Essays on Street Art

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...

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....

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...

“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...

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...

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...