We are constantly seeing in the news how people have painted entire city walls; often times though, the news fails to mention the one beautiful piece out of the hundred other tags. The news is making these masterpieces look ugly and juvenile, even though street art can be just as stunning as art you would find in a museum. ‘Street art’/Graffiti is a form of art because of the precision painters are using, because of the fact they play off our emotions just as any other artist would, and because they can make something that is old and dying into something new and vibrant. Most artists tend to know what they are doing when they are painting and are able to envision how many people’s thoughts and choices will be changed when they see that particular piece when they pass by. …show more content…
For example, while travelling in California there was a painting of a fallen soldier on the side of a warehouse, although it may not seem like a lot to some (generally those who seem to be against graffiti,) it can mean a lot to the others who think about what they are looking at and have a background with the art. The soldier on the side of the warehouse related to me because my brother was a Marine before he got discharged from a medical problem he got while stationed at a base out of state. That soldier showed me that a lot worse could have happened than a back injury to my brother and that I should be thankful that he’s still alive unlike so many others who are fighting for our country. If people are able to connect with the art being painted they will most likely be more accepting of it rather than calling it a destruction of the
Jane Golden demonstrates the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Mural Art Program that has changed the appearance of the city in a positive way and that gives people a way to embrace how they feel. While Harriet F. Senie in Reframing Public Art and is stating that most public art is being ignored by people and is slipping away into urban-scape. Public art is often ignored art, we don’t know how those pieces of art are actually successful. Public art such as sculptures
Within the last few years, graffiti has been deemed an acceptable and tasteful genre of art. Long gone are the days where the spray can belonged exclusively to the local delinquent. From the past to present, there has been a shift in how street art is recognized by the general public and the government. Laws and policies are being put into place that both defend and threaten the promulgation of this creative medium. By both protecting and prohibiting, the government displays an inconsistent and confusing relationship with street art. When art is so subjective, it can become challenging to delineate the fine line between vandalism and creativity. This essay will discuss the changing public perception of graffiti, the trademark and copyright battles between graffiti artists and property owners, the categorization of street art as an artform, and the beneficial aspects of commissioned street murals.
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After all, what was once considered vandalism is now validated as art, showing society’s eventual acceptance of the subculture. Previously deemed as visual detritus, urban art is now seen as a possible vehicle of thought, forging relationships between artist and audience. It provokes thought and arouses consciousness within viewers in the most unconventional and unexpected places. But what would happen if the mainstream culture finally caved in to street art? Or what if the street art movement eventually succumbs to the laws set out by the government?
People around the world have different ways to express their feelings through. It could be done legally or illegaly. One way in which it could be done is through art like graffiti. Graffiti is a form of art where people express their feelings by spraying colors on street walls. It is actually a very interesting kind of art, as it is not easy to draw with sprays and to express yourself using some kind of symbols on walls that represent something deep inside you. Since the beginning of time, people have been debating on whether graffiti is legal or not. If you think about it for a second, you will find each and every reason for graffiti to be legal, but people till now tend to accuse it as a form of crime. Since when is art a crime? Since when is expressing your feelings in a peaceful way is a crime? Graffiti could not just be used on walls of other people’s property, it as well could be done on portraits and sold and actually in Brazil many people travel there to see the graffiti portraits in the galleries. Graffiti grabs people attention in a way and raises people’s awareness of something through drawing. Isn’t it just beautiful to draw something that grabs people attention and raises their awareness towards something and then credit you for doing so? Therefore, graffiti is passionate beautiful kind of art that I do not think it should be seen as a crime, instead as an astonishing form of art.
In ‘Street Art: The Transfiguration of the Commonplaces’ Riggle presents his theory of the conditions in which an artwork can be considered ‘street art’. One of the most important of his points being "An artwork is street art if, and only if, its material use of the street is internal to its meaning” (246). Riggle also presents a series of conditions for art to be considered street art. These are conditions are:
Street art is visual art created in public locations. Common forms and media include spray paint graffiti, stencil graffiti, wheatpaste poster art, sticker art, street installations, and sculpture. Street art is displayed in a community on its surrounding buildings, streets, and other publicly viewed surfaces. Composed to make a public statement about the society artists live in. The work has moved from the beginnings of graffiti and vandalism to new modes where artists work to bring messages, to an audience.
It is always art. Banksy and Guetta never focus on the affects that this ‘art’ could have on people. This art results in businesses having their walls vandalized, which results in them paying people to clean it off, or wasting time to fix the
Street art is understood to be a subculture of graffiti, but cannot be simply defined as one form (Hughs). “Street art, originally coined by Allan Schwartzman in 1985 (Lewisohn, 2008),
Mention the word graffiti and what typically comes to mind is something unpleasant and distasteful like indecent language scribbled on a wall of a store or crude pictures. Most graffiti is characterized as vandalism on property that does not belong to the culprit. Graffiti also displays negative graphics that promote some type of vulgar message such as violence, sex, drugs, gangs, and racism. On the other hand, when the terms “street” and “art” come together, a blast of colorful creations upon blank slates on the street comes to mind. Although street art is technically considered graffiti, it is a type of graffiti with positive qualities, but certain figures in society find street art to be, in some way, disruptive. If used properly, street art can be appreciated artistically and socially. Despite the negative stigma attached to graffiti, street art has emerged as a progressive valuable art form whose vast history, surge in popularity, and urge for social change warrant its classification as a fine art.
The beauty of art is that everyone has a different opinion of what they consider art. A highly debated topic is if graffiti can be considered art. Technically speaking, it is usually vandalism but people believe it is also art. Although it is in fact vandalism, graffiti is still art because it is self-expression of the individual and can even convey powerful messages that can reach out and affect the everyday person.
Common mediums used are stencils, prints, and murals. Graffiti is often considered to be art because of new artists, such as One of the main reasons street art is considered a crime is because it is believed to deface the property of which it has been applied to. Another problem being that Graffiti is costly to clean, in major cities the budget for cleaning graffiti can be in the millions. There is a solution to this problem that one city in Australia has applied. Police in Fremantle, Australia are focusing on getting rid of tags and less desirable graffiti but leaving the rest up because they believe it impacts the “culture and vibrancy of the city.”
... Although it is unfortunate that artistic graffiti has gained a negative undertone because of its association with gang graffiti, the positive conceptions of this form of graffiti would be restored if only the public were more knowledgeable of what graffiti consisted of. Graffiti should be categorized as art because of the required skillful elements, the expressive display of artwork from a particular graffiti artist, and the universal acceptance of graffiti as an art. For these reasons, the public’s outlook on graffiti should shift. In order to shift this view of graffiti as vandalism to art, people need to look past the act of the graffiti, and rather invest into the beauty of the art found within graffiti.
When we are walking down the streets we sometimes see very pretty and magnificent art on walls and always wondered how people can draw that well. The U.K. spends nearly $1.3 million for cleaning up graffiti on street walls. A lot of people think graffiti is a bad thing, but it's actually not, such as, graffiti lets tourist embrace the art, there is a new bill for graffiti, and graffiti is now recognized for economic, cultural, and social good.
Graffiti will always be looked down upon by authority. “There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission (Banksy).Those who have no appreciation for graffiti will never realize its true impact and meaning. I know that I can’t change this, but the opinions of others also can’t change the fact that it is an art form. No matter what form of art you express yourself through whether it be painting, sculpture, or photography. You are telling a story about what you are feeling.