Work of art or work of distractions?
As an avid watcher of History Channel’s Gangland, I have seen graffiti plastered around every piece of community property. Personally, I respect someone willing to deface public property, get away with it, and then, possibly, get the work seen on a national television show. The other day outside of my dorm room in Baumhart, I saw a plain white truck whose ‘walls’ were covered with graffiti and quite frankly; I was in awe of the talent.
Should these works of art turn off a person because it is public property or because it is works of unknown origins? One of the best things about graffiti is that it is a representation of a person and that it is creative pieces of artworks that everyone can see. If you can’t afford a ticket into a museum, don’t worry, you can walk down your local alley way and find some graffiti work.
Within my final group project, we decided to document street art and I thought that there was just one clear definition of street art. Apparently I was sorely mistaken. There are 3 types of these works:
• Tagger: who would tag his/her name or possible street gang name on a piece of public property.
• Graffiti artist: one who would place, possibly demeaning items, on a public walk-way or area.
• Street-art: a mural on a side of a building for example could be definition or example of street art.
These sidewalk masterpieces or subway masterpieces make a city stand out and creates character.
Would I personally want my business to be plastered with graffiti that could possibly be rude or create issues towards consumers, no.
Would I want to open the eyes of consumers would artwork that expresses self-expression, yes.
