Graffiti: Activist Vandalism For generations graffiti has been appearing in streets across the world. Drawings‚ tags‚ statements painted across cities. Though sometimes called street art‚ there has been a long debate between scholars‚ policy makers‚ and artists about the status of such graffiti. Is it vandalism or art and what causes it. Most cities have laws against graffiti because it is considered vandalism and it harms the community. Today many formal artists use graffiti styles in their pieces
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Graffiti from Pompeii Graffiti is found in public places and consists of writings and drawings that can range anywhere from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti has existed since ancient times‚ including the time of ancient Rome in the town of Pompeii. The graffiti of Pompeii was preserved by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and was later found on the walls of the houses and buildings following excavation. The graffiti found in ancient Rome suggests what life was like for the people
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According to the passage‚ what is Zevs’s well-known graffiti style? What does the Chanel logo represent? Why does Zevs want to ‘liquidate’ it? Zevs’s well-known style is to liquidate famous logos by pouring paint over them‚ making the logos look as if they are melting. The Chanel logo represents the high-class‚ expensive‚ capitalist culture which promotes conspicuous consumption and worships famous international designer ‘brands’. By liquidating (melting) the Chanel logo‚ Zevs expresses
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for people engaging in graffiti art are different with each artist. The main reason is fame and recognition of their ‘artwork’ (Stowers‚ 2005). Stowers (2005) denotes that Grafitti is known as a way of self expressing oneself. Like the art of writing‚ Graffitti is a form of communicating with other writers and the public (Stowers‚ 2005). Stowers (2005) notes that: “What it communicates is the artist’s identity‚ expression‚ and ideas. Judgments are based solely on one’s artistic ability”. This form
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they see the world. Furthermore‚ art expressions could be against the government ideas‚ consequently artists could be restricted on show their thoughts. Firstly‚ obscene artist expressions in videos and pictures should be restricted by the government because it has to keep the order and the good customs in its country. Secondly‚ some art expressions like graffiti make the streets very ugly and dirty so‚ country’s authorities should regulate those kinds of artistic manifestations. On the other hand
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Liam Eifert English 802 October 12‚ 2014 Graffiti in Urban Society Defining what is or is not art is difficult. Another concept that is difficult to define is what constitutes a crime and why something is considered a crime. In the case of graffiti and street art‚ both of these difficult concepts collide‚ creating a very controversial subject. Since the beginning of simple hip hop graffiti in Philadelphia during the 1960s‚ graffiti has evolved into many different forms and has developed a subculture
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Paper 2 10/26/14 Graffiti art People argue back and forth for years about graffiti art intensely. But it is art through illegal vandalism Graffiti is still art. The artwork on graffiti is brought out wrongly from different point of views. The complexities of the different forms of artwork used are used in many different ways. Graffiti has a certain ‘appeal’ to many people. It gives an unknown person a chance to speak through art. The textures and shadowing they use are artistic. The hardest part
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expressions The Expressions Company began in 1988 as The Expressions Card and Stationery Shop‚ offering greeting cards and other paper products exclusively distributed by Sterling Paper. Two decades later‚ The Expressions store has grown to over 40 branches nationwide and has expanded its merchandise to include complete lines of school and office supplies‚ gift and novelty items‚ computer supplies and reading materials‚ living up to its current positioning as "Your affordable school and office
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various tools on any makeshift canvas they can find. The word that we use to identify this so-called art is graffiti and I believe that graffiti is somewhat of an epidemic. Graffiti has been around since the times of ancient Egypt and it doesn’t look like it’s going to disappear anytime soon. Graffiti can be used in many different ways depending on which country you’re in. Since graffiti has been around since the times of ancient Egypt‚ ancient Greece‚ and the Roman Empire‚ it has spread all over
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occurs in most states is vandalism. Vandalism is a growing national problem. Last year this senseless crime cost United States Citizens over one billion dollars. Vandalism is a problem that gets to everyone in some form or another. It can affect your family‚ friends‚ property‚ community‚ and your pocketbook. The more you know about vandalism‚ the more you can make it a crime that is more trouble than it’s worth. Over one half of all the crimes associated with vandalism occurs in high schools.
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