What is graffiti? Could it be that it is gang related? Well no it’s not graffiti is a special kind of art that people do. These people are talented‚ some do it to express themselves and show their feeling out to the world. Gang members tag which is a big difference from graffiti. Graffiti is art and people have the right to do it if they want to. One morning you can pass by a plain white wall and the next morning or later in the afternoon it can be painted with beautiful colors and a nice picture
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Graffiti Is graffiti an art or vandalism? In my opinion graffiti is one of the most creative art that is not recognized simply because how it is displayed. Let’s say artists like Picasso‚ Leonard‚ or any famous artist decided to paint of their masterpiece in somewhere at a building then would it still be considered as art or will it be thrown away since they decided to call it graffiti? Graffiti is the plural form of the Italian word grafficar. In plural‚ grafficar signifies drawings‚ markings
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The Writing on the Wall: the Effects of Graffiti on Society | When the Walls Talk: Graffiti and its effects on society | | | Fernando Gomez Cabral | ITT-Technical Institute Corona‚ CAMrs. DixonEN1320 Composition I | | Graffiti as an art form is a controversial subject in the art world. Is it vandalism‚ or is it art? Graffiti itself has come a long way from just being scrawls in a bathroom or random tags on a wall. It has been embraced worldwide by the hip hop culture as a
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reasons were for writing graffiti. He’s been "writing" for the past six years. The word GRAFFITI simply means--words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall. The word comes from the Greek term "graphein" (to write) and the word "grafitti" itself is plural of the Italian word "graffito." Art in the form of graffiti (graffiti by style and considered so only if it appears on public or private property without permission) originated in the late 1960s‚ but graffiti in term of public and unsolicited
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History of Graffiti The writing on walls has been a creative act of self expression for thousands of years. Beginning with cave paintings depicting the everyday life of tribes of early humans to political messages in the early days of the Roman Empire. Since then‚ the writing on walls has evolved to a more modern platform. It has evolved into a phenomenon that we now call Graffiti. The roots of this once subculture artform is not entirely established in certainty. Graffiti is thought
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Prep English Graffiti or Vandalism? All around the world‚ you will find drawings on buildings. But they’re not just regular drawings. It’s known as Graffiti. Graffiti has its own characteristics. Not many people are fond with this type of "Art" as some call it. A question which concerns all graffiti artist and non graffiti artist‚ is it consider Art? Or is it consider Vandalism? In other terms‚ when is Graffiti art? and when is Graffiti Vandalism? They’re many types of graffiti‚ most common one
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Graffiti: art or vandalism. Some people think that graffiti is an art‚ others - that it is vandalism. What’s right? There are so many different opinions. Back in the 70s‚ graffiti was an example of anti-social behavior. Nowadays‚ we call it “Street Art” and you can see it in unexpected places and on different things: on clothes‚ on toys‚ on billboards and even on the Wall Street Journal’s official website. Graffiti is an art and we should appreciate and value what artists want to tell us and how
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One common objection is that graffiti is not art because it is vandalism and hence a criminal act. While it is true that it can be vandalism and a criminal act‚ these facts would not seem to have a bearing on its status of being art. The mere fact that something is illegal or classified as vandalism hardly seems sufficient to make something fall outside of the realm of art. After all‚ imagine a state in which music was a criminal act and labeled as a vandalism of the public sound space. It would
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This way is called graffiti. However‚ there are some people who believe that graffiti is pure vandalism. Are they right? In my opinion‚ graffiti is a form of art‚ not vandalism. On the one hand‚ spraying colors on walls is a way for youths to express themselves and be a part of a team. Young people meet each other‚ make friends and evolve their drawing capacity. Furthermore‚ graffiti helps cities look attractive. The walls around are usually painted grey or white and graffiti gives them life
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it‚ whether it be obvious or a little more vague. Graffiti is just another way for people to express themselves through art. Nobody got mad at Michelangelo when he painted all over the Sistine Chapel‚ and nobody called it vandalism. Although some say it is vandalism rather than art‚ graffiti should be considered art because it takes time‚ emotion‚ and creativity‚ just like any good painting‚ the only difference being the canvas. If graffiti shouldn’t be considered art‚ then tell me‚ why are
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