Banksy

express themselves. Graffiti is art and shouldn't be illegal. Expressing yourself creatively shouldn't be a crime. Many people think that adults doing graffiti influences younger kids do it. That's simply not true. A graffiti artist by the name of 'Banksy', who is an unidentified artist in England, says "Imagine a city where graffiti wasn't illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colors and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stop

to be an art form ever since. For more information, please click the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EW22LzSaJA. There have been several famous and influential graffiti artists over the years such as Iz the Wiz, Dondi and Banksy. In fact Banksy is one of my favorite graffiti artists as I am a fan of

Ottilie Cooper-Ohm Mrs. McLaughlin Comp I October 20, 2015 Types of Graffiti Whether it’s in a positive or negative way, it is clear that graffiti has a large impact on today’s society. However, the majority of people have little to no knowledge about this emerging art form that surrounds them. Graffiti comes in a multitude of different styles and formats, from the quotes and numbers that constantly pop up inside bathroom stalls and on school desks to works of art that encompass entire buildings

(253) “In contrast to government-commissioned public art, street art is illicit and subversive in nature. Therefore, most street artists, including Banksy, use pseudonyms to avoid legal prosecution for vandalism.”(Chung 27) Banksy’s street art does not focus on competing with rival artists, but focuses on engaging with a broader audience in a deeper level. He provokes his audience by deeply expressing

What is Street Art? The definition of street art and graffiti is almost impossible to pin down.Generally it is a free public art that is inspired by the urban environment and includes a lot of extraordinary styles such as graffiti, sticker, video projection, street posters , art intervention and many others. Originally the spray can was essential to graffiti and other pieces of work. They were usually created on walls. However, more recently, street art has come to surround a range of materials aside

Battersea power station, you can see a floating pig, reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s album cover for “Animals”. As Theo enters the court in the background, you can see a painting of two policemen kissing which is quite a famous piece by the street artist Banksy. After Theo enters the apartment he is greeted by his cousin Nigel. Behind him is

You see it everywhere. You see on buses, on walls, on trains, everywhere. It has made many gawk while others just don’t see a reason to it. Graffiti has many connotations, some good and some bad. It’s the thrill that drives these crazy risk-takers to get their names known. Seeing graffiti through the eyes of an artist who only sees his masterpiece. Graffiti has been here longer then you think. Though you may see destruction of property he only see his art and freedom of expression. Being a graffiti

I- The art house documentary Exit through the gift shop bares a “Banksy film” label, which it lives up to, in true Banksy fashion, by centering the narrative on anyone but visual the rhapsode himself. Like the rhapsodes, traveling storytellers who spread fables across Ancient Greece, Banksy spreads morals throughout the craft of street art, without the subject involving himself directly, and in Exit through the gift shop the Britain bound artist has continued to do so. By emphasizing Thierry Guetta

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

Graffiti has been called vandalism by many people. If cities around the world, converted old abandon buildings and warehouses into places where art can bloom, this would change the world and would/could decrease or even stop illegal public defacement of property. Graffiti may be seen as vandalism, but graffiti has many positive attributes associated with it as well. Having abandoned buildings and warehouses in cities are a major burden and problem. Cities should help me turn abandoned buildings around