Graffiti

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-559547/Graffiti-artist-Banksy-pulls-audacious-stunt-date--despite-watched-CCTV.html
Graffiti is a strange one for me. I’ve never done it myself and would not condone any sort of vandalism in any way but in a bizarre way you can’t help but be slightly impressed by the imagination and quality of some of the graffiti that we see.

A fine example being the piece of graffiti that we see in this news article from the Daily Mail. It is impossible not to be impressed by the quality of detail in the work on this wall and the imagination that had gone into it. It makes a clear and humorous statement and it could be argued that this is a much better way to make a point than some of the more violent protests that we see.

These people clearly see their work as an art and much of these works of graffiti I see are actually done in stunning detail. They also see their work as a good way of making a point and expressing themselves and this I appreciate.

On the other hand, it has to be said, that in many ways it is still vandalism. Many of these surfaces they use to write on are owned by people and it is unfair that they or the council should have to pay to clean these. Also, some people may find these slightly intimidating and older people for example, may be cautious about going around an area where this sort of graffiti has been plastered around, which is unfair on them.