1 It has been argued that fine art and graffiti have the same ...
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Sort Desciption: all agree to move on from the unhelpful “Art, Not Art” argument. Graffiti is Art, yes. But is it good? This is a much better question- but regardless of how ...
Content Inside: 1 It has been argued that fine art and graffiti have the same ancestor: the prehistoric paintings that decorate caves throughout Europe and North America. While it may seem unfair to categorize these ancient records of rituals and teachings as graffiti, they are similar in every way but intent. Indeed, both graffiti and cave art are just marks made on a wall with whatever materials are available. “So what?” you say. “So graffiti has links to handprints on a cave walls and the Mona Lisa. Big deal. By your expansive reasoning, so does my kid’s colouring, so does every drawing ever made- it doesn’t make them good.” True. Absolutely true! People argue endlessly and fruitlessly over whether a work is or isn’t art, when what they are really arguing is whether or not it is GOOD. The word “ART” is loaded; it comes with the value judgement that “Art is good.” But I think you’ll agree that not all art actually is good. Everyone has heard terrible songs, seen awful dancing, and paid admission to view unmoving paintings. When you see someone in a gallery exclaim “This isn’t Art!” what they’re really saying is “This is Shit!” So let’s all agree to move on from the unhelpful “Art, Not Art” argument. Graffiti is Art, yes. But is it good? This is a much better question- but regardless of how you might answer it, you should know that the program that we have to deal with graffiti in Toronto, and many other cities, is ineffective and unproductive. This broken system effects every citizen, and its costs concern each of us. First and foremost, an ineffective system costs money, 2 taxpayers’ money - your money. Money that could be doing other things in your community. This system also effects you as a landowner. As a potential victim of vandalism, you could be re-victimized by a program of mandatory cover-up. If you refuse to clean up the graffiti on your property, you could be charged by the city for them to do it (and ...
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