Graffiti

GRAFFITI: A VISUAL DIALOUGE Graffiti: term applied to the arrangement of institutionally illicit marks in which there has been an attempt by an individual or group of individuals (usually not professional artists) to display upon a wall or surface that is usually visually accessible to the public. Even if one has never seen graffiti before, a negative image would probably pop into one’s mind after reading this definition. Graffiti is not only a work …

…museum would not be able to capture or do justice to. Graffiti would loose its urban flavor and meaning if it were to be removed from the streets. Writers create graffiti because they love it. Graffiti is the language of the hip-hop culture. Graffiti is just as much a lifestyle as it is an art form. Because it is illegal, people are ignorant about it. And because people are ignorant about it, it is illegal.