Graffiti is Art. It should be encouraged.
My local council discourages graffiti.
Here is one they missed.[image deleted]
Here is one they missed.[image deleted]
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Scribbles · 36-40, F
My city has some very beautiful works of graffiti art. Encouraging artistic talent is good. But perhaps done legally if possible?
My city also has some malicious vandalism and tagging and graffiti that is not art...but instead for the purposes to protest, or distress the property owner, or mark a place in some way.
For a short time as a kid, I made the poor choice of some small coin sized graffiti using sharpies. Nothing offensive. I fully thought I might die any day and desperately wanted to leave a mark somewhere in the world, because I didn't think anyone would care at the time.
It still was vandalism, though it could be easily washed off with magic eraser or a rag with goo gone. Eventually I had the moral forethought that I was being selfish and needlessly desperate to be heard and channeling it the wrong way and not thinking of others and stopped. I also was a fan of political protests through graffiti at one point and eagerly studied that.
Finding ways to help voices to be heard, and people to be seen, and have opportunities and grow communities into better versions of themselves is important.
However I do think art on other people's property is as best practice to be done with the property owner's permission.
My city also has some malicious vandalism and tagging and graffiti that is not art...but instead for the purposes to protest, or distress the property owner, or mark a place in some way.
For a short time as a kid, I made the poor choice of some small coin sized graffiti using sharpies. Nothing offensive. I fully thought I might die any day and desperately wanted to leave a mark somewhere in the world, because I didn't think anyone would care at the time.
It still was vandalism, though it could be easily washed off with magic eraser or a rag with goo gone. Eventually I had the moral forethought that I was being selfish and needlessly desperate to be heard and channeling it the wrong way and not thinking of others and stopped. I also was a fan of political protests through graffiti at one point and eagerly studied that.
Finding ways to help voices to be heard, and people to be seen, and have opportunities and grow communities into better versions of themselves is important.
However I do think art on other people's property is as best practice to be done with the property owner's permission.