Graffiti as an art

In discussing this week’s readings and viewings, consider the following points:

Which parts of the readings and/or viewings stood out to you?

How do you define art? Do you consider graffiti to be art or vandalism? Why?

In your opinion, if a graffiti writer does his or her work on canvas to be displayed in art galleries or in someone’s living room, is it still graffiti?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EW22LzSaJA

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 Craig Castleman’s “The politics of graffiti” stands out as the reading serves to amplify the importance of graffiti. Amid all that was happening graffiti did steal the attention of politicians who took time to debate on it. Taking a political shift, graffiti’s significance could only be described as a growing culture. It is only issues of importance to a nation that attract the formation of public policies and graffiti did exactly that. Most interesting of this reading is the explanation of Taki 183. …………………..

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