Graffiti is considered vandalism in some cities, streets, and underground tunnel where it is considered to have issues with the police. Yet in other places graffiti is considered a kind of art form where painting on the wall isn't consider a type of crime, but a kind of painting that is view on the streets instead in a museum. In different cities, countries have had graffiti art where street artists can consider themselves as an artist to express how they feel or to explain something through art
Is graffiti vandalism or art? Many people say that graffiti is art, while others disagree saying its vandalism. In my opinion, graffiti is art. This type of art can be understood in different ways and can be considered as vandalism. It really all depends on what the picture expresses to you and what you see. But everyone has their own opinions and everyone sees everything differently. While many of these artists who are extremely talented and spend most of their time on their pieces, our society
the most noticed arm of the country: the police. Police officers treated improperly and unjust of bodies of color, in particular black bodies.3 This research paper is focused on the case of graffiti artists and how punishment of black and white differs for committing graffiti and street art vandalism. Graffiti used as means to express opinion and to send messages about social, economic and political issues.
since the turn of the twentieth century with a new controversial art form of graffiti becoming popular by many artists. On two sides of the spectrum, works of art that are produced by graffiti artists demonstrate a broad spectrum of personal and cultural expressions through past experiences of economics and social policies set by the state. Throughout this paper, I will look at three areas of whether increases graffiti is related to the city policies. First is the social relation of inequality and
What do people think of when they see graffiti? Is it art, vandalism, or could it be both. Graffiti is a relatively new and developing art form that presents a lot of controversy due to its involvement of illegality. A lot of people see graffiti and instantly label it as vandalism and not an art form; however, by legal definition that’s not always the case. According to Oxford Dictionaries, art is defined as “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination…producing works to
Graffiti Is Art Not Vandalism Graffiti can be found everywhere and anywhere. It is a way for people to express themselves and be creative in a public manner. It shows how passionate and talented they can be when it comes to drawing or tagging and have it displayed as a piece of art for everyone to see. Graffiti goes way back to the ancient times and is now very well known in the modern days which makes more and more people interested and fascinated by them. It can be used in different types of
1970's large cities began seeing the rise of spray paint vandalism. Often teenagers and young adults that took to the streets at night armed with spray paint to 'leave their mark' on the city. This form of vandalism, dubbed graffiti from the Italian graffito meaning to scratch (Abel). Though graffiti dates to ancient times it is still a large-scale problem across the world. Graffiti has a negative effect on the community in which it appears. Graffiti is often an indicator of violence and a negligent community
Graffiti: Art or Vandalism? Sam Cowey Graffiti has been around for more than half a decade and practiced worldwide. However there is debate between whether it is a form of art or vandalism. Graffiti artists’ debate that many do not understand the reason most graffiti artist take the risk of incarceration, fines, injuries, and in some cases death to paint a wall. A graffiti artist can have the simple desire to become recognized, or to create a piece that speaks to their audience as a form of
Storm Shepherd Professor Beerline Com 1110 Date Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism? Graffiti has put a major impact on the way people look at their everyday life. It was not used so much here in the United States but was used overseas. Overseas, graffiti, or street art, was used or played as a sport, just like baseball is Americas sport. There are different laws that are put over there than what there are here. They can get away with some of the things that they paint or make over there. If we tried some
Is graffiti art? Yes, graffiti is art, through vandalism. By this I mean that graffiti artists are just as much artists as anyone else but their workspace is simply different than a Leonardo Da Vinci’s. Yes graffiti is unwarranted but anything can be considered art. Graffiti is art because it portrays a message and it lets voices be heard, graffiti lets youth express themselves through a unique way and it adds beauty and difference to our world. Graffiti portrays a message whether it’s spelled out