Graffiti played an important part in the voting process in Pompeii and Herculaneum, it was how they “campaigned” and swayed others to vote for whomever they felt was fit to fill the position. In other words, electoral propaganda. The graffiti was present mostly on houses and shop buildings in the main streets where the majority of the populous would see it, therefore increasing the chances for votes in their favour. It wasn’t all political graffiti, though- personal views of the people and daily happenings are documented and include a variety of subjective and objective topics.
In his article, “Get tough on taggers”, Joseph F. Licastro argues that graffiti should not go unpunished and should be considered a crime. Licastro supports his argument by suggesting ways on how offenders should pay for the graffiti they do to our community. Some ways she suggested the offenders to pay is by clearing off the graffiti, buying their own equipment with their money, and putting a tracking device on them. His purpose is to make people see that graffiti is just like any other crime in order to have a harder punishment for
It is true that graffiti can be considered vandalism but how graffiti is vandalism. In the article “Wiping out Graffiti in Houston’ by city of Houston, departments of neighborhoods it claims” you’ve probably seen graffiti somewhere in your community, it can be words, colors, shapes, on overpasses, train cars, desks, buildings Its all done without permission and it’s against the law. Even though it might be art, and it might be cool it is not allowed, it is against the law and if your caught doing it you could be arrested pr a fine. It is illegal because they do not have permission to do what they are doing. In the article “the Problem with graffiti” by Deborah Lamm Weasel it says “graffiti is not an isolated problem it is often related to other things like, public disorder, littering, shop lifting of materials needed like paint, and brushes.
Whether you want to be working at McDonalds or working only 40 hours a week. I see the graffiti as motivation to be in a better place than where you started. It can be the driving factor that helps you to reach your goals and more. Being able to live a life where you are content with what you have achieved. Furthermore, ultimately you can reach your desired
Graffiti is a very controversial subject. Too much graffiti can be viewed as a form of art that was invented in many cities all over the United States in the late 1960’s by children who simply began by writing their names on walks in their neighborhoods. On the other hand, another common association of graffiti is to associate it with gangs and gang violence. Which can lead to negative consequences like jail time, fines, or community service. It is stated that Graffiti is vandalism.
For Ruggle, street art is “just art placed on the street, where ‘the street’ is taken in a very broad sense to denote, roughly, any urban public space”. Graffiti is an absolutely hot topic because many experts have brought it into conventions to argue. There are two main argument for this issue, one is supporting for street art due to the fact that it is contributed to art industry, the other is disagreeing with graffiti. In March
Graffiti is art and should be promoted because people who are good at making graffiti can make a profit, graffiti promotes our culture, and it is a form of self-expression. To begin, people can make a lot of profit from graffiti. Some people pay thousands of dollars to get something with the style of graffiti. In the text, “Overlooked No More: The Underground Graffiti Adventures of Bond.” it states, “But his reputation as the style master endures, with his sketches not going to $100,000 or more, and his canvases triple that.”
To Kill A Mockingbird has several themes, but to me the one that stands out the most is growing up and how your perspective on things change as you age. I feel that young readers today can still align with this theme because as you get older your opinions, actions and thoughts do and should change based on your experiences. Throughout this essay I will be citing some specific examples to support my thesis. One of the main characters in the story is Scout. Scout is the narrator of the whole book.
The art of graffiti was seen as the greatest initial impact of the hip hop culture that the public had ever experienced. Streaming from the streets of intercity neighborhoods, gangs would use this art form as a way to assert self-identity, as well as the spread the hip hop culture throughout the city. These short, anonymous, and unauthorized drawings were a way in which artists would be able to express their individual style and perspectives, however, as the gang movement progressed, graffiti were used for a different purpose. The purpose of graffiti soon changed from self-expression to self-promotion, identification of a specific group, as well as marking territorial boundaries. The emerging youth graffiti scene soon became a way of life for
Underage Tattooing Underage tattooing is an increasing problem all over the world. As well as it being a luxury for teenagers, it is also a shared commonality that includes almost 75% of the world population, or simply just friends and family. Yet, as adults who have been through the - no longer - popular trend of tattoos in the early nineties, teenagers are bringing back the huge craze along with its dangers and consequences. We need to know that fashions from the past could possibly be in the past because of horrible outcomes in the end.
So when does graffiti become inappropriate? Graffiti is bad when the owners don't want your art there. Support: Graffiti is legal if the owner of the property gives permission for the artist to paint on their property.
In the nonfation book of “Banksy: Wall and Piece” by Banksy, he claims and suggests that graffiti is a revolution, graffiti is not just vandalism fem hoodlums: it is a way to express yourself and has an actually meaning behind it. Some street art can be positive such as, for another example, Banksy, an artist who paints a mural of Che Guevara to get a point across as in; how the Government controls the system and should be different and he also uses objects in his paintings to give an illusion of government
Graffiti is considered to be drawings,paintings in a public place graffiti is illegal because most people think it is criminal mischief because it may diminish the appearance of our community. Everyone
With 1 in 5 (19%) Australians possessing at least one tattoo, why is having ink in the workforce still such a controversial topic? Whether it be a cute little butterfly on your hand, your mother's name, or even a full arm sleeve, should your personal expressions really deem your employment status? Numerous employers are claiming that visible tattoos are unprofessional and off-putting to clientele, and admit that they would not hire someone with visible body art. Surely such discrimination would not be tolerated this day in age, yet it continues to happen every day.
Artist Andy Warhol once declared, “Art is anything you can get away with.” Street art has had a rough history with lots of controversy over the topic of being considered an art in the art world. Most people think graffiti is just silly and has little meaning. The style graffiti portrays makes it stick out from the rest of the art styles because it has creative lettering and abstract images that are painted on walls around the globe. Graffiti should be considered art because it has lots of popularity, it has a message, and it is very creative.
