Graffiti: Art or vandalism?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 мар 2014
  • When people hear the word graffiti, many no doubt think of vandalism, but these days a growing number of enthusiasts are calling it art. Rita Braver tours a N.Y. museum exhibit of graffiti, some of which is worth upwards of $100,000.

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  • @contrabassoon
    @contrabassoon 8 лет назад +193

    It's an unspoken rule for graffiti artists to never tag people's homes or private property. It's art for public spaces, that's up for grabs.

    • @DV15TooStronk
      @DV15TooStronk 7 лет назад +12

      you are fucking dumb ^

    • @wyattwahlgren8883
      @wyattwahlgren8883 5 лет назад +6

      I've just got to say: nice username.

    • @guykamanda7061
      @guykamanda7061 5 лет назад +12

      Graffiti is vandalism

    • @blayasblay3941
      @blayasblay3941 4 года назад +4

      A lot of european train - companies are private, but i quess you dont go that far..

    • @theleafshandsomedevil1552
      @theleafshandsomedevil1552 2 года назад +3

      Then I suppose nose graffiti “artists” don’t know what private property even means

  • @nebian954
    @nebian954 4 года назад +34

    1:27 who is tagging gay? (Bottom left)

  • @RubbelisPro
    @RubbelisPro 10 лет назад +149

    It's only vandalism if it's bad work..

    • @Geo-818
      @Geo-818 9 лет назад +4

      Lol true

    • @jooDelu
      @jooDelu 9 лет назад +11

      Adam nope, even a bad piece is expression, as video said, it is a crime if you get caught. u think that every king started wildstylin?

    • @Geo-818
      @Geo-818 9 лет назад

      dotpoke well I was being sarcastic to a point but your right in a sence but you theirs many graffiti artist who I've seen up for years and never showed improvement always with the same wack style running with a crew that is just fuckin up our streets with no type of creative art those are the one I'm talking about, but to you other point of course no is born piecing it takes practice I know a couple legends and they started simply by fucking up piece books till they got a lil better than they moved on to mobb inside closed warehouses and finally when they masters it they when on the live streets and bilboards I think that's how it should be done not just hit up because you think your creative I'm all for freedom and shit but that's just makes us looks bad.Js no disrespect.

    • @finlx
      @finlx 9 лет назад +3

      Its only vandalism if its on someone elses property without their permission

    • @Geo-818
      @Geo-818 9 лет назад +1

      finlx graffiti and vandalism go hand in hand like pb and j sandwiches it's obvious you aint part of this life style smh.

  • @SaraSong-mw3zm
    @SaraSong-mw3zm 3 года назад +16

    I think a solution to the whole Graffiti Vandalism thing is just have big random walls or walls that are marked where they has been permission for the public to do art right there. I think that would help.

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB 2 года назад

      Lies again? Art Gallery

    • @bill4514
      @bill4514 Год назад +1

      @@NazriB alright I'll go tag the local art gallery

    • @user-li5xo1kx9y
      @user-li5xo1kx9y Год назад

      Basically an art gallery but with spray paints

  • @PineApPleJewCeGames
    @PineApPleJewCeGames 10 лет назад +94

    "Its not art or vandalism; its art because it's vandalism"
    -GATS

    • @gosucalime
      @gosucalime 10 лет назад +9

      Draw what ever you want on your own property. Draw something on public property it becomes vandalism.

    • @westcoasteu7817
      @westcoasteu7817 8 лет назад

      +Ebeneezer stark vandalism? but if you paint the train, it still works perfectly.

    • @westcoasteu7817
      @westcoasteu7817 8 лет назад +2

      Ebeneezer stark thats why the law should make graffiti legal.
      mental vandalism is empty walls and monocromatic cities.

    • @gosucalime
      @gosucalime 8 лет назад +2

      Westcoast EU Mental vandalism doesn't exit. You have no right to impose your will on things that do not belong to you. Saying otherwise is anarchy.

    • @westcoasteu7817
      @westcoasteu7817 8 лет назад +1

      Ebeneezer stark i pay my taxes, and use my share of public walls. im not imposing anything, you are free to clean it, or let the rain clean it in about 15 years. its is not even a real question, only bad politics use graffiti to grow respect.

