long part of the art culture part of the art world in Philadelphia, it was considered a nuisance. With out graffiti in Philadelphia the Anti-Graffiti network would have never been founded. Mayor Wilson Goode created the Anti-Graffiti Network in 1984; Mayor Goode hired Darryl McCray, also known as…

Graffiti is an art in many ways, although, not every artist has the right idea by painting over personal property of others. When painting graffiti the artist should find a place where it is not a destruction to someone else's belongings. They could paint under a bridge, on decaying/abandoned buildings, etc. They should also use a chalk or other type of coloring more natural and less permanent than a can of paint. Something else the artist should be aware of is if the graffiti is appropriate to…

“He is a graffiti master, painter, activist, filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur for its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2010, he found himself in the company of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs and Lady Gaga” (Ellsworth-Jones), where he submitted a photo of himself with a paper bag on to keep his identity a secret. His real name and identity has remained unknown to his fans because graffiti is a crime in England. Banksy said that he was influenced by 3D, who is also a graffiti…

Graffiti: Cons Graffiti has its pros and cons but it is all perspective. The main con about graffiti in the view of many is that graffiti can open the door to other “cr The definition of graffiti art is: writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. (look up “what does graffiti mean) The first modern graffiti writer is widely considered to be Cornbread, a high school student from Philadelphia, who in 1967 started tagging city walls…

Graffiti has been a topic of debate for decades. Is it art, or is it a crime? However, it is not one or the other, says Eric Felisbert, in his article, “Legal Venues Celebrate Graffiti as an Art Form,” from the New York Times, “from the perspective of a graffiti writer, the debate about whether graffiti is art or crime is pointless because, ideally, it is both.” Although it’s artistic merits can't be denied, graffiti is still in fact a form of vandalism. Graffiti is not a crime - trespass and…

Graffiti can date back up to 40,000 years ago with juvenile cave drawings found all across the globe. Many show crude depictions of human genitalia and other inappropriate descriptions. In some cases people see graffiti as art, but in many cases people see it as vandalism. Graffiti negatively influences many communities across the U.S. Graffiti can be expensive to clean up, is used as a tool by gangs, and diminishes a community’s natural beauty. Graffiti can be really expensive to clean up.…