Do you think that graffiti is art or vandalism? Graffiti is the reason why today we have art on trains and some buildings. People paint on the walls to express feelings or send a message to the world. However, some people just paint on things to just be a rebel or do wrong. Relating to that, graffiti is a good or bad thing. In this case, graffiti is a terrible thing. Graffiti is a terrible thing for many reasons like the cost to get it off, the graffiti got more advanced, and It makes people feel unsafe.…
Do you want to know what I think of graffiti? Personally I have two opinions. I can argue from both points of views. Graffiti could sometimes be vandalism and sometimes art.…
For centuries, street art has been perceived all around us in subways, schools, building and even in the bathroom. Graffiti however, is a form of street art that most people are aware of and seen before. Graffiti is used as a form of expression for many young children all around the world, but society has many misconceptions regarding graffiti. People interpret graffiti as a form of vandalism and breaking the law, but it’s diverse style of art can create a beautiful way for an individual to express their emotions and bring other perspectives together. This form of expression is not a simple task to accomplish and yet it does not get the positive attention that it should just because society doesn’t understand the conception of graffiti. With…
The artists use graffiti as a way of expression to society. They want to show the world reality and they want people “to acknowledge the absurdities of closely held preconceptions” (Kakutani) of what can and can’t be art. People deserve the freedom to show their beliefs in any perspective they choose. It’s the loss of the stuck up art critics of the street “who see graffiti solely as vandalism and urban decay” (Davich) when it is much more than mere child’s play and mischief. The transition from “gang related origins and a vandalism-pock marketed reputation” (Davich) to something’s that can be viewed as a form of restoration and new beginning is a…
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…
Each form of art requires a specific skill set that takes time and practice to master. Whether the medium is watercolors, oil pant, or a spray can the artist must be able to use the medium to portray their message. Graffiti like any other…
Moreover, these artists reflect on a set of principles underlying their graffiti works, reflecting on the social contexts in cites and the public spaces. In addition to this, they have been seized by legal authority, and accused of supporting refusals to social issues and ideas, by producing graffiti writings, tags and works, which reflects on the criminalization of a rule maintained by the authority. (Young 2012, 297)…
The demoralizing effects of graffiti are strengthened by the accompanying picture. The picture is dominated by disfigured tags and a suspicious looking man riding on a bicycle. This indicates a lack of consideration for the owners of the defaced wall. The ‘artistic’ elements of the graffiti are obscure and this suggests to the reader that the graffiti artists are not interested in how people perceive their work; hence they will continue to vandalize other properties at their own consent.…
Graffiti has had a very long, illegal, and strong history since ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian times. Graffiti back then wasn't tagging walls with spray cans and stencils. Instead they were stone carvings, paintings with colored juices, and also ash drawings. They would often tell stories with animals and secret…
In our small region of Scioto County, graffiti is often found everywhere. Usually, it is gang names, and words that are tattooed on walls or on the side of trains, that is if you don’t count the astonishing murals painted up on the flood walls. Other places, however, have graffiti that looks as if it belongs in an art museum. The city of Berlin has hundreds of of there beautiful masterpieces. It began when the wall in Berlin fell during the Cold War, and the creativity and chaos broke out with the Berlin people’s freedom. Since then the art of graffiti has spread, and dominated most of the walls. Many famous artist have arose from their street art there. One of them being AliCe, or Alice Pasquini. Her work is easily recognizable with pastel…
Artists in the urban graffiti movement carried out their work among the cities they lived in. It becomes relevant to document their work to enhance society’s perception regardless of the legal concerns. By documenting their work, Mr. Brainwash captures the artists’ insight and motivation behind his or her form of art expression. Nevertheless this form of art is imperative to seize as many aspects of the artists’ work.…
W.E.B. Du Bois discussed how blacks struggled to deal with “the problem of the color line”. The idea of the color-line is brought up in essence to the role of racism in our society and American history. Many people of color used art as a tool to fight back and try using different forms of art as resistance, but it does not always work. Using “street art”: graffiti, tagging or murals, is one of the ways how people tried to push back against oppression. Graffiti art is thought of to be vandalism and disturbance of the public, but it is just a form of self-expression. Artists use graffiti as a way to show their talent and opinions to the public. Street art is a tool that is used to resist against racial discrimination, but it does not always work out as planned. Art lets people think they are resisting, but no changes are made.…
Forms of graffiti art have been around for thousands of years. Graffiti comes from the Italian word graffito meaning “scratched”. Graffiti is art produced by scratching a design into a surface. Graffiti varies from lines, shapes, drawings, paintings, carvings, letters, and symbols. Starting from 30,000 BC, graffiti has been carved with chalk, coal, and ivory tools such as an animal’s teeth or tusk on the walls of ancient ruins. Paintings and carvings completed with ivory tools are found in sacred locations inside caves and tombs. The creativity of graffiti art evolved along with the human race. Romans, Greeks, Mayans, and Vikings have created historic forms of graffiti that have help gain an understanding of their past culture and languages. The graffiti we view in our streets nowadays is called modern graffiti. This graffiti era originated with the mix of hip-hop culture and the graffiti art that is found in New York City subways. Graffiti artist have used this mixture on canvases, murals, drawings, and paintings. Many people consider graffiti art as vandalism, yet graffiti murals consist of the same qualities of famous paintings exhibited museums. Graffiti murals are art for several reasons.…
Graffiti is a form of art involving writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall in public places. Graffiti has also existed back in the Roman Empire and Ancient Greek. During the time of the Catacombs of Rome, graffiti was known as inscriptions, figure drawing that were found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins. The earliest forms of graffiti dated back to 30,000 BCE in the form of prehistoric cave paintings and pictographs using tools such as animal bones and pigments. These illustrations were often placed in ceremonial and sacred locations inside of the caves. In today’s society graffiti is a form of art that expresses underlying social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression. Spray paint and marker pens are just some of the materials used to created graffiti on property without the owner’s consent which can lead to a punishable crime. Graffiti is also very popular amongst the hip hop culture along with hip hop music and b-boying.…
People should realize the amount of skill necessary to create the street art and appreciate the message it delivers. “Graffiti reflects individuals’ views on various issues and can make a dull brick wall stunningly beautiful,” said Megan Richardson. Graffiti is a form of expression, and artists should be free to make their thoughts public. Graffiti artists create works that reflect both struggles and accomplishments and at many times display political and social…