  • @hfkasdjhfkasdfsdjfhkajsd8961
    @hfkasdjhfkasdfsdjfhkajsd8961 7 лет назад +9

    Do you think any of them see that the painting in the beginning actually says "lee"?

  • @Swoash
    @Swoash 4 года назад +9

    "Anybody that could avoid the subways in the 1970's and 1980's... that that could did."

  • @bakermakingbread
    @bakermakingbread 4 года назад +14

    It’s amazing! This shouldn’t be overlooked it’s a form of expression, I don’t think it’s bad at all! It expresses urban ideas that I don’t think are just “vandalism.” It looks better than just a blank train, or a blank building! It looks very good!

    • @ValentinDinca
      @ValentinDinca 3 года назад +5

      Looking better is subjective. For me, it looks awful. Graffiti is vandalism and shall be punished.

    • @loquendero-vi5sp
      @loquendero-vi5sp 3 года назад

      nah

    • @ninofromkitchennightmares1497
      @ninofromkitchennightmares1497 2 года назад

      Blank train or blank building built specifically for the person who owns it
      If it’s blank and you don’t like it oh well
      Did you spend money on it
      Did you make it?
      Graffiti is vandalism thru and thru and when you do it on a train you should end up in prison

  • @DuwangKaizer
    @DuwangKaizer 4 года назад +7

    From Sega's Jet Set Radio/Jet Grind Radio (2000)
    Graffiti is art. However, graffiti as an act of vandalism is a crime. Every state/province has vandalism laws that apply to graffiti, and local entities such as cities and counties have anti-graffiti ordinances. Violation of these laws can result in a fine, probation, or a jail sentence.

    • @kristianafaga2149
      @kristianafaga2149 4 года назад

      Nah bruh, graffiti it's vandalism, "street art" is art, i mean, graffiti is tagging writing your name everywhere as much as possible.

  • @brunomuller2440
    @brunomuller2440 4 года назад +2

    Anybody doing Cornell notes on this?

  • @wickedgf
    @wickedgf Год назад +2

    👀 Nice to see my tag collection (1:24) in this piece since it’s the “Holy Grail” of the NYC Graf scene❗️This predates black books and represents the city before the real explosion to the next level took places and everything got bigger and more colorful ‼️ WG - Wicked Gary - EX VANDALS (WBYA / WNO) From The Evolution To The Revolution ❣️😉👍🏽🎨🌈✨🌞🙂💛😎

  • @PR4U2NV
    @PR4U2NV 4 года назад +16

    Who cares what that lady feels about graffiti.. Take away our Boys Clubs, YMCA's, Parks, and we as kids had nowhere else to go, so we expressed ourselves with graffiti. Worth the risks it took to become that Banksy In life.

  • @KhmerL0VEKhmer
    @KhmerL0VEKhmer 8 лет назад +44

    I love graffiti. What I consider vandalism is those billboards (fast food, alcohol, etc.) that come into my community; I didn't ask for those.

  • @danh5150
    @danh5150 8 лет назад +18

    Art and vandalism are not mutually exclusive.
    If it is done well, it is both. If it is done poorly (i.e.- simple 'tagging'), than it is pure vandalism.

  • @alexanderbrndstbye6128
    @alexanderbrndstbye6128 5 лет назад +2

    it is rules graffiti artists follow,unless the last vandelisers. never private property, churches or schools. and other rules that i am not gonna get in to. I think it is art, even taggs. it gives the streets some colors. for the writers out there, dont get caught and have fun! I live in norway and here it was a war with graffiti and the government, eventually they did put up legall walls that helped younger people to get started with this amazing art and community. last time i was at the wall a freaking 6 - 8 year old was with his dad painting. it was the best site ever to see a so young child doing something that is fun and creativ! so art yes, vandalism yes. No graffiti = no hip-hop that many people in the world love today.

  • @matthewdunivan9283
    @matthewdunivan9283 6 месяцев назад

    I just finished reading The Mole People by Jennifer Toth. She dedicates a chapter about the underground graffiti scene... This is really beautiful.

