Graffiti: Art or Vandalism? Graffiti is a true art with different meanings that involves many styles and risks that can damage artists physically and socially. Graffiti is an art‚ not a simple tagging on a trash can or an alley wall but an actual mural that represents meanings in every detail‚ style‚ and even every color. How many times have you seen a graffiti mural and asked yourself: what was the inspiration of the making of the mural? Three arguments in favor of legalizing graffiti are that
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Graffiti: Art or Vandalism Expressing myself artistically‚ I spray painted on a wall when I was little as an art project my class was participating in at school. This was a fun experience and I felt as if I was giving back to the world and creatively showing my talents and passions. This is where my development of graffiti was started and sparked my interest in it. Living a large city now definitely brings back numerous memories of it in my life. My interest was heightened even more due to the
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perspective of graffiti artists. The way they express themselves is truly unique to me. I wish I was able to draw or do graffiti‚ because it would be the type of way I would want to express myself: to establish my own artwork and make it possible for the entire city to see. I feel as if graffiti is another way to bring people together. When people take a certain class‚ the people in that class are brought together by it because they have a common interest in it. It may not be the best way‚ but graffiti artists
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Graffiti Assignment : History of Graffiti Referring to inscriptions and figure drawings‚ graffiti were found on walls of ancient ruins or sepulchers‚ as in the Catacombs of Rome or at Pompeii. Graffiti (in its earliest forms) were first found in 30‚000BC‚ which formed pictographs‚ and cave sketches using animal bones in prehistoric times. Styles of Graffiti: Wildstyle: Graffiti with text so stylized as to be difficult t read‚ often with interlocking‚ three-dimensional type.[ ‚ Bubble
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In an era defined by hyper reality‚ branded lifesylfe‚ and instant gratification. Effect= noun Is graffiti a direct result of advertising? To evaluate how the advertising industry has played a role in the inception of street art sub culture‚ we must compare each institution’s role in society‚ the techniques employed (use of propaganda) by each‚ and how past artistic movements have been influenced by forces that propel them into. Commercial consumer advertising is propelled by immediate financial
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Graffiti is a form of art. The art of graffiti is probably the most common form of art found in the world. Whether it is your “tag”‚ or a mural on the side of a building‚ graffiti is present worldwide. Even in our town you can walk around the middle school and find some form of graffiti. But how can you define graffiti? Graffiti starts at the bottom level‚ the “tag”. A tag is a graffitist’s signature that is usually an alternate alias. It is written so that the reader cannot read it easily. Tags
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individual is often faced with uncertainty when the topic of graffiti arises. The public often portray graffiti as a destructive act towards his or her surroundings however; graffiti can also be considered a form of self-expression. Many questions can be made pertaining to the graffiti movement‚ but the main question is graffiti a crime or an art? The answers lie in the complex phrase of “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Graffiti portrays contemporary sub-cultured art through its versatility
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i Art or Vandalism is the question in question here on one side many people feel graffiti is art and also a form of self expression and on another side some feel it is nothing but glorified vandalism. Both sides have a very good argument but before we are able to take any side .We must first know what exactly are graffiti‚ art and vandalism? According to Webster’s dictionary (p828) graffiti is ’’defined as markings‚ as initial‚ slogans‚ or drawings‚ written‚ spray-painted‚ or sketched on a sidewalk
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tones into the bleak monotony of the everyday world. The dictionary definition of the word ‘graffiti’‚ “unauthorized writing or drawing on a surface in a public place‚ gives the word graffiti a bad tinge even before someone may know what graffiti is in its entirety. Graffiti has often been looked at as a sign of crime‚ gang activity‚ poverty‚ and vandalism. When walking in the city and one sees graffiti‚ it is much more probable that they get a little
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Graffiti Knight written by Karen Bass gives the reader the opportunity to examine concepts and aspects of the equity and development in global context. Graffiti knight is a narrative of a young boy‚ by the name of Wilm‚ who goes on missions with his friends to help proclaim revenge against the soviet union who have wronged him in more than one way. This book thoroughly demonstrates equitability and development issues‚ by exhibiting hardships of families post World War II living in poverty‚ racism
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