Challenging The Use of Graffiti As Art or As Vandalism For The Public
posted on 16 August 2010 | posted in
Arts and Entertainment
Graffiti is most commonly thought of as the use of spray paint to put an image or writing onto a surface that it should not typically be on. This most usually includes the side of buildings, bridges, semi-trucks, or rail road cars. It can also be the writing that some restroom patrons leave on stall doors or what students may write on their desk at school.
Some people, however, use this as a display for their art, such as canvas art prints on corporate walls. Instead of gang writing, some people use this to make an image that is actually pleasing to the public or interesting artistically. Graffiti is categorized either as art or as vandalism by the viewer. Some may not see the actual artistic ability behind a given image, but others are able to see past where it is displayed and appreciate what the person was trying to convey. It is all in the eye of the beholder.
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