  • @playboyibro5225
    @playboyibro5225 3 года назад +5

    Bruh I have to this for zoom

  • @yaunryanicolep.9126
    @yaunryanicolep.9126 4 года назад +3

    i'm getting more answers in the comment section. thanks guyssss

  • @user-li5xo1kx9y
    @user-li5xo1kx9y Год назад +3

    I love seeing graffiti, they flavour the bland cities if its actual art.

  • @TempChong
    @TempChong 9 лет назад +4

    Whay y'all think? Vandals or art?

  • @charity2me53
    @charity2me53 8 лет назад

    +Morady Mon My thoughts Exactly!

  • @Marieis0
    @Marieis0 3 года назад +1

    5:35 well Genz definitely heard you 😂😂

  • @alfredocervantes2634
    @alfredocervantes2634 7 лет назад +17

    there is art in a tag... the letters you see on the wall with no style is vandalism

  • @chingcheng2822
    @chingcheng2822 2 года назад +1

    Depends on how good it looks

  • @jimmyjohnsworker2359
    @jimmyjohnsworker2359 4 года назад +11

    Imagine being this much of a boomer

  • @PqV72MT4
    @PqV72MT4 5 месяцев назад

    Imagine a young person full of anger depression etc. and having artistic talent for graffiti but no way to express himself legally. Public places specifically for aerosol art would be his outlet. He could really spend time on his work (it takes a few days to do a great burner) and there would be a lot less tags around the city. At least that would be my perfect world.

  • @AlexGottKicks
    @AlexGottKicks 10 лет назад +4

    Vandalism AND Art...

  • @denisegonzales7890
    @denisegonzales7890 3 года назад +5

    Art in the truest form!

  • @jackcastillo5334
    @jackcastillo5334 4 года назад +5

    Graffiti is like spiltoon on steroids

  • @christopherhope6434
    @christopherhope6434 4 года назад

    Well what is it?

  • @nocomment9091
    @nocomment9091 8 лет назад +3

    art

  • @contrabassoon
    @contrabassoon 8 лет назад +14

    "It's only vandalism or graffiti if you get arrested. But if you get away with it, it's clearly art."

    • @ambskater97
      @ambskater97 7 лет назад +1

      You must have no life if you're wasting time here repeating yourself.

  • @mrbogdanoff9233
    @mrbogdanoff9233 5 лет назад +3

    its vandalism and art, why pick one

  • @tdrcc2104
    @tdrcc2104 6 лет назад

    respect

  • @JohnC-kc5uh
    @JohnC-kc5uh 6 лет назад +2

    If the city would treat the public right, spray painting wouldn't cross their minds

    • @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295
      @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295 5 лет назад +1

      John C it’s not so black and white. It’s a game as well as a form of protest.

    • @Livetoeat171
      @Livetoeat171 4 года назад +1

      So, because you felt depressed, or disrespected or not given handouts, you felt that spray painting other’s property would show the world how mad you are about it?

  • @christinepreedy1102
    @christinepreedy1102 2 года назад +2

    Tagging is not art images and painting a social commentary are art. Tagging is just putting your name on something just like little kiddies need doing to their clothing when going to school

  • @Logical077
    @Logical077 2 года назад +1

    Art should not be hated if used and made correctly

    • @wisenotwise2676
      @wisenotwise2676 2 года назад

      You’re basically saying that “one shouldn’t dislike a forcefully made tattoo on him if it doesn’t look bad”

    • @alfredo5322
      @alfredo5322 2 года назад

      @@wisenotwise2676 i dont think he said that

    • @authorless
      @authorless 2 месяца назад

      Caveat: There is no incorrect way to make art.

