Graffiti is art too!

Haight Street, San Francicso
Side of a medical building

 Graffiti is a very common form of artwork in a lot of cities. Some people think that it is a very rude thing to destroy property. Some people love the fact that other people have the amazing art talent and love seeing their work all over the streets. The biggest controversy of it is that it is illegal. Obviously graffiti artists, even though they know it is illegal, are going to paint it anyways. The artists get a thrill and adrenaline rush if they know they could possibly get caught in the act of painting on the sides of buildings and on the sides of old broken down cars. Even though it is illegal, the people that actually appreciate the graffiti sometimes hire artists to add artwork to their place of business or art studio. A lot of times you will also see graffiti in movies. This in a way could possibly show kids that it really isn’t that big of a deal to graffiti. Really the only time it is illegal is when you trespass or vandalize. In San Francisco, all you have to do to see graffiti is walk onto the city bus and loom up. Because of kids painting all over public buses or putting inappropriate thongs is why it is illegal. But really that’s what graffiti is about, writing the groups names and symbols all over the place so everyone knows who they are. Sometimes it’s going to have a bad word or inappropriate picture but it is what it is. That’s also why some people don’t appreciate the artistic-ness.