How Graffiti Artists Can Make the Public Think Twice
posted on 24 January 2011 | posted in
Arts and Entertainment
To many, the site of graffiti scrawled all over a city is an indicator of crime and poverty. This is somewhat of a valid-viewpoint, although it is important to understand that there can be a time and place for everything and certain types of graffiti have more merit than other acts of reckless vandalism. For example, a tasteful and artistic mural on a boxcar or under a bridge may not be as much of as eyesore as a unoriginal, cookie-cutter tag the wall of a major highway.
In fact, such art has been reproduced as canvas art prints and the likes of Banksy's artworks can be seen on corporate walls around the world.
The responsibility of determining what types of graffiti can be credited as art and what types are nothing more than destruction of property falls to the community of graffiti artists. Those who want to see graffiti become more accepted in their city should make efforts to increase the quality of their work and the tastefulness of their presentation. By making it clear that fellow graffiti artists should be aware of their medium and their message before hitting the streets, artists will certainly begin to gain more acceptance in modern communities.
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