  • @joshuaturner1362
    @joshuaturner1362 7 лет назад +1

    i promise don't like people sayin it vandilism like that lady said a minute ago it's not to me it will strongely will never be to me vandilism in anyway it's all art in every way the way how some people react to it out the streets as negative bad influence especially in the ghetto they always look at it as a act in public but to me it's not as a crime it's very very very artistic expression that's all it is but it's just kids being kids and young teenagers being young teenagers till the very very final end till our time is up

  • @Hello-rp4gy
    @Hello-rp4gy 5 лет назад +6

    actually i think, the person who make a graffity can spend lots of time and then people just say that is vandalism, in my opinion the most of the graffitis are beautiful

  • @sidenaming
    @sidenaming 6 лет назад +4

    It's so beyond art, and it's amazing

  • @charlescruz2180
    @charlescruz2180 Год назад

    BOTH!

  • @gabi612bigot8
    @gabi612bigot8 2 года назад

    No subtitle

  • @pillmonster101
    @pillmonster101 8 лет назад

    its good its good

  • @baddabingbaddaboo100
    @baddabingbaddaboo100 5 лет назад +1

    It's only vandalism if u get caught.

  • @sgtpepah4260
    @sgtpepah4260 9 лет назад

    NYC YO

  • @MyBadboy3000
    @MyBadboy3000 9 лет назад

    graffiti is here to stay we gona stay Bombing and fukin shit up !!! North Philly Badlandz !!!DREX

  • @theporkyfellows476
    @theporkyfellows476 8 лет назад +1

    Its art

  • @kenrutherford1109
    @kenrutherford1109 2 года назад +1

    A lot of people will graffiti walls of abandoned places

    • @sts.crew.
      @sts.crew. Год назад

      didnt know that 🤓

  • @jacobfarrell7171
    @jacobfarrell7171 4 года назад +3

    That lady is spirit killing
    Keith Haring and Basquiat were heroes and they started there

  • @hochungkwang4562
    @hochungkwang4562 5 лет назад +4

    It's definitely art

  • @Shaggy137
    @Shaggy137 8 лет назад +3

    Its art I love it and do it all the time so vanilisiom is a type of art then yes but news flash its not

    • @randomtitan564
      @randomtitan564 8 лет назад +1

      No you don't can't even spell right

    • @randomtitan564
      @randomtitan564 8 лет назад

      Also you just said that vandalism is not art kid you don't even know what you are talking about maybe come back when you have a life

    • @RoboGraphics
      @RoboGraphics 6 лет назад +2

      Duuuuuude, use commas. ugh its painful reading that.

  • @SwiikiSama
    @SwiikiSama 4 года назад +2

    La 3eme A de Sainte Marie sont ici?

  • @thewiseone629
    @thewiseone629 8 лет назад +1

    But they are spray painting in public places, and most graffiti is seen in public places, so isn't that not vandalism?

    • @kibi8311
      @kibi8311 Месяц назад

      van·dal·ism
      noun
      action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. No they are not destroying property by painting

  • @hafsaelhoudaifi1161
    @hafsaelhoudaifi1161 2 года назад +1

    J’ai rien compris

  • @djrobgee79
    @djrobgee79 10 лет назад

    I believe tagging and graffiti is two different entities using the same tool (spray can). Graffiti is an art form but tagging is a form of vandalism or protest. But usually to boast the artist name.

    • @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295
      @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295 5 лет назад +2

      Nope. Tagging is a part of graffiti. It’s what we graffiti artists started with. Our own tag, that we stylised in our own way. We then moved to throwups(the most simple form of a graffiti piece) and then we moved to graffiti pieces.

  • @_h9rryy
    @_h9rryy 3 года назад

    I was the 1000th like

  • @chelmartinez6922
    @chelmartinez6922 9 лет назад +18

    Graffiti is the art of the lower class who cannot afford expensive art supplies. It's art.its beautiful.its a way of life. ✌️

    • @crystalmural8944
      @crystalmural8944 8 лет назад +6

      +Chel Martinez So they can't afford a pack of plain paper, pencils or markers under $5 but they can afford spray paint that is $8 or more?

    • @DV15TooStronk
      @DV15TooStronk 7 лет назад +4

      sad how you close minded you are. good paint is $5-7 per can.

    • @ProtoIndoEuropean88
      @ProtoIndoEuropean88 7 лет назад +2

      all you need is a brush and paint to make real art like mona lisa if you have the training and the dedication and the mastery to do so, you don't need to go around puking tag on the wall and call it "art" it's not art, it's a form of degeneracy.

