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Is graffiti art? Or vandalism? - Kelly Wall
Is graffiti art? Or vandalism? - Kelly Wall
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-graffiti-kelly-wall Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls - graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's raised the same questions we debate now: Is it art?
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What do you think?




Can't it be both? I LOVE graffiti art. It's always so vibrant and colorful and interesting.
I think that it can be. The great/funny thing about art to me, is that something that I find beautiful may be seen as vulgar, offensive, or just boring to someone else. No two people have the same experiences so we all see the same things differently.