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Going back to the original question, what is considered graffiti? McAuliffe and Iveson proposed an idea, “asking whether graffiti is still graffiti if it is taken from its illegal context on the walls of the city and placed in a gallery” (130). In “The Making of Space, Race and Place” by Maggie Dickinson, Sandra Fabara, a writer who was featured in the Brooklyn Museum exhibit, answered this question. Fabara argued that “The pieces in galleries cease to be graffiti because they have been removed from the cultural context that gives graffiti a reason for being, a voice from the ghetto. Authentic graffiti cannot exist in the sanctuary provided by the galleries and museums” (39). She is saying that since the cultural side is being taken away and

Today there are world known graffiti artists, Aryz, Kaws, and D Face are just a few. Any artist wants to be recognized and have their work appreciated. That is why public property is so appealing to the graffiti artist. A train car moving throughout the city with your mural on it will be seen by hundreds, even if its up for a small period of time. Most graffiti artists take time to create a piece. It takes a lot of planning and effort to make a great piece of art. Graffiti artists are all about techniques, you need to be able to show you are an expert in your medium. It’s also important for a graffiti artist to find an imaginative spot for a mural, so it’s obvious that it’s hard work. To make graffiti a piece of art it must have purpose and inflict emotion on its audience, which is why the forcefulness of the urban environment is as much as part of the artwork as the graffiti itself. Taggers have no real reason to create graffiti. Nor is what they do visually pleasing.

In doing so, people in this community started to make their own cultural norms. It happens because they have been built their own set of values. The graffiti community is a place where people feel free to speak their voice. Also, it is the place where many do not feel discourage of expressing their views into painting. It became a natural place where people can be involved and embraced even with others who have different culture background. With that being said, there are some of expectations of this youth culture in Santa Fe. According to the article, one of the member of the committee said that she sees “the possibility for a combination of a permanent mural and a curated rotation of artists’ work, an evolving piece of artwork that continues to reflect and communicate with the community.” In other words, one of the biggest expectation from doing it is that combination of cultural innovation would happen while respecting and honoring their community. When considering the expectation of the society, there are two things that they aimed to make the

Murals are the quintessential public art embodying the spirit of the community in which they are created. They say this is who we are, this is what we think, this is where we come from, and this is what we want, reflecting most clearly any changes in the sociopolitical environment. Murals lay out a powerful visual image of the ideology of their creators or sponsors, be it the Church during the Renaissance, government funded projects, or individuals expressing opposition. In Mexico, after the Mexican Revolution of 1917, the government commissioned a vast number of mural projects to transmit its revisionist history of the country, and celebrate the empowerment of the underclass in their recent victory. Predominate themes were cultural

The city of Camden, New Jersey has been known as one of the greatest Industrial Powerhouses, and was one of the biggest Industrialization in America. Camden created some of the nation 's largest warships and helped start up the railroad industry. (City of Camden; Industrialization) These are just a couple of the many things that made Camden one of the most thriving cities in the United States back in the day. But, all things must come to an end as the saying goes, Camden that once was a successful industrial thriving city is now one of the worst areas to live in America today. Camden is ranked second on the list in the United States as one of the worst cities to live in. Camden has a violent crime rate of 87.02% and you have 1 in 11 chances of being a victim. Camden has been plagued by so many problems it is now known for its violence, drugs a failing economy, and many more. So, where did Camden go wrong? Will it ever be the city it once was again?

