graffiti is an art the same way karate and shit is an art, if you dont know what youre doing it looks like shit and gets you nowhere, but the longer you practice it and hone it you can fuck some shit up! and use pretty and cute colors doing it.

 

If you're a picer it's art...

if you're a bomber...

its vandalisim...


Get with the fucking program people.

 

Here's something a lot of you need to realize:

This is not a 'one or the other' decision!

Just because something is illegal does NOT negate the fact that it's an artform. That's ridiculous, the law has nothing to do with whether something is art or not. Even if it did this arguement would still fall flat. The goverrnment should never have the authority over any of you to determine your beliefs for you. If you lived in the 1700's, would you argue that slavery is okay because the government said so? I would hope not.

Another thing, the material graffiti is on is totally irrelevent. Is their not the same ammount of work or creativity needed to piece on a wall as is required on paper? It's the same thing.

 

So true.

 

piecing is vandalism too bud

and bombs just like piecing..take a fuckin long time to come up with something lookin fresh and original
if you dont think bombing counts as art you need to bomb more

 

wachu mean iz graff art? courze it iz. If a dude can run around wit dildoz straped ta his azz and call it art graffin can be art to

 

Artism.

 

i think its both, so im not gunna vote... u gotta have an artistic talent to do graffiti and u fuck up shit while doing graffiti if that makes sense

 

graffiti is an art and a crime.

 

hell yea its art. listen to the guy talking about whoever the fuck is painting the train in mib3 or 2 i dont know but he just makes it sound awesome...
"look at that look, one flick of the hand and look what he does. ...artist."

 

Really, graffiti is not vandalism at all. Vandalism means destroying something. If you paint on a wall, is it destroyed? Not at all. Is it even damaged? Nope. It's just the same old wall, still works well, just has graffiti painted on it. If people didn't give a fuck and never cleaned graffiti up, then the vandalism part doesn't exist. It's just cause people feel the need to cover up all graffiti since it's been wired into our minds as being criminal and gang related shit. Smashing windows? Now thats vandalism.

 

what happens when you go bombing with etch an shit like then then isnt it vandlism?

 

Technically,everything that falls under Graffiti is Vandalism,and Art.
So what if a scratchie or a bomb arent as colourful and complicated as a piece?Since when does Art have rules?If a dress made of meat,a painting of three coloured lines(which sold for several thousand dollars) and blood splashed onto canvas is considered Art,then why wouldnt all aspects of Graffiti
be considered art too? Bottom line, All Graffiti is Art,All Graffiti is Vandalism.
think of it as "artisitic vandalism".
Hey atleast we arent breaking windows,we just redecorate walls.

 

I think graffiti is watever u want it to be. Its self expression. If u hate the world and wanna vandalize ppls shit. then its vandalism. If u think ur a good artist and want to force ppl to see ur art. its art. Thats how i see it. Everyone has different motives and perspectives. Obviously some ppl have no art talent at all and they "Graffiti". So i would say graffiti doesnt have to be art if u dont want it to. But there is graffiti art.

//amok

 

pieces is art. but just tags is vandalism... either waty its still illegal

 

^ nah....tags are art too... its a form of calligraphy isnt it? all forms of graffiti are art, i dont give a fuck what you say. yall think its either art or vandilism well i say, why cant it be both? graffiti is art whether you accept or not, it doesnt matter...

 

heres my opinion....if ur piecing or maybe bombing[or even throwies] then its definitly art(unless its shit). if u just go around tagging its not really art. sum1 said on here that tagging is art and i get wot u mean. it has to flow and look good so it mite be

 

ehhh tough question man, i think... graffiti dosen't have 2 be either... its kinda like a secret language of our own only we know, kinda like some sort of secret society code, which it really isnt. Obviously it's gonna have some artistic merit, and im thankful for that, it gives a good outlet for one to create, i mean im hardly good, but i get a satisfaction like no other just creating this shit, even if its only sub-par, i think someday i could get really creative. but thats not the point at all. as for being vandalism im glad its got that edge 2 it as well. It wouldn't be the same if it wasn't frowned upon by all the fuckin pillars of society im sure we can all agree are completely fake... when im an adult im gonna look back n be proud that i did it while i could. you know? whether its graffiti or art, who cares, it's about us, and why not be part of something great like this instead of just being another bored tired fuckin dregs pf society. my 2 cents.

 

good graf requires a certain amount of artistic abilities.
taggin for example can be concidered very artistic when on paper but when its reproduced so quickly all over the place it gets ugly.
throw ups too. maybe it just has to do with what you use.i find paint doesnt look nearly as good as on paper. unless yr pro...

wildstyle, murals, (most) full trains/walls, etc are def art.
tags(on the street), throws, and peices often arent even attractive to those who dont know the writer or who arnt the writer himself.

idk