BY:CRISTIAN GONZALAZ
ACCORDING TO THE FREEDICTIONARY.COM THE DEFINITION OF ART IS THE CONCIOUS PRODUCTION OR ARRANGMENT OF SOUNDS, COLORS, FORMS, MOVEMENTS, OR OTHER ELEMENTS IN A MANNER THAT AFFECTS THE SENSE OF BEAUTY. BASED ON THIS DEFINITION ART IS DEFINED IN MANY WAYS AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE FORMS OF ART IS GRAFFITI. UNFORTUNATELY GRAFFITTI IS NOT CONSIDERED A FORM OF EXPRESSION BUT INSTEAD IS VIEWED AS A FORM OF VANDALISM. AS A GRAFFITI ARTIST I FEEL THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SEE IT AS A FORM OF VANDALISM DON’T SEE THE BEAUTY BEHIND IT BUT WHEN IT’S DONE ON SOMEONES PROPERTY WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION MAKES PEOPLE NOT Acknowledge IT AS ART. GRAFFITI STARTED BACK IN THE LATE SIXTIES EARLY SEVENTIES IN NEW YORK CITY. EVER SINCE THEN IT EVOLVED INTO MANY DIFFERENT STYLES AND EVEN INCORPERATING OTHER FORMS OF ART. GRAFFITI ARTISTS USE SELF EXPRESSION TO TAKE THEIR VIEWERS INTO A DIFFERENT WORLD. ANOTHER FORM IS SURREALISM WHICH IS USED TO MAKE WORDS LOOK LIKE THEIR MELTING OFF THE WALL, THE MELTING AFFECT CAN BE SEEN IN FAMOUS ART PIECES SUCH AS THE MELTING CLOCKS. ANOTHER EFFECT USED A LOT ON GRAFFITI IS 3D LETTERS WHICH MAKES WORDS LOOK AS IF THEY ARE COMING OUT THE WALL. GRAFFITI ARTISTS EVEN USE CHARACTERS TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES. GRAFFITI IS A BIG PART OF ART AND DESERVES MORE RESPECT.
