What Graffiti Takes by Jenna Pryor https://padlet.com/186210/alybj3md4p78 Gold 2 en-us 2018-03-02 04:34:02 UTC 2023-06-12 12:09:53 UTC hello@padlet.com What Graffiti Takes 186210 https://padlet.com/186210/alybj3md4p78/wish/237279041 Graffiti.
The two sides
Graffiti is art
Graffiti is disgraceful
But is it
Art or an illegal practice?
What is it you may ask?
It’s a challenge. 
Risky business in this world.
These characters in a play face a run against the cops
Fear of getting caught and locked up behind the scary metal bars
Society sees it as something wrong in this world
Graffiti isn’t all that bad
It’s the stereotypes that destroys it 
It is art not appreciated
It consists of tags, pieces and throw ups
Beautiful and colorful letters sprawled across brick walls
Adding personality to the streets 
People don’t seem to understand
Art isn’t just in a museum
It’s everywhere. 
Street art isn’t recognized in the right way
Graffiti takes dedication
Graffiti takes risks
Graffiti takes skill
Graffiti takes creativity
Graffiti takes passion
Graffiti is art. 
Not something to hide from. 

]]> 2018-03-02 04:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/186210/alybj3md4p78/wish/237279041 ID Statement 186210 https://padlet.com/186210/alybj3md4p78/wish/237279171 The biggest debate throughout our graffiti conversations was the range of different opinions and concepts of graffiti. The two sides consisted of believing that graffiti is art or an illegal act of vandalism. This intrigued me. Coming into this, I didn’t have an opinion/side on graffiti and little background knowledge on it. I was aware that a lot of people get in trouble for it, but I never got to see the perspective from a graffiti artist, until we read the play This Is Modern Art by Kevin Coval, I only heard about news stories of cops catching these “artists”. In the article, New York City’s War on Graffiti by Adam Mansbach, discusses how New York City is highly opposed to graffiti. The law enforcement’s description on public profiling was told was “black, brown….and vilified as sociopaths, drug addicts and monsters”. Mansbach seemed to believe that New York City has the wrong view. He stated that the city doesn’t listen to it’s young people and “didn’t recognize graffiti as an outpouring of creativity and frustration” (Mansbach). Society is not on the same page with each other in terms of graffitis purpose in this world. Perhaps people should be more accepting and let go of the negative connotations. 

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