Vandalization Of Graffiti

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 self expression. Because graffiti is associated with gangs and acts of destruction to some many cannot see the history and importance graffiti can have on a worldwide scale. Due to the fact that graffiti is usually produced illegally, meaning it is

In the 70s graffiti was just tags or small pictures but it quickly turned into and “art movement” (Eickmier). This means that the young and the old artist had finally found a way to express themselves and were spreading it around cities like wildfire. In other countries the amount of graffiti shock american tourists, it is seen as a good thing. “Instead of walls being used to separate people from each other, graffiti brings people together and keeps conversations going.” (Wark) Graffiti has value as art and it tells a story worth reading. (Wark) Most teens resort to graffiti as their last option, and most people see that as wrong, but it lets them express themselves in a really different

We seem to come into contact with a form art every day. It is all around us and sometimes we don’t even notice. One of those art forms is street art, better known by the name graffiti. Graffiti can be recognized for having a bad connotation associated with it, for example some people view it as offensive, vulgar, a nuisance or a form of vandalism. For some people graffiti is a way of life, a culture per se. There are many ways that culture can be defined for example culture can contain the use of symbols, it can be learned and shared, it has values and purpose. Graffiti as a culture contains all of these things and in this paper I will be looking at some comparisons and contrasts of graffiti culture in America from when it started and its evolution to mainstream artistic culture.

Graffiti is a form of art that has been seen as illicit since the beginning of its origin. Thrown under the bus, street art is categorized with terms such as “vandalism” and “criminal”, along with the artists are more than often associated with those that are “delinquent” and “thuggish”. With no hands barred – street art links us to see the unsurfaced truths of society. It is a type of art that holds no restrictions or boundaries since they are merely images and text imposed on any surface imaginable. From buildings, to sides of highways, buses, trains, and desolate wall spaces, graffiti is seen everywhere. Rather than just being a public distraction or nuisance to those that do not understand, graffiti has the constructive power to convey

To understand graffiti, we shall open up our mindsets to the perspective that it is typically seen as a form of street art which involves tagging, but also involves the creation of more complex paintings. Graffiti and street art are the most globally operating forms of art we have seen so far: influenced by every culture they visit, graffiti writers and street artists travel the world to paint together and learn from each other. From its earliest days, it was done outside the law, with writers taking big risks when making their works, this sometimes leading to their arrests. Joe Capozzi, author of the ‘Mural Mystery: Was Graffiti Vandalism?’ article for The Palm Beach Post, asked “was it vandalism or a publicity stunt by the artist? And if

If the Mona Lisa were painted on the wall of Da Vinci’s neighbor’s house instead of on his easel, or if any classical painting commonly admired as genius were made without permission of the owner of the property it was made on, would you look at it the same way you do right now, or would you spit on it for being illegal despite just as beautiful? Graffiti is seen as “vandalism” and it’s illegal, and for those who are caught can be charged with a fine, community service, probation or even jail time at extreme cases. Most communities do not stop think about what the artist is trying to display, but rather choose to ignore it because in their minds the people who have done them are seen as “thugs”, or more technical, “taggers”. Graffiti in fact displays the truth about our society behind a picture, and these artist, their key purpose is to get people to think in a new light.

As a research topic, Graffiti has increasingly become a subject of analysis since the 1970s, as the outpouring of street art in New York City in that decade drew academic attention to the links between street art and marginalized groups. However, this research tended to define graffiti narrowly as being the use of spray paint or aerosol cans, and to associate it exclusively with small subsections

Cities combine an interesting array of persons with varied ethnic backgrounds, towering skyscrapers with fascinating structures surrounding their limits, and provide a haven for unique ideas to be cultured. It is unfeasible to clearly define what exactly a city fully encompasses; however, they involve more than simple establishments for the human race and contrast greatly depending on location. Within these massive metropolises, various forms of art can be typically found in museums, private galleries, and even on the crowded streets. Certain urban environments can become flooded with countless forms of graffiti and are created by numerous artists tagging a multitude of locations. Even through overwhelming controversy, graffiti remains an art form that allows certain communities to communicate through a medium that expresses their political and social philosophies, provides particular urban environments with beauty, and includes an assortment of artistic variations that make the art form difficult to label under a singular term. Graffiti of this nature should be reevaluated for its consideration as a crime in particular instances.

