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Graffiti Art: Expression or Vandalism?

Graffiti began as a shocking urban art form in major cities like New York and Los Angeles, where photographers began documenting it. Over time, governments like Mexico City began designating legal spaces for graffiti to help young people legally express themselves through the art form. There are different types of graffiti based on complexity, from simple "tags" to more elaborate multi-dimensional "bombs." The Public Office of Graffiti promotes graffiti as an art when it is created respectfully in designated areas, not on private property, balancing free expression with respecting others.

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Graffiti Art: Expression or Vandalism?

Graffiti began as a shocking urban art form in major cities like New York and Los Angeles, where photographers began documenting it. Over time, governments like Mexico City began designating legal spaces for graffiti to help young people legally express themselves through the art form. There are different types of graffiti based on complexity, from simple "tags" to more elaborate multi-dimensional "bombs." The Public Office of Graffiti promotes graffiti as an art when it is created respectfully in designated areas, not on private property, balancing free expression with respecting others.

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GRAFFITI: URBAN ART

One of the most shocking art expressions nowadays in the modern cities has become Graffiti Art but, why we should name it art? Isn`t it a pure act of vandalism?

Earliest Graffiti was born in the North of our continent. In some of the most crowded and cosmopolitan cities like Los Angeles and New York. Renowned photographers started to catch in their cameras this amazing art, and suddenly Graffiti bloomed in the rest of the continent. Young people were captivated and began to design all over the walls. In Mexico City not until 2003 that government decided to offer spaces for young people to express themselves through this urban art. Thats why in some cases; we dont consider Graffiti as an act of vandalism. Government recognizing people needs and rights of expression in a respectful way has opened more and more spaces to let this art free. The Aztec Stadium is a good example of a massive call to the art in a respectful way. Areas designated to the people with specific topics like music, sports, idols. The result was spectacular

This is exactly the purpose of the Public Office of Graffiti: Express yourself in a proper space and respect the city and private property.

SOME DATA OF GRAFFITI ART

We will be surprised of the evolutions regarding this art. Day by day Graffiti wins followers - For each grafter retired, 3 new ones are born - Every year in public schools, 185,000 kids graduate; 10% will be right away on the streets doing graffiti

WHY THE NAME OF GRAFFITI

The name given to this popular art obeys to the circle and black part that comes inside the pencil it is called graffiti which means somebody that writes and draws

TYPES OF GRAFFITI

Therere different types of graffiti depending of the complexity level of the draw. Those who are created with simple strokes in plain are considerer scratch. When the letters are conceived in 2D (two dimensions) is named tag and those strokes that takes place in volume and dimensions are called bomb. This is the case when Graffiti is considered an art.

The Public Office of Graffiti is responsible to promote a healthy and safety space for Young people which is willing to make art. Graffiti is OK when is created with respect toward public building and private properties. This tolerance is the consequence of a primary value, which involves the right of every Mexican to express them respecting the rest of the people.

Juan Pablo Mondragn.

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