We first start off with the question: what is graffiti? Graffiti started off in the early 1960s.

Modern graffiti first started to appear in Philadelphia, USA. By the late 1960s, it had reached
New York. The art form took off in the 1970s when people began writing their names all over
buildings. Nowadays, if you walk around the streets of New York you can see all types of art
on every single wall, but others seem to be having a problem with this art form. Graffiti is a
criminal offense, but is graffiti vandalism?

It is argued whether graffiti is vandalism, so I’d like to begin with my first point against
graffiti.
One of the most considerable points is graffiti damages private property without first
consulting the owners. Whether it be a public place or not, adding graffiti to delicate surfaces
or already damaged surfaces could detriment the walls of the countries we live in, the
countries we’ve fought hard for and taken care of are now covered with what we call “art”. In
some cases, graffiti is not vandalism, it is an expressive art form used to communicate with
street artists. Many people say that street art should be legal for its beautiful appearance and
how alive it keeps a city looking, but damaging properties has its consequences.

Furthermore, we can say there are various other ways to share art with the people of the
world.
At times, we cannot see art live, but we would still be able to see and appreciate graffiti
online,
Instead of filling blank spaces on walls, artists can fill blank canvases instead of damaging
property and risking themselves ending up in jail. Street artists can share their art online
without damaging and risking themselves just for the sake of art to still be alive. Street artists
believe that if advertisements can be on walls and streets, so can their art be, street artists
can show off their art to the rest of the people in the world, advertisements can help people
find jobs or help a business run advertisements have a sense of being on the streets.

Lastly, I'd think graffiti should be illegal because it vandals properties that people have put
their money towards which will later have to be repainted, which is extra money.  Street
artists don’t face any consequences for their actions, which isn’t fair for the owner.
Individuals may oppose this sentence. Young adults are just expressing themselves in an art
form, making creative paintings for everyone to see live and letting the feeling of art seep in,
but there is a cost to this feeling that street artists do not pay.

So is graffiti vandalism or not? Graffiti does damage both public and private properties.
There are other various ways to share art with the rest of the world without damaging or
risking yourself for the sake of art and vandalizing properties with senseless art which the
owners would have to clean up after and street artists have no consequences. The way I see it
is that graffiti should be illegal. There are many ways to share art without ruining the walls of
our city that we’ve kept up for years. There is no point in putting art on the streets. Many
people will just pass it without giving any reaction.