Graffiti is Art
Graffiti is a form of art, not vandalism. Graffiti takes the same amount of creativity and speaks to people just as much as any other art form. Graffiti has encouraged social changes and pointed out issues in our world that need to be solved. Many artists are shamed for making Graffiti when it is very important to our world.
Graffiti adds something new to every city. The kind of street art that is within a city defines the vibe of the community. People will always remember street art because of the effect it had on them. Just like any other art form, people feel what the artist is feeling or they interpret the art differently that speaks to them. Either way, Graffiti has a big impact on the people who come across it.
Life always throws surprises and sometimes the best things in life can be a surprise. You never know when you turn a corner in a city if there will be a giant wall of street art. Graffiti can offer closure and answers to someone going through internal struggles of their own. It doesn’t matter whether Graffiti is on a canvas or a wall, it still has a great impact on the viewer.
This type of art can also point out issues in our world which pushes change in our society. Banksy is a famous Graffiti artist that is known for creating dark humor pieces with some about issues in our world. Below is a piece of a child holding a gun ready for war, but the amolition for the gun is crayons. The child is standing around many colorful flowers but the child does not seem happy.
Because of this piece of artwork, people have been protesting and pushing for social change. Children should not be serving in the military, they should be being children, running, playing, coloring, and going to school. Many people didn’t know that in other countries children are serving in militaries. This piece of art has opened the eyes of thousands and has sparked change in our world.
Another artist named Bikismo created this piece of artwork below. It can be interpreted in many different ways depending on a person’s background and what they have been through during their lifetime. Street art speaks to everyone in many different ways. Because of this, the piece of artwork below has had a great impact on people all around the world.
Because of the impact Graffiti has had around the world, it should not be considered vandalism. Graffiti is raw, creating an uncensored message for the viewer. Vandalism is destruction, not artwork exposing social changes that need to happen. Abby Steinour from The Temple News says, “The world is a canvas, and strokes and sprays of paint make any city more stimulating and colorful”. The world is our place to express ourselves as humans and we have a right to do that. The world would be extremely boring if no one expressed who they were.
If everyone was the same and never showed their true colors figuratively and literally, we would all be the same. If it weren’t for art and expression there would be nothing that makes us unique. The things we have today might not be here. We would not have the evolution of music, TV, agriculture, and fashion if the idea of people being themselves never existed.
This is still a problem in our society today. People are scared to show who they really are. What people need to do more often is be themselves. Act as if you are a Graffiti artist showing off your life as art. Your life is not vandalism. Being yourself is the most important, so be who you want to be and don’t be ashamed, because there is not one Street artist that is ashamed of their artwork.
Vandalism is destruction. In no way is Graffiti destroying a wall or hurting anyone. It is simply bringing new light to an issue and letting people be themselves. If we didn’t have Graffiti, how would artists be different from others and what would make them stand out? Graffiti is art, not vandalism because it allows people to express themselves while pointing out social changes that need to happen.