Can Graffiti be art?

CESLAE2
Leo
08/27/2008

Can Graffiti be art?

If someone draws graffiti on your house wall, what do you feel? Some people regard graffiti as art but most people do not regard it as art or have a high regard of it. Graffiti can not be art. There are three reasons. First, illegal vandalism usually leads to other lawbreaking illegal. Second, graffiti gives people bad influence. Third, graffiti is a different way of art.

First, vandalism usually leads to other lawbreaking. Even though owners do not allow graffiti, people draw graffiti on public walls. Owners spend money to clean graffiti. Also, graffiti can lead to an increase of a crime rate. In research, Mexico gangs have used graffiti to mark their zone and make symbols. In addition, they hire young boys who draw graffiti very well. They tempt young boys with a lot of money, so some young boys work to get together gangs.

Second, graffiti gives people bad influence. The government spends a lot of money for cleaning graffiti. For example, according to San Diego city spends 1 million each year on graffiti. It is difficult for the city to control graffiti. Also, some vandals draw bad images. If children and young boys see bad images, their parents will be disappointed.

Finally, there are better kinds of art than graffiti. A cycle of art is short. Vandals find places in old walls. They have finished works and take pictures for the souvenirs. They should find another way such as drawing on canvases. Amateur vandals usually draw bad symbols. People are disgusted with graffiti.

These days, vandals are arrested by police because they break rules. They are worried about illegality, bad influences, or different kinds of art. It is a kind of crime! Therefore, graffiti can not be art.