It's referred to as both street art and grafitti; both beautiful and ugly. And it can go either way. Tags on street corners, dirty saying scrawled onto buildings; true, grafitti will always have it's ugly half. But from the same area comes a great deal of beauty.
Take for example the street artist Miss Van. She began as a young artist in the city, painting simple line-drawings on walls. Over time she improved her skill. And now her paintings are located in museums in Paris.
Why are grafitti artists so looked down on? They are just as valid as any other artist. Do we get angry with young ladies playing the violin on a street corner? No, certainly not. But the unwanted distribution of their art is the same as the unwanted creation of grafitti. We see grafitti as a gross, dirty thing. But in reality, it is as lovely as any other form of art.
So, what's the Piper trying to play?
Art is perception. Next time you see scrawled grafitti, look closer. There's talent there.
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Perhaps. But maybe people should get their talent down on paper, not on some random wall--which I'm almost sure is illegal to begin with.
I'd rather stare at some artwork any day, even if it is just bubble-lettered four letter words. It's an expression of the woes of poverty and life in general.
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i perfer to think of it as public art.
True some can be very pretty, but should people be allowed to tag were they want? Why not ask for the city for permission, they get recognition for it, and maybe the city will protect it from being tagged by gangs.
I don't see why being tagged by gangs is a bad thing. it's personal expression, regardless of the person's affiliation with any group.
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Because the city will make it much harder and censor what one paints.
I agree with what you're saying because I like some grafitti; but before you decide to do grafitti somewhere, can you ask the owner of a building, train conductor, etc. for their permission to show your work, instead of just doing it without asking?