SHOULD GRAFFITI BE ILLEGAL?

""SHOULD GRAFFITI BE LEGAL?""

MAIN POINTS

• Graffiti is an art
• Not all graffiti is gang related
• Can be used as social development

""IS GRAFFITI ART?""

Graffiti is an Art
-Used to show skills and talent not territory

Not all graffiti is gang related
-Gang graffiti is to mark territory

CAN BE USED AS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

WHAT YOU CAN DO
Start petitions to let it be allowed on specific locations
Ex. Abandoned buildings

WHAT TO DO

SOURCES

• Rahn, Janice. "Hip-Hop Graffiti Is a Significant American Art Form." Rap Music and Culture. Ed. Kate Burns. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "The Structure of Hip-Hop Grafitti Culture." Painting Without Permission: Hip-Hop Graffiti Subculture. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey, 2002. 1-24. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
• "Feminine touch aims to prevent illegal tagging." Age [Melbourne, Australia] 3 Dec. 2015: 2. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
• Ryzik, Melena. "Closer to Mainstream, Still a Bit Rebellious." New York Times 2 Oct. 2008: E1(L). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
• Meacham, Andrew. "SUBWAY CARS WERE CANVAS OF IZ THE WIZ; Michael Martin's work - vandalism in the eyes of the law - defined an artistic genre." St. Petersburg Times [St. Petersburg, FL] 3 July 2009: 1B. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.