Graffiti as a Form of Art

Although many people believe that Graffiti is vandalism, it is infact art because many museums display graffiti, people are interested in it, and it displays beauty and emotional power. Many people have learned to appreciate graffiti as an art form and have opened their eyes to the beauty and emotional power it holds. From the video on CBS News, “Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism,” Laura Fanning (museum visitor) explains at 1:42 “… now I see it as more of a commentary and a statement of ‘I’m leaving my mark’…” This quote exhibits a museum visitor whose perception of graffiti changed when she went to a museum that displayed Graffiti. The same message is delivered in the article, “Graffiti Art at the Museum of the City of New York: Writing Was on the Wall, and Some Still Remains” by Ken Johnson. Page one of the article reads, “In 1989, Mr. Wong founded his Museum of American Graffiti on the top floor of a townhouse in the East Village, but real estate complications ended that venture after only six months. In 1994, suffering from AIDS, Mr. Wong donated his collection to the Museum of the City of New York and returned to his hometown, San Francisco, where he died in 1999.” The quote from this article informs the reader that museums will accept people’s collections of graffiti to use in their museum. Museums are usually interested in art and when a museum accepts someone’s personal collection that they have donated it must mean that it is truly art. Not only are museums interested in graffiti as an art form, but many people have come to accept graffiti as an art and take interest in it too.

As stated above, graffiti can be viewed in museums, but they can also be seen in public galleries and peoples homes. From the article by Robin Newton, ...

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...r signatures on 18 of the statues.” Although many people will look at this and see it as vandalization, if one looks past that and thinks maybe someone was trying to leave their mark on what they feel about the sculptures then it has a whole new meaning. In the article, “Graffiti and Street Art: 3” by Robin Newton, it reads “… in many countries, writing or painting on public or private property is considered vandalism.” The “vandalism” is displayed in museums all around the world, many people have recognized graffiti and become more interested, and lastly, many people appreciate it for the beauty and emotions tied into the artwork. Even though many people think that Graffiti is vandalism, it is infact ast because it is displayed in museums/ galleries all around the world, people give are interested and give it recognition and it displays beauty and emotional power.