    • @saulthechicanootaku
      @saulthechicanootaku 5 лет назад +2

      You'd be surprised that graffiti artists do use stuff like oil paint and canvas for their work.

    • @sibylsaint
      @sibylsaint 5 лет назад

      @@crystalmural8944 Paper and pencil and marker art will not be seen by as many people.

  • @Tristan-oo1ub
    @Tristan-oo1ub 7 лет назад +1

    WE CANT BE STOPED "gHOSTKINg!"

  • @coolerfastxxx
    @coolerfastxxx Год назад

    Art

  • @matthewdomanchin971
    @matthewdomanchin971 4 года назад +2

    vraiment trop bien la video sur les tags

  • @Derpyroblox
    @Derpyroblox 8 лет назад +5

    It's both.

  • @sts.crew.
    @sts.crew. Год назад

    2:26 nahhh that lady has no idea what she s talking ab..ofc we plan our pieces....

  • @anthonyromano3612
    @anthonyromano3612 8 лет назад +1

    Awesome. bryner
    you probably grew up in the suburbs of some little town with one highschool

  • @pepejg7
    @pepejg7 10 лет назад

    For some art for some vandalism for me therapy

  • @blayasblay3941
    @blayasblay3941 4 года назад +1

    I think it is the thought that count's. Sometimes i make graffiti and sometimes i vandalize. I dont think either is art, but since i force it out there for people to see my opinion does not matter.

  • @ngokhanhlinh7073
    @ngokhanhlinh7073 3 года назад

    00:16 - 4:34

  • @carri102
    @carri102 Год назад +1

    so to the one dude tat just wrote 'gay' at 1:26 lol

  • @bombingallday5381
    @bombingallday5381 10 лет назад

    hmmm wheres the pic of banksy... oh wait hes a FUCKING NINJA

  • @skaffoe_lobby
    @skaffoe_lobby 4 года назад +2

    Banksy wasnt a writer. His/her street art isnt graffiti

  • @j-boogiebrown9961
    @j-boogiebrown9961 7 лет назад +3

    Most of this stuff is pretty poor. Check out the work of people like DAIM, MODE 2 or AROE to see really good stuff.

  • @hlord3152
    @hlord3152 Год назад +1

    Vandalism implies your destroying public property
    That’s simply wrong your clearly creating art your not destroying anything your expressing yourself

  • @erickrapa7939
    @erickrapa7939 6 лет назад +8

    Graffiti is not vandalism that women is crazy out her mind it never took down the city's spirits, It gave us our spirits it was the foundation of it!

  • @marypuleo3730
    @marypuleo3730 8 лет назад +7

    artistic vandalism!

  • @lifeisaadventure9948
    @lifeisaadventure9948 4 года назад +2

    I’m a graffiti artist & I think it’s beautiful 😍

  • @zero1188
    @zero1188 8 лет назад +18

    vandalism. seems obvious. if you do it on a place without consent its vandalism

  • @andrewdiaz6293
    @andrewdiaz6293 8 лет назад +1

    Banksy is a street artist
    Shepard fairy is a street artist
    Lady pink, daze, and futura are graffiti artists/writers! And legends!

  • @insectone9315
    @insectone9315 5 лет назад +1

    ВАНДАЛИЗАМ!

  • @MsMogosBigBumps1
    @MsMogosBigBumps1 9 лет назад

    I think it is vandalism depending

  • @angelomarta6139
    @angelomarta6139 7 лет назад +11

    grafitti will never end

    • @ProtoIndoEuropean88
      @ProtoIndoEuropean88 7 лет назад +1

      yes it will, it can very much will, pretty much like the levels of drug consumption have drastically decreased in the philipines with president Duterte, the same thing can be applied to wall taggers around the world if it's governments take immediate action agaisnt such users

    • @luqmanhakim009
      @luqmanhakim009 6 лет назад +2

      The Aristocrat shut up you stupid cat

    • @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295
      @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295 5 лет назад +2

      The Aristocat a). They are taking action. There are just too many to stop them all.
      b). Graffiti is a form of art and a form of protest. In order for governments around the world to stop graffiti, the world would essentially have to be in martial law.Curfews, police everywhere and police brutality to the max.

