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Graffiti The controversy on whether graffiti is considered art or not is still going on. People who think graffiti should not be considered art also think graffiti isn’t art, is vandalism, related to gangs, not needed, and random objects spray painted on the wall. But the people who do think it should be considered art they see art, inspiration, interest, and feelings. Just because some people don’t see what other people see doesn’t mean what they see is right and everyone should listen to them…

Unknown Title Graffiti, a lot comes to mind when you witness a work of art on a building, house, store, or someone's property. Is it truly a work of art? No it is not, graffiti is vandalism; Ruthless destruction, unnecessary and threatening at times. Graffiti is vandalism not art; Graffiti is against the law, there are exorbitant prices to clean up graffiti, and lastly, graffiti is ruining the magnificence of our towns, cities and creating an unsafe environment. Laws are laws, they are made…

always a huge gap in between. The graphs shows extreme cases and it speaks to their logical sense that this is not fair. The logos is a huge factor for the success of the movie. The movie leaves the viewer without a doubt in their mind that the Wall Street CEO’s and policymakers of the US government are the ones responsible for the financial situation. Even just seeing the research without understanding it, provides the viewer a sense that the filmmakers know what they are talking about and…

this to deal with as a child, however many of these children’s futures are ruined as a result of being homeless as a child. Abuse is a constant struggle with many homeless children. In her article "Street Life Is No Life for Children" the author, Jewel, mentions that "[m]ost homeless kids are on the streets because they believe that they are safer alone than in the home they knew - if that home even exists for them anymore" (57). Children will run away from their homes in search of a better…

look up and see a mini van with a family coming back from a night out in front of you and you can’t stop. Street racing originated in California after world war two when G.I’s working on airplanes and jeep engines began working on their own cars (Angel Fire). Street racing is and unsancioned or illegal form of motor sports on public roads(Streetracers.com). There are two types of racing: street racing and drag racing. Drag racing takes place on designated tracks. With these races there are…

order for the viewer to fully understand what Banksy believes and thinks about a subject (Veekens). “His works are often satirical and combine dark humor with graffiti and also spreads messages across, art, philosophy, and politics” (N.p., Street Art Bio | Street Artists Biographies). “With Banksy art is simply a matter of knowing; of understanding the reference, the clear message or the clever joke” (Veekens). Now to fully understand this one must observe one of his artworks. The artwork that…

This means that we are all equal and that no matter what, everyone is equal. In this case, A good street artist was not arrested, because his art was “good”, but another street artist was arrested because his art was “bad”. This, to me, does not show equality.Nobody should have to be put in jail for something that they probably thought was ok to do, because somebody else did this and…

How does the work of Banksy illustrate the changing role of graffiti street art in a global society? Abstract Previously art used to be categorized by a small number of people, housed in homes of the rich or in museums sponsored by governments. Street art, in the past, was a vehicle by which the artist communicated his name by tagging, his message from his culture and his own viewpoint. The messages were often about their own environment. In the era of globalization and travel however, the…

coliseums in the form of curse words. Although the word itself came from the Italian word “Graffitio” (a Scratch) later becoming the word Graffiti in the mid 19th Century.It then sprouted in the 1970’s where it was known as “Vandilism”, then became street art in the mid 80’s , it then moved to gallery art and even becoming a part of pop-culture. Graffiti has changed a lot after it’s debut. The 1970’s is the beginning of graffiti. It all began with Taki 183 he is known as the “Father of…

as being a graffiti artist he is painter, a self-published writer and a film director. Banksy is a controversial graffiti artist whose main focus is political activism. He has worked with many street artists and with a variety of street art methods. He is alive and well and continues to impact streets around the world with his artistic accomplishments. Banksy was presumably born in Bristol, England around 1974. No one knows who he is or his real name. Banksy began his career in the early…