Chaimae Wardei Prof. SeeperSad ENG 101 12-2-12 Is Graffiti an Art or a Crime? Through the years‚ people have expressed themselves in different ways and manners. Some have chosen photography‚ drawings or sculpture. Others came up with new ways like graffiti which is a new form of urban expression that made controversial reactions. I believe that some graffiti is an artistic performance because of its expressive nature‚ beautiful display‚ and creative ways
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Anthony Driver Banksy Banksy is an English based graffiti artist‚ political activist‚ and film director whose identity is unknown. He is most known for is stencil graffiti which is when an artist uses an outline to produce an image that is easily reproduced. Most people would say that his style is similar to Blek le Rat aka the father of stencil graffiti. Banksy says he was inspired by an artist by the name of 3D. An artist who became one of the founding members of Massive Attack. He started
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Graffiti is a form of art. The art of graffiti is probably the most common form of art found in the world. Whether it is your “tag”‚ or a mural on the side of a building‚ graffiti is present worldwide. Even in our town you can walk around the middle school and find some form of graffiti. But how can you define graffiti? Graffiti starts at the bottom level‚ the “tag”. A tag is a graffitist’s signature that is usually an alternate alias. It is written so that the reader cannot read it easily. Tags
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individual is often faced with uncertainty when the topic of graffiti arises. The public often portray graffiti as a destructive act towards his or her surroundings however; graffiti can also be considered a form of self-expression. Many questions can be made pertaining to the graffiti movement‚ but the main question is graffiti a crime or an art? The answers lie in the complex phrase of “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Graffiti portrays contemporary sub-cultured art through its versatility
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Graffiti requires skill and dedication‚ just like any art form. Because it can be used illegally (for example‚ tagging) does not deny the fact that it is art. The proper way to use the skill of graffiti is to practice on a poster board‚ or if you own a house‚ maybe on the back of your garage‚ or on the inside where no one can be offended by it. I do not agree with graffiti that threatens or includes profanity. Graffiti can be beautiful and breathtaking to look at. Graffiti is an art with no question
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cover of darkness. We never see them and they are known only by their tagging pseudonyms. Banksy is a British graffiti artist‚ political activist‚ film director‚ and painter. It has been said‚ Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol‚ England. The son of a photocopier technician‚ he trained as a butcher but became graffiti artist. Style Banksy began as a freehand graffiti artist in 1990–1994 as one of Bristol ’s DryBreadZ Crew (DBZ). He was inspired by local artists and his work was
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interesting video popped up. I saw a man being video recorded while he was climbing up a fence of a military airport. Then‚ he ran quickly towards the Air Force One‚ which is the personal aircraft of the President of the United States‚ and tagged a graffiti drawing on the jet. It gave me a big shock after watching the video because that man actually sneaked in to the US military airbase and tagged the Air force One aircraft. The event was being broadcast on some major TV channels. After making everything
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Graffiti is a crime. It’s wrong. It is wrong to plaster negative manifestos in the public eye‚ it is wrong to abuse our surroundings and it is wrong to deface -to destroy the environment we share. However‚ this destructive infection that I refer to as graffiti is not done in spray paint. Graffiti is not gang names on subway walls‚ nor is it murals done without permission. I am here today‚ to unveil the truth of what real graffiti is. But first‚ allow me to define art. I have come to realize that
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Graffiti Is Vandalism and not an Art Name Professor Institution Course Date Graffiti is Vandalism and Not an Art Graffiti is a quite new and growing form of expression that brings various controversies due to its connection of illegality. The question therefore is what comes into your mind when you first see graffiti? I must first bring your attention to what exactly graffiti‚ art and vandalism are before taking sides. Oxford dictionary defines graffiti as ’ ’markings‚ slogans‚ written
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perspective of graffiti artists. The way they express themselves is truly unique to me. I wish I was able to draw or do graffiti‚ because it would be the type of way I would want to express myself: to establish my own artwork and make it possible for the entire city to see. I feel as if graffiti is another way to bring people together. When people take a certain class‚ the people in that class are brought together by it because they have a common interest in it. It may not be the best way‚ but graffiti artists
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