One of the most known graffiti artist, Banksy, has been “tagging” his art all around the world for the past 22 years. His graffiti art is usually done with stencils, but has also built physical prop pieces. Even with the government labeling graffiti as vandalism, Banksy purposely displays his art
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Many people believe that graffiti is a crime but always seem to miss the beauty and messages that come with it. A lot of graffiti is created by someone with a artistic mind that can only fit their thoughts on a huge wall like this picture. this is located on
Chicano Park, located in Barrio Logan, San Diego is a perfect example of the intersectionality of art and crime. When Chicano Park was created, it was created out of resistance and struggle. The city of San Diego had been promising the Barrio Logan community a park for several years so
The barrier between Israel and Palestine represents more than just a separation between two territories. Since the creation of Israel, both sides have fundamentally abhorred one another and in recent news have acted out their disgust by destroying both cities with bombs. One way it seems the proclaimed citizens of
In this short clip, it shows how many others see graffiti as an art form. But others, such as business owners are furious and call graffiti a crime. The art form that takes to make graffiti an “art” takes much effort and skills in formulating such design and image. I
When I ask around town and some friends, I ask,” Have you ever gone to Chicano Park Day?” Most say no whats that. Other people just say isn’t that the park with all the graffiti under the coronado bridge. I say yes, but it is not the park with all
Graffiti to many people is seen as an art and not as a crime. The one common objection is that graffiti is not art because it is vandalism and hence a criminal act. However, imagine music being played loudly and receiving a noise violation for disturbing the peace, a criminal
Punter a 19 year old caught after making up to $10 million dollars worth in damage. When they arrested him, they found black books, computer files and camera pictures of his artwork. The police state that some people may see it as art work but other might not. This is
For many crews and gang members they see graffiti as art not a crime. It helps them express social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression. Gangs also like to mark their territory or to serve as an indicator of gang-related activities also known as ‘tagging’. For
Too many people tagging and graffiti is a way to express themselves. They do it to mark their territory or to give respect to other taggers/gang members. I knew tagging and vandalizing property was illegal, but I never knew how seriously it was taken. The FBI has a specific Art