Street art

The project that I chose is called Water Light Graffiti. This is an interactive art instillation that has a moisture-sensitive surface. The instillation is equipped with thousands of LEDs in order to created illuminated art. The LEDs light up when touched by water. Water Light Graffiti is a very interesting and beautiful art instillation. Water plays a crucial part in this instillation. When water touches the “canvass”, it creates an electrical bridge and gives the power for the installation to…

is not done as often by every individual. Graffiti is not of the norm and mainstream because it is not popular or cool to do for all of the new generation. It is risky, dangerous and foolish for all the youth to follow into. Dangerous. This form of art can be found from billboards to railroad tracks. Graffiti, normally frowned upon, deserves more credit than it holds. Often stigmatized, rejected, and disgraced from participating in by many as well as gaining a large fan base, graffiti, is a…

be crude and racist. The Oxford Dictionary defines graffiti as being, “writings or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or in a public place,” while other people argue that it’s not illegal and is art. Which side of the story is correct? Is graffiti art or vandalism? Graffiti is a way for people to express themselves and it also can inspire people to make changes for the better. In “If Walls Could Talk,” The artist Rosembert shows how he feels about specific things that…

I interviewed 20 students at Miami Dade College, 10 male and 10 female at random. The broad question that I asked was, “Do you think graffiti is art or vandalism?” 60% of people believed that graffiti was art. I noticed that there were a higher percentage of Blacks and Hispanics that believed that graffiti wasn’t vandalism than the other races. This supports the finding that graffiti is found more in urban communities. Another…

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 and other street art are mostly male-dominated and people assume that the work is done by males alone. However, this assumption is based off the fact that women are under-represented when it comes to graffiti and other street art. There are a lot more women in this industry than we are led to believe. Graffiti is vandalism so there is so much anonymity in the street art world and if there are females, some take male tag names in order to gain respect. In the two articles, the authors…

Art or Vandalism The word “graffiti” comes from the Latin word “graphium”, which means “to write”. The phrase “graffiti” originally was used by an archeologist to describe drawings and writings found on ancient buildings and monuments in Pompeii, Egypt and in the Roman catacombs. Graffiti is an art form because it’s a way for people to express how they are, graffiti is a style like no other, and it inspires people all over the world to be unique. Graffiti is a way to express yourself in…

to gain the sense of “adrenaline"(34). Going to the extremes, youths jump over wired fences and venture out into the night to express themselves through their art. Ferrell also denotes the opposing viewpoint of the law, the community, and also on how they take action on this uprising of graffiti culture. When the police see the youth’s art they claim it to be property crime or gang violence. They take action on the youth using different ways like paddling them in the public eye to humiliate them…

it needs to be immortalized it for all generations to see and remember why it was put there in the first place, much like art work a museum. There are museums dedicated to preserving art and to preserving the stories these pieces tell. From paintings portraying historical times to sculptures of famous figures to photographs of everyday happenings people have always looked to art as a form of documenting their past. The graffiti is unique to New York in that they only can be related and applied…

The evolution was discovered after Banksy. Who transformed how art should be viewed. Banksy a english graffiti artist, painter and film director. His work can be political, it is spread painted in places all over the world . He also painted on canvas which has been displayed in gallery and been sold to people (Banksy, 2016). We don’t know his real identity Banksy likes to remain anonymous and show his talent in the dark just like Guerrilla artist. His technique involves in stencils, and…