    • @whoremongeringass-wipe5733
      @whoremongeringass-wipe5733 3 года назад +4

      @@ProtoIndoEuropean88 graffiti has been here since cavemen started scratching their walls with rocks.

  • @Orbitten
    @Orbitten 8 лет назад

    It is art. But at the same time, it's vandalism. So it's bad.

    • @TSVMunchen-kk3ow
      @TSVMunchen-kk3ow 7 лет назад +1

      Nox Xelor its not bad if its legal..u have legal zone where u can paint..

    • @rezon8526
      @rezon8526 7 лет назад

      Your opinion on this subject means nothing.

  • @theawfulmrbird
    @theawfulmrbird 5 лет назад +1

    without permission: vandalism
    with permission: art

  • @shilton318
    @shilton318 6 лет назад +3

    Um tagging and graffiti at two different things

    • @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295
      @yaeithergottheizmoryadont295 5 лет назад +5

      Stephen Hilton no they’re not. Tagging is the root of graffiti. In order to make good pieces, you have to have a nice tag. It’s a form of caligrafy.

  • @MadMax31577
    @MadMax31577 10 лет назад +3

    Vandalism or art? Are you kidding?

  • @svbxt7301
    @svbxt7301 2 года назад

    O bagulho é pixo bro

  • @dantevandermerwe1611
    @dantevandermerwe1611 2 года назад

    #banksy

  • @experimentb6449
    @experimentb6449 4 года назад +2

    It’s vandalism it doesn’t matter if you feel upset of a certain topic it’s still vandalism

  • @neozach2671
    @neozach2671 3 года назад

    Oh les seconde B

  • @lla3471
    @lla3471 7 лет назад +3

    sup brotherr from a another mother

  • @Holy_Grapefruit
    @Holy_Grapefruit 8 лет назад +1

    Whenever I am spraying. 1 out of 20 doesnt likes it. Atleast when I do it at daylight ;)

  • @uo9zzzyxwvutsrqp0nmkjihgfe43
    @uo9zzzyxwvutsrqp0nmkjihgfe43 2 года назад

    Graffiti is art because its vandalism

  • @kennethbennett4618
    @kennethbennett4618 2 года назад

    Heather McDonald the og Karen

  • @zozizonzek2204
    @zozizonzek2204 Год назад

    madame paris rpz

  • @cozyocto1476
    @cozyocto1476 8 лет назад +1

    your only a vandal when your caught

  • @milomorillon7143
    @milomorillon7143 Год назад

    cet vidéos me déplais fortement car le street art est incroyable. j'ai donc mi un pouce en bas sur ce reportage vidéoludique

  • @truthbetold818
    @truthbetold818 5 лет назад +1

    It's only vandalism if it's not done by the group of people who work for the establishment called Banksey. But if you're poor then you're committing an illegal act.

  • @vaporizethis
    @vaporizethis 8 лет назад

    tags are essentially urban califraphy

  • @katiecarter3700
    @katiecarter3700 4 года назад +1

    ok boomer

  • @marke.5609
    @marke.5609 4 года назад +3

    Tagging is territorial "turf" marking for gangs...and the sloppy , dripping over lapping simple "writing" of spray paint letters onto a subway car is merely intimidation by gangs to declare their area...it is vandalism and junk.
    Graffiti with preliminary drawings..sketches and "meaningful" social messages or artistic expression with skillful execution and insightful thought IS art.

    • @bjk0norway0bjk
      @bjk0norway0bjk 3 года назад +3

      its rarley marking for gangs, just a simpler form of grafitti. if you're gonna do it ilegally you usually spend time practicing all types of grafitti to progress ur style

  • @sowousmane5489
    @sowousmane5489 4 года назад +6

    Heather more like Karen 😂😂

  • @bksalkrook8716
    @bksalkrook8716 6 лет назад

    alot of people write graffiti ,,, BUT,,there are only a few graffiti writters ...and they come from the 5 boros where the art was created