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Graffiti has a negative connotation.
Graffiti is often associated withvandalism and teenage rebellion.
Expressionist artwork is high brow,
niche and has an intellectual meaning.
Graffiti brings forth the image of a
young man with a can in his hand
spraying his initials into a brick wall.
But can you take that image and image
a creative young man? An artist expressing
what he sees and feels. A mural to his
neighborhood?
Recently I stumbled across Youtube video
featuring Hebru Brantley. A graffiti artist
from Chicago. He draws his influence from
anime and pop art.
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| streetartnyc.org |
There are many talented graffiti artist
out here. I'll list some examples below;
Banksy
Beau Stanton
Sara Ching Mozeson
Stik
P.S But I do think vandalism is wrong.
The artist listed above are commissioned.
I hope this article opens your eyes to the
different types of artwork out there. Just
because it's not in a gallery does not make
it less impactful.
More Reading:
http://streetartnyc.org/
http://www.columbia.edu/~sl3731/graffitiART/index.html
Leave a link to your favorite piece of
street art. (work?)

