Because of the amount of graffiti on our school has increased, we have to figure something out to stop it. One way we can have it be stopped is by putting up signs that say if vandilized you will be arrested. That will scare them away so they wont do it again. Another way we can get people to stop doing graffiti is by putting cameras all around the school. That will let us see who did it so we can catch them. In conclusion graffiti has increased, and we need to stop it now.
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.
The history of the underground art movement known by many names, most commonly graffiti begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the mid to late 60's, and started with bombing. The writers who are credited with the first effort are CORNBREAD and COOL EARL. They wrote their names all over the city gaining attention from the community and the local press. Then the movement made way to New York City where the teenagers would write graffiti on the subways. It is unclear whether this concept made way to New York City on purpose or if it was an accident.
The identity of a graffiti artist is hardly ever known unless they want to tag their art with their name or a nickname. Graffiti writers as a subculture are trying to express their political views through civil disobedience by painting pictures that speak out against the government. This subculture developed because they were tired of being oppressed by the government. Graffiti is one of the most enduring acts of protest. It is an important tool for the resistance movement as a way to publicize their protest. It is a visible and powerful form of protest that is going to promote change in the social justice by allowing oppressed groups of people express their viewpoints without being penalized by the
“Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.” ― Banksy, Wall and Piece In spite of the image being nice, it has a lot of problems that come along with it. This aspect of vandalism gives the police department many issues. One big issue is when students have graffiti on their backpacks; this gives cops a reason to believe that the person is in a gang. And taggers have been caught stealing the equipment from department stores, giving the police another reason to want this issue to come to an end. Why sell the product if it is illegal to
One example of when the youth used different forms of graffiti the resist legal, political, and religious authority, was the epidemic with the Berlin Wall. The youth at the time wanted to rebel against the German government and express themselves through the graffiti as well as making a statement and creating this form of resistance. Jeff Ferrell in the article, “Urban Graffiti: Crime, Control, and Resistance”, says that “Contemporary graffiti writing occurs in an urban environment increasingly defined by segregation and control of social space” (78). Graffiti also creates a sense of control for people who live in a community with poverty and hardships. They use graffiti to control their public space and how it looks. They want to create a space that represents them and show the public how they are living. Making graffiti illegal due to the fact that it is a way for young people, or anyone, to get their voices heard and their statements put out into the public is oppression. There has also been extreme measures to prevent graffiti. Local and city councils have set curfews in the past, along with rules such as no loud music in certain neighborhoods. Also, there have even been laws passed that charge the parents of children who have been caught doing the graffiti. Authorities are enforcing these rules to oppress voices of the urban youth. It is an infinite battle between artists and authorities. Criminalizing graffiti and oppressing people’s voices, will lead to more resistance against authority which just leads to a cycle that will never end. In the article, “The Reciprocal City: Performing Solidarity-Mediating Space Through Street Art and Graffiti”, Christensen and Thor argue that, “For artists, graffiti is a way to challenge that hegemony over corporate control of space as well as right of capital to dictate how spaces are shaped and adorned” (587). In this quote,
Everyone often expresses who we are or what we believe by what we wear. Students maintain constitutional rights for freedom of expression when it comes to school. To some extent our decisions about our appearance are protected as well. Keeping in mind that dress code policies vary from school to school, and there will often be disagreement about what makes up inappropriate clothing. Fear of school disruption is NOT enough to overcome freedom of expression. And wearing gang colors does NOT interfere with our learning nor with the rights of other students. A general ban on gang colors is too vague and therefore unconstitutional. Almost all colors are associated with gangs. Overall, school administers have no right to ban students from wearing gang affiliated colors in public schools.
Graffiti has been on the rise in popularity since its beginnings fifty years ago. Danielle Crinnion provides a brief history of graffiti arguing that “Philadelphia
will focus around the idea of why graffiti is more prevalent in un-surveillanced areas and
Ronald, Kramer helps to understand if graffiti is considered as illegal or legal, this article will support my essay because Ronald stress the issues that every graffiti art should be recognized for their work and should be considered as art. I will be using this source to support my idea for my main paragraph Graffiti is also introduced several cultures so they provide a place for graffiti writers to learn and grow their talents.
Should parents be responsible for graffiti all around the world?, in several cities such as Santa Ana, CA. Cities do not like the fact that there is spray painted alley art graffiti on there walls, buildings, and even shipping trucks. Lots of people think that parents are responsible for the cities things being vandalized. Lots of parents just let their children roam wherever they want, and give them a little too much freedom. Their children could have been vandalizing things for all we know. They think that their parents should be responsible for what they have done, well they shouldn’t be right?
Throughout high school, english was whatever to me. I never really cared about it other than just getting a paper done and turning it in. I would coast through the class, not putting my full potential into my paper. When I would ask my english teacher to revise my essays, I always received the same feedback “looks good”. I would think to myself like wow I put little amount of effort and my essay still comes out good. That itself made me think that english was pretty easy. Entering english 905, I had no idea what I was getting into. As the semester went on, Professor davis gave me new knowledge that none of my teachers in high school really specified on. Thinking about the way he teaches really makes me think about how my high school teachers
Graffiti is a form of art that people use to express themselves and to convey various messages to people in a particular community. In the movie "Graffiti Verite':. One of the graffiti artist explained that his purpose in doing graffiti is that it allows him to "express his anger' on the wall. Another kid by the name of "Jipsie" said that graffiti is a "form of growth". There were several different explanations that artists shared as well as several different reasons why they like graffiti. The common theme among the graffiti artist and taggers was that graffiti is simply a form of self-expression (Bryan). At the end of the film one tagger made a comment and said, "graffiti is not vandalism, but it is a beautiful crime". This comment did not make sense to me. Committing a crime, a hideous act, is not a beautiful thing to do by any means. Graffiti does not mean people can go around and draw and spray paint on other peoples property. Regardless of what types of graffiti are being expressed by the tagger, this type of self expression is considered vandalism when people decide to draw, destroy, or violate any persons property without consent. As a result of taggers committing the crime of vandalism, property owners, concerned citizens, and law enforcement officers spend too much time, money, and energy trying to put an end to the unlawful act of vandalism.
Graffiti started in the 1920s when gangs would tag train cars and walls to mark territory mainly in New York City. Graffiti took a different turn in the 1970s when young adults decided to use street art as an outlet to express their political and social outrage. This movement had soon gained the attention of the “adult” world. Graffiti was known as “creation through destruction” and to this day is still considered illegal in most parts of the world. In modern street art the mediums used have evolved past spray paint and now artists are using different methods with spray paint to progress their works past crude tags.
Graffiti is a beautiful art that expresses feeling and emotions. However, people think of it differently. Is it a crime or an art? Those talented people, young or old, a teenage, a child or an adult, have a passion for making graffiti art on street walls a...
When I was in high school, I was very involved in the arts. I took a band, choir and two years of visual art. During the years of high school, I knew that the fees for the art courses cost much more than other electives at my school. I also observed that the school focused more on their athletic and academics programs, than on their art programs. We had many fundraisers to raise more money for the art programs even after paying an already expensive fee to takes these electives. Schools are neglecting the visual arts programs and placing all of their money and focus on academics and athletics programs. I propose a balance between the arts, academics, and the athletics.