Human art, graffiti go back to the beginnings of art

Human art.

The origins of graffiti go back to the beginnings of human, societal living. Graffiti has been found on uncovered, ancient, Egyptian monuments, and graffiti even was preserved on walls in Pompeii.

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Graffiti is the plural form of the Italian word grafficar. In plural, grafficar signifies drawings, markings, patterns, scribbles, or messages that are painted, written, or carved on a wall or surface

Grafficar also signifies “to scratch” in reference to different wall writings ranging from “cave paintings”, bathroom scribbles, or any message that is scratched on walls.

In reference to present day graffiti, the definition is qualified by adding that graffiti is also any unsolicited marking on a private or public property that is usually considered to be vandalism.

Human art, graffiti in the form of spraycan art is art.

It has form, color, and other base properties as well as an arrangement of these elements into structures that qualify it aesthetically as being art.

Just doing something with spray paint might make it graffiti, but it does not necessarily qualify it as art or graffiti art.

In addition, when the spray can art is analyzed according to the artist’s intention and value to audience, there is even more evidence to suggest that it is genuine art.

Human art

The only obstacle that has hindered the general acceptance of graffiti art is its location and presentation. However, the instances of acceptance of graffiti art by the art world shows that conventional methods of presentation are not all that matters in determining if something is art.

And graffiti art is not to be disqualified as art simply because it might appear unsolicited. In short, graffiti in the form of spray can art is art like any other work that might be found in a gallery or a museum.

Human art that manifests itself in graffiti today.

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