Graffiti... Vandalism or art?

[Music Makes Me Pwn]

Depends what kind your talking about. CRIP BLOCK B'Z DOWN. [The one on my street] Just looks retarded.

 

[Dhaka2]

Graffiti can be classed as a style of writing... on paper or something is art, on walls/public property is vadalism

 

[stay bombin]

obviosly i tag...but the bullshit little tags may take some skill to flare,cone,and can control but it does make an area look bad. i think going under bridges and places where the public doesnt normally see to put pieces up is ok. if you disagreee look at my myspace pics...www.myspace.com/rideandbomb
look at my graff pics and if u think graff is just vandalism let me see you do a piece or mural. case close

 

[KottonmouthKing4200]

Graffiti is art to me, i was wondering if you could do something for me. Could you make me a graffiti sign for me, can you make it say KottonMouthKing, because i can see you have skills if you made the other one. Ok Thanks man.

 

[stay bombin]

me???
if ur talkin bout me then pm me so we dont spam this topix

 

[arsenal_osborne]

i think it should be legal as stuart had them pics its true thouh, them dubz suck and its vandalism the first one its art in my opinion.

 

[Jake_]

The opinion of one would depend on your, age & taste. I mean sure I love seeing Grafitti all over the walls because it' makes me have a sense of 'WOW' that people have the talents and abilities to create such... Masterpieces and yet the throw it away by doing it illegally. Of course people on a Political side would hate it because it lowers people wanting to visit their city, it' could be possibly ruining gouverment property, statues or other things like that, that have been around for awhile or mean something to someone.

 

[Occured]

"Just because some graffiti has more color than others, or more time put into it, does not make it any less artsy than the one next to it."
I totally disagree, I don't see how anybody could consider someone writing "SCOTT 4 HANNA" at a bus-stop as art. Compare a piece by let's say Cope and some 10 year old writing his name at a bus-stop. Obviously one has to be more 'artsy' than the other. Time and effort make it more into art, I don't think it's fair to say that you can compare them.

It's alright saying that you should not do graffiti as you're throwing talent away. Many graffiti artists have become where they are now from being noticed on the streets, banksy/cope there's many I could name (those are the most famous). That's the insentive given, and people should have pride of what they've done. So many people will see your piece and admire/hate it, and to think you did it is quite an achievement.

Graffiti is art to me, i was wondering if you could do something for me. Could you make me a graffiti sign for me, can you make it say KottonMouthKing, because i can see you have skills if you made the other one. Ok Thanks man. - I'll have a go.

 

[Occured]

View attachment 7438 took 10 mins, will do a good one for you if you pay

 

[rs nechryeal]

i believe that under certain conditions it is vandalism. such as writing a gang name or something. but if it has actual meaning then it is art

 

[Occured]

Finally someone with sense!

 

[ARM3DNINJA3]

welli live in britain and was going to paris the other day and i was driving down a french motorway and teh sides of the road where covered in graffiti and personally i thought it livened up the place i mean i was practically dying of boredom but this made it a bit better just looking at the graffiti but in some places like towns etc it spoils the town...basically depends where it is

 

[shakaka]

It is both.

It may look good, but not in the side of a building. Take your artwork elsewhere.

 

[X Zero]

It really depends.
Tags in my opinion are Vandalism, but achulal "graffiti art" is fine just as long as its in a place thats no too viable (Under bridges and so forth)

In my area theres tags EVERYWHERE, gang tags and just random shit like "FUCK"

but i live in down south Adelaide so it was excepted.

 

[Stuart]

I actually like walking in areas and seeing graffiti art like that has characters or some actual artistic flair, people going by with markers and drawing something like "WGF" in basic word style is just pathetic.

There should be areas where you are permitted to do graffiti because it might stop some of the vandalism.

 

[Nymphadora]

It's kool .. It's art.
Vandalism .. A term which over time, people changed the meaning of GREATLY.

I'm not using sulphuric acid to do the graffiti, so it technically isn't vandalism. It may be offensive, but not vandalism. Offensive, rude, cruel, and distraught, but not vandalism.

Hammering a wooden desk is vandalism. Tagging a wall is not.
Whether I would classify some graffiti as art or stupidity, well .. That's on the person doing it.

 

[Occured]

welli live in britain and was going to paris the other day and i was driving down a french motorway and teh sides of the road where covered in graffiti and personally i thought it livened up the place i mean i was practically dying of boredom but this made it a bit better just looking at the graffiti but in some places like towns etc it spoils the town...basically depends where it is

Yeah, I remember going to Paris. The pieces done along the road, and on trucks looks quite sweet. They are proud of it and should be too. NY graffiti after seing it isn't what it is hyped upto be. Maybe back in the 80s it was with the first people doing full scale pieces. Now it's young kids trying to make a name for themselves with a marker or a single colour. It doesn't work.

 

[Occured]

"There should be areas where you are permitted to do graffiti because it might stop some of the vandalism." - Stuart
I totally agree, but don't think it would stop the problem. People do graffiti art to get their name out, to have people walk past and admire it.

I also REPEAT, I am for graffiti 'ART' not 'VANDALISM'. Yes, you may say "well graffiti is vandalism" and yes in the eyes of the law, you're right. I feel that if somebody does a great piece of work, with time and care taken it's art, I do NOT agree with taggers one bit.

Graffiti actually is a tourist attraction which many areas take huge profit from, e.g. people travel from all over to see Banksy's work in the UK.

 

[Rhysy]

It's not really a big deal. If it's a big meaningful peace, Then i would permit it. But if it's some biginner shit. Get outta here.

 

[megaman 2006]

Graffiti is vandalism. If they wanted to paint some art on walls they could ask a shop owner or pay for a wall themselves. Instead they decide to go the illegal route; and for that, it is vandalism.