Graffiti is art

We should considerate that there are more forms of unusual art that may have never crossed our mind as what they are: art. 

The graffiti is considerate as an art form for some people in the United States, but focusing on the aesthetic out-looking, many other people thinks this technique is just a form of vandalism. Maybe we could relate this to the age of Picasso or Da Vinci, when their art was not well accepted until they became famous and recognized.

It has been practiced since the late 1960’s, but up to now it hasn’t been accepted by the society. Most of people still think it is just vandalism because it may appear in walls right on the street and it could have not the correct words or pictures to be showed anywhere (Stowers, 1997).

We should know that there are different forms of graffiti, according to Stowers. He states these different types, since the most simple which is to write slogans or informal phrases by handwriting; this form was not produced with artistic purposes at first. From this former style, graffiti started evolving, after the most simple it went to 3D letters, and each time they used more colorful items.

Later, in the middle 1970’s, another form of graffiti showed up. It was called subway art, because writers started painting subway trains. This new form was important because in that age every writer was wanting to be known in the town, and the trains were an easy way to get that desire (Stowers, 1997).

Even though nowadays graffiti is not well accepted by society, it is considerate as an art form, and it already has a role on American culture.

Bibliography

Stowers, George. graffiti.org. October 1997. August 2011 <http://www.graffiti.org/faq/stowers.html>.