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Introducing For the last few years, creative painting in urban public spaces in India has received a newfound acceptability. There are many discourses and narratives attached to this process of artistic reinvention in public spaces. For some it is a process of bringing sanity to...
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If you have been on any kind of social media lately, then you have no doubt seen how hot street art is currently. Miami, L. A. , and Berlin are known for their creative and unique street art. There is another city, however that is...
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It is difficult to apply a single definition to what is considered Art. Whether it can or should be defined has been constantly debated. “The definition of art is controversial in contemporary philosophy. Whether art can be defined has also been a matter of controversy....
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Graffiti is defined as writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface on a public place. Its dictionary definition uses the word illicit which means that it is not permitted or is unlawful. This singular word conditions the general...
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“Art inspires, produces an unwillingness to settle for what we have and a desire for something better” – Russell L. Ackoff. This quote serves as the best way of defining what art should achieve to be considered an art. Graffiti, as defined by the Cambridge...
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The focus of this dissertation is to explore graffiti and street art and explain why this art form deserves to be respected. I will be challenging the negative connotations of street art and graffiti by looking at how graffiti has been used as a means...
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Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the 21st century. It differs from the modern art, which is art of a style marked by a significant departure from traditional styles and values. Contemporary came after the modern art. Contemporary artists work in a globally...
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A high school dropout, a panhandler, not a real person, but a legend. From sleeping on park benches, to becoming a featured artist of renowned art galleries, Jean Michel Basquiat managed to achieve more in his short, 8-year long career, than most artists do in...
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Nowadays, many major cities around the world begin to change their attitude with street graffiti artists and set aside some public space for their freedom of creation. Thus, many high-value creative graffiti artworks have been created, attracting local people and tourists, and becoming a collectible...
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“Art inspires, produces an unwillingness to settle for what we have and a desire for something better” – Russell L. Ackoff. This quote serves as the best way of defining what art should achieve to be considered an art. Graffiti, as defined by the Cambridge...
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The way graffiti has been examined over the years varies from its political role to its cultural significance and aesthetic value in the urban environment. As seen above, graffiti has an ever present role in society as the tool to examine the past through the...
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Graffiti is an illicit activity that entails painting, or spray painting a message or picture onto a wall of a public building. It costs businesses 1.5 billion dollars in damages and repairs each year. Some people consider graffiti to be art, but in reality it’s...
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A Synthesis About Graffiti and Street Art Aren’t graffiti, street art, and vandalism the same thing? The articles “Art Attack” and “Urban Warriors” beg to differ. Written about street artists, and street art itself these articles both suggest that graffiti and street art aren’t the...