Pros And Cons Of Graffiti

What is art? Many people agree that art is an external representation of emotions on the inside and mostly anything can be considered art. But why is graffiti not considered art when the pieces could be better than the “classics” that are placed in museums? People should expand their ideas on graffiti and stop looking at it as an act of rebellion and more of an act of self-expression. Graffiti should be considered an art form because there are no boundaries as to what art is, also graffiti can convey statements that can benefit society whether they’re political messages or a depiction of a controversial topic, graffiti makes people think. Lastly graffiti should be considered a form of art because artists are creating new forms and styles of art rather than traditional paint on canvas.

Art is limitless, so who is the judge as to what is art and what is not art. “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing wo.nm rks to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power” "Art 1." Art: Definition of Art in Oxford Dictionary (American English) (US). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2015. From the definition there is no guideline as to what art is, therefore almost anything can be art. If it makes you feel emotion or makes you think, whether you hate it or not, you are still thinking about it and still feeling a type of emotion towards it, so from this minimal definition, graffiti is technically art. From the definition, graffiti fits in, but in society graffiti does