Graffiti Art vs Vandalism
Comments debate whether graffiti qualifies as art or vandalism, particularly regarding its use on public property, signage fixes, and distinctions between creative expression and defacement.
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this is why there's graffiti instead of canvases hung, i wager.
"it’s hard to tell where the artist’s work ends and the vandalism begins"Seems like no harm, no foul.
Nobody said vandalism is okay, nobody said graffiti is okay but only if done to other people's property, and this guy is not painting or stickering everything he wants, he's (non-destructively and for free) fixing bad signage.
Graffiti could be interesting ;)
I can't stand graffiti, please don't enable this kind of behavior.
Just what we need, more graffiti.
Don't forget paint. The graffiti/vandalism analogy works pretty well here.
We're talking about public property here. Many authorities have a 'no tolerance' approach to graffiti. Even if it looks nice, it will be removed. There is a belief that removing graffiti quickly discourages it. If graffiti artists find that their work won't last long, they may be discouraged from doing it in the first place. Aesthetics doesn't really come into it.
Interesting that this is called "vandalism" and not "art".
I like the graffiti complaining about graffiti.