Graffiti

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In every community Graffiti is considered vandalism! It is an act of wrongdoing that is hated in a community as an action of hooliganism. But people fail to see the message Graffiti artist are trying to send to the public. Passing through building or train stations people witness these weird drawings all over the place usually in the ghetto. But we miss the message these artists are sending, and I’m not talking about little punks who tag walls with their names but specific artist who have a message to send. Graffiti is a form of art in its own way it is a more urban style for the youth so they can express their feelings or interpret their views in today’s world in a beautiful masterpiece so that people can see.
Art is way someone can express themselves usually about what they see, feel, and that’s how Picasso and Van Gogh did it. So Graffiti is an urban form of art that goes all the way to the Stone Age which was a way people sent messages for their lineage by drawing on walls. To this day we can see these messages on the walls, and it is very significant to historians. An Economist Elizabeth Currid-Halkett stated, “Cities that have more graffiti tend to be cultural and artistic hubs. And street art tends to give people who don’t have the resources to launch a more traditional art career a shot” (Ferro 1). Graffiti is not an act of vandalism rather it is a way of urban lifestyle it is a way of marking your stories, and getting your message across to the wall if it personal or something with value to the world. Some use it because they want to make a change like a way to raise awareness for the people that need it. A writer Jacob Kimvall expresses his idea about Graffiti he stated, “My paper will take the opposite point of view as...

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...lent, and it should not be considered vandalism. If you had Picasso drawing on your wall would you consider that vandalism or art? So why ruin a Picasso keep that drawing because that is true talent, and art for this generation.

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