GRAFFITI
GOOD or BAD? Well that depends who you ask, and what the circumstances of where it is placed. Glenn started off the class by asking us for our input on this topic. It is a debatable topic since it has both good and bad parts to it. We can argue that it is a great way to express art, but at the same time argue that it is a bad thing to do on public property. Then again what really is public property? If way pay taxes on the roads and walls the city builds, does it not technically give us the right to deface it given that we pay for it? There are many great murals that are painted by graffiti artists, and depending where you are in the world the styles change. Although graffiti does get a bad reputation by these "artists" and "gangs" who feel it is cool to write gibberish on property to represent that it belongs to them. These type of people i do not appreciate, but i do appreciate the actual artists who take days to complete a mural that is planned out freehand on the spot most of the time. I feel like graffiti is a great way to express yourself as an art, but only if it is done in a spot that has the permit to do so. Although some people dont have access to it, they still like to express themselves through way of a spray can. The world may never have one PROFESSIONAL graffiti artist, but many of these artists have talent and go unrecognized since some might be breaking the law. All i know is that graffiti is very expressive and i enjoy taking pictures of actual vibrant colored graffiti.
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