Is Graffiti Art? Graffiti has loomed between the borders of true art, mindless trash and a way of solely getting your name around. Is Graffiti the everyday scrawlings of misdirected teenagers or the well-laced masterpiece by a keen eye? For years the opinions have changed and shifted. Currently there is not a consensus about whether graffiti can yet be classed as art. Art to some people would be the great works of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Bottachelli, Matisse, Van Gough, and Monet but
Art surrounds our plant from cost to cost, and it changes our views on the world. Although it seems we still can not distinguish art from mockery, it forces us to look at the ugly side of a modern art that is vulgar. Graffiti a term that comes from the Italian word that means to scratch known as graffio (“Graffiti.” Issues and Controversies). Street art as some call it has become very popular among want to be artist;however, there is one problem it's illegal. The law should not put up with this
Graffiti should it be considered vandalism or art? Does it matter where the graffiti is drawn or who by or, is it as simple as its on a public building and no matter how artistic it looks it's vandalism. There are many views on whether graffiti should be considered art. Graffiti is becoming more acceptable in the modern day with over eighty percent of teenagers now thinking its a valid form of self expression. Furthermore there are amny people who belive that, " An artist that has made use of a rundown
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
Overview Graffiti is drawing or writing typically with spray paint of an image, name or scribbles on a wall of a public place. Graffiti in New York began in the 70’s and 80’s that changed the entire city. It has created a different form of art that is also controversial. Background • Traced back to early human’s example chauvet and lascaux cave which are paleolithic • Roman/Greek would write professions of love, political messages, or contemplative thoughts • 1500s Spanish Conquistadors made
called this writing phenomenon graffiti. Graffiti is defined as “the act of inscribing or drawing on walls” for the purpose of communicating a message to the general public (Merriam Webster). The term comes from the Greek word "Graphein," which means 'to write.' As the times have changed, so have the forms of writing on the walls has taken. Today, a few different classifications separate graffiti such as the gang graffiti that street gangs use to mark their turf, graffiti that people write to express
Most people can distinguish between art and vandalism. However, graffiti takes special section of art. Graffiti has been has been around since the days of ancient Rome and Greece. People have been “tagging” for hundreds of years. However it was in the 1970’s and 80’s that the form of art was created. With the creation of hip hop, graffiti started becoming very popular, especially in African American communities such as the South Bronx. Graffiti is considered a visual form of hip hop, but perhaps
considered art? Many people have different perspectives on what art it. When we talk about art what first images pop into your head? Most likely it’s some old European art galleries. Perhaps the most famous “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh. Is “art” still considered art even if it’s in a form that may not be ideal for a whole society? When it comes to graffiti, many people have very different opinion on whether or not it is an art or if it’s vandalism. Some people believe that graffiti is not
One of the most controversial art styles is known as Graffiti. Depending on the artist, it a work of art can include a minimum of one or two colors to an extraordinary amount of colors. Since this is a taboo form of art and more often completed in secrecy, untraditional use of spray paint is the primary source of paint for such artist; however, there are some cases in which markers, acrylic paint and stencils are used. Therefore, the paint strokes, as opposed to brush strokes, are free formed with
Dina Afifi 900131433 Dr.Hadya El-Minyawi Rhet 1010 First Draft 3 May 2014 Graffiti Art 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
Art: Is Graffiti a Masterpiece to be Noticed? Cities are colored secretly by pictures drawn by painters of the night. Numerous underground artists are perused by the red and blue lights for painting empty canvases seen only as just another building wall. Although faced with fines and possible sentencing, those who pass by these imprints can be seen as pieces of art. The word “art” could be defined an expression of oneself on a canvas, the act of performing a creative activity, and/or the representation
it is hard to not notice the spectacular drawings on walls, these are an assortment of graffiti forms, some of them named: Wildstyle, Stencil, Heaven and Piece. It is not a novel case for Egyptians as for centuries ancient Egyptians have been decorating their temples and documenting their history through pharaonic drawings on walls, which can be considered one of the oldest forms of graffiti. The art of graffiti has developed a lot since then in terms of technique and tools. Instead of engraving walls
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
Can graffiti be considered as art? Art is an expression of one’s mind or imagination through drawings and paintings on a canvas or words written in a book. Graffiti is an expression as well of one’s imaginations or feelings through words, or drawings displayed on a surface such as a building, wall or subway train. Graffiti can be traced back to the beginning of time with the cavemen. Many caves have drawings done by cavemen. The cavemen used what they had available, whether it was a rock, a stick
types of art every day and rarely do we no't recognize it. One of those types of work of art is street art. We can see street art in many of different ways yet probably one of the most widely recognized forms is graffiti. Our society in the past has seen graffiti as a offensive act, but, now a days graffiti is an extensive piece of the mainstream art industry. It has found its way into art galleries and because of the community of artists who challenge and motivate each other, graffiti should be
"Graffiti-Art Exhibit Is Artless to Police Commissioner Bratton" by Pia Catton covers the opinion of a police commissioner about graffiti art being portrayed as vandalism. Police commissioner Bratton views graffiti as a destructive force that has defaced the streets and subway cars of many neighborhoods and considered to be vandalism. Needless to say that Bratton doesn't even think that it's appropriate for kids to see, because according to him it's an atrocious depiction of what art is supposed
know what Graffiti art is; well we think we know because of the “modern” graffiti art that is still occasionally seen. However Graffiti Art has been tracked back all the way to the time of 1851. Firstly graffiti comes from the Italian word “graffiato” meaning scratched and was later called graffiti through the media as we see it today. ‘Additionally early forms of graffiti were seen back in ancient Italy at the ruins of Pompeii’ in 1851. “Painting on sidewalks, and other forms of graffiti, is still
Tre Graffity Paradigm: The Art of the Piece It’s 11:00 p.m. on a Tuesday when three young men, barely high school age, slip through a chain-link fence and into a New York City trainyard. Each carries a duffel bag, from which can be heard the rattling and clanking of spray cans. Six hours later, they re-emerge, their hands stained with paint and their bags almost empty. What have they done? Inside the yard now stands a freshly painted mural, sixty feet wide and twelve feet high. The work
Studio Art - James Borg Question 7-Identify an art industry issue that you have studied this year. -Identify and describe key ideas and/or concerns in the issue. -What do you think about the issue. Art Industry Issue -Is graffiti becoming more of a crime than art and how can it be controlled. Graffiti originated in New York in the late 1970s. It started off with locals writing their names on walls and subway train just for fame. Before and after that though there were other types of graffiti such
Illegal Art Graffiti has been around for centuries. It can be seen on buildings, cars, and anything that can be painted with a spray can. Since graffiti came to exist, there has been much debate on whether it is an art form or an illegal activity. While it has been banned and deemed illegal all over the world, it still persists in today’s society. Along with the controversy that comes with graffiti, many commonly known stereotypes are apparent within the act of graffiti. Stereotypically, graffiti is