Leonardo Da Vinci

Pablo Picasso

Salvador Dali Monet

GUSTAVO KLIMT

Amadeu Souza Cardoso

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Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

• Graffiti are drawings or writing on a public wall, usually humorous, obscene or political.

• Graffiti artists do it because they want to protest against something.

Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

• Most graffiti artists use spray cans, marker pens and chalk to draw.

• They work by night in bus and train stations.

Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

• They think blank walls are ugly and so they paint colourful images on them.

• In most countries Graffiti are illegal.

Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

For:• Walls are more

colourful;• Graffiti artists can be

creative;• They write important

messages; • They show their

feelings;• They are real artists.

Against:• Grafitti is difficult to

remove;• Public buildings belong

to everyone;• Some graffiti artists

belong to gangs and they do graffiti to mark out the gangs’ territory.

Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

SOLUTIONS:

• Set up official areas where graffiti artists can paint/ write.

“Graffiti artists are called writers and

they are real artists”