     Public art conquers so much more than the simple task of making the street a little easier to look at. It involves those who created it, those who supplied the means to create it, and those whose lives it continues to impact. Wall paintings in particular take an important role in working for a greater good. Judith F. Baca, a Hispanic-American woman and artist- activist has contributed an unaccountable amount to the mural movement in Los Angeles. She has accomplished this by giving individuals the chance to create art and develop a sense of pride, she has taught younger generations a respect for their ethnic identity, and from the many walks of life that continue to view her

A connection such as this to the artwork helps add a personal touch that contributes more meaning to the mural. In addition to inspiring the artist working on it, the artwork itself inspired the community since it showcased how the collaboration and joint efforts between the artist of different ethnicities and races can result in something beautiful and positive. In this sense, the murals communicated that members of a community must unite and stand together in order to create meaningful and lasting

Jersey City, New Jersey is one of the largest cities within the state. With almost 250,000 people, the city is the seat of Hudson County, lying just south east of Manhattan. Jersey City is located on the Bergen Neck peninsula with the Hudson River and New York bay surrounding the east and west sides. The city is divided into six wards, with Historic Downtown, Bergen-Lafayette, and The Heights being its most populous parts. Of its inhabitants, 33% are white, 26% are black, 28% are Hispanic, and 24% are Asian.

Graffiti can be found everywhere and anywhere. It is a way for people to express themselves and be creative in a public manner. It shows how passionate and talented they can be when it comes to drawing or tagging and have it displayed as a piece of art for everyone to see. Graffiti goes way back to the ancient times and is now very well known in the modern days which makes more and more people interested and fascinated by them. It can be used in different types of ways. Many artists can either spray paint, carve, paste, or stencil them on a surface. From how we see them today they are usually images of random cartoons, big bubbly letters, vintage black and whites or inspirational quotes. Virtually anything colorful or not and big that can be easily spotted. Graffiti is more superior to be known as art than vandalism because it is a self expressing act. People need to be open minded about the images they see and look at the message behind it or else they will immediately criticize and say it is vandalizing property.

Elaborating on this week’s readings, Bombing Modernism: Graffiti and its Relationships to the (built) Environment, it is understood that the relationship between the built environment and graffiti has been a part of urban planning in development of the design of urban cities. Graffiti artist and art in general has long been factors for contributing to the gentrification of city neighborhoods and the displacement of lower income residents. Gentrification is the process of improving or renovating deteriorated urban areas so that they confirm to the middle class. With the increase of development in central cities around the globe, the interaction of art within neighborhoods has become a big topic in this process. It seems as though the developers are following the artist; case in point Miami’s Wynwood community, over a short period of time Wynwood has transformed from the city’s oldest Puerto Rican community to an art haven, with many new art galleries, studios, clubs and restaurants.

One form of art that contributes to this issue is graffiti. Street art is intended as a way for people to expand their creativity and express themselves in a completely different way than normal. It is important to know that street art is built upon the belief that, “to play in public spaces is to break the rules, to trespass one’s own emotions and sensibilities upon what is otherwise meant to be anonymous, functional and boringly quotidian” (Seno). In other words, it is a way for people to think outside of the box and in new

When many people think of murals, they often think of museums or really uptight boutiques with tons of breakable items. Murals are a beautiful way to transform the walls in a home. Because they are often so ornate and beautiful, a person can use the mural as the main decor and keep everything else in the room monochromatic. Mural Sources sells tons of different mural pieces at a variety of price ranges. There are also lots of different scenes to choose from include ones with an American emphasis and others with a European or Caribbean emphasis.

Graffiti is unlike any other type of art known to man, it can be everywhere. Most art to fit in a museum, but graffiti is not is not. Graffiti goes wherever the artist wants. The artist chooses the place and it stays there for as long as the locals allow it.

The origin and history of graffiti is not what one might expect. Believed to have been created by a Philadelphia high school student named Cornbread in 1967, it was a bold effort to catch the attention of a girl (De Melker). In this same time period, graffiti sprung up in New York as well. It was “one among many forms of social protest” during

Many historians agree that graffiti and other artistic writings show “life in motion.” Tracing the history of these movements in both Latin America and the United States, one notes that artists have fomented revolution by altering aesthetic practices and transforming social contexts. One compares graffiti, defined as “unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface,” to other art forms, such as sketchbook work, prints, murals, and portable frescoes because both illustrate ideas through writing. Artists have written on the walls of buildings, trains, and many other locations to advertise their nametags and spread their views of race, politics, religion, gender, and economics among the greater public. Since the nineteenth century,