Art is express in many different ways. It is a form of visual expression. Art can be expressed in endlessly ways, such as music, films, writing, paints, designs, fashion, poetry, among others. One of the most controversial ways of expressing art is through graffitis. For many people, graffitis are a way to show disrespect to society, since most graffitis are painted on walls illegally. For others, it’s just another way to express art. Unfortunately, graffitis are considered to be done by gangs and mostly are found in poor neighborhoods.

Graffiti can be recognized as a form of art, or a crime, but I see it as mischievous beauty. Graffiti consists of inscriptions, slogans and drawings scratched, scribbled or painted on a wall or other public or private surface. In the book (Let The Great World Spin, 168), Fernando Yunque Marcano explains, “The ones you find in darkness. Way in the sides of the tunnels. The surprise of them. The deeper the better. Lit up by the moving lights of the train and caught for just an instant so that he’s never quite sure if he's seen them or not.”. Graffiti is used by people to express their deepest emotions, to give others a glimpse of a part of their life, whether it’s a triumph or a tragedy, or to have others ponder and relate it to their own lives,

There’s a lot of controversy today on whether Graffiti is a good thing or not. Graffiti has been seen by many as a destruction of property, but it is a form of expression and an artistic thought that should be allowed, per the First Amendment, as freedom of speech and not as breaking the law. I personally believe that Graffiti should be legal. I don’t believe it harms anyone or anything depending on the location. I believe Graffiti has many issues that every individual looks at differently. I think that Graffiti is looked at as Vandalism because of the location that the artists decide to put them in, and even the image of the actual painting itself. There a many different forms of Graffiti, like Street Art and Subway Art. But most Graffiti problems become a problem because no one listens to the people’s opinions on location and how they feel about it being vandalism. There are many different views on Graffiti being an art or not and I am going to talk about those things today.

"The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules, but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages." -Banksy. The topic of graffiti is a highly controversial, and Seattle is preparing a statement on whether graffiti is an art form or whether it's vandalism. But I'm here to tell you that all graffiti is street art not vandalism because, it takes lots of skill to do. It also uses lots of color and detail in it. Finally graffiti art because it is beautiful and gives people lots of happiness and joy.

Graffiti is considered art and is becoming increasingly recognized as a legitimate art.Graffiti can be color or in black and white.The laws on public property if chout you can go to prison or get find up to 10,000 dollars . Offenders can go to prison for ten years or more. Graffiti may also express underlying social and political messages.Well, my school need a way to stop graffiti. My thinking is you can get security guards to what's the schools and at night and on the weekends. Graffiti is illegal if you don't ask for permission of the property owner graffiti is colorful but

Or why would someone draw that. For example, “ [f]or many who catch sight of a tag or a mural on a wall, their glance leads quickly to speculation as to why someone wrote that word or drew an image in such a place” (Halsey & Young, 2006, p.3). Many questions asked and are only answered by, “ [t]he sociality of shared peer activity is another important reason why writers are attracted to graffiti culture” ( Halsey & Young, 2006, p.4). “Academic writing on graffiti has approached it in a number of ways, encompassing its analysis as sociological subculture, as juvenile delinquency, as a historical phenomenon and as a regulatory problem” (Halsey & Young, 2006, p.2). There is said that many young adults like to do graffiti art because it causes a rush through there body they get. A reaction that feels good enough for them to express themselves over graffiti. A theory was shared, “[b]roken windows theory,” which holds that low-level and petty crimes, if not addressed, create an atmosphere conductive to more serious and violent crimes” (Chan, 2009, p.2). Many believe if they do not stop crimes young or discipline kids at a young age it cause more violent people in the future. Graffiti is not just a crime in many ways it is more than people see it as just like shared, “ I'm not trying to make an argument that graffiti is art and not vandalism,” Professor snyder said in a phone interview, “I hope I’ve made it clear that it’s both” (Chan, 2009, p.2). “[t]he shifting threshold between ‘art’ and ‘vandalism’: writers’ reactions to ‘blank’ surfaces and ‘clean’ spaces, with other criminal activities” (Halsey & Young, 2006, p.2). Every empty place is a new canvas for an artist for someone who looks to

The purpose of this report is to provide basic and detailed information about Graffiti. The report will also include major reasons leading to graffiti, preventive measures that can be taken by people, data analysis of graffiti around U.S., and the proper recommendation about the alternatives we have to prevent graffiti. The report will also stress the effects graffiti has on our society and what are some influential factors that lead people to indulge in graffiti.