IS GRAFFITI AN ART OR A PUBLIC

EYESORE?

Persuasive Speech By:

Morgan Phrasaddha Naidu Puspakaran

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 INTRODUCTION
 writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted, typically
illicitly, on a wall or other surface, often within public view
 In most countries, it is a punishable crime
 express underlying social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic
expression is based upon spray paint graffiti styles
 Within hip hop culture - hip hop music, b-boying, and other elements
 gangs use their own form of graffiti to mark territory or to serve as an indicator
of gang-related activities
 labeled as an illicit and illegal form of art in many countries as it has been
generalised to be related to gangsterisme activities
 In Malaysia, graffiti is sometimes a misunderstood art form, but it’s what makes
art so accessible and gives the cities in Malaysia its special character
 Nowadays, it is growing to be recognised as a dominantly loved art form globally
 GRAFFITI IS OFTEN DEEMED TO BE A FORM OF
VANDALISME RATHER THEN AN ART
 Street art is more a visual art form than random graffiti, contingent to the
motive behind the artist’s work
 a relationship between the artist and the community through its expression of
self and culture
 negative status of street art is mainly due to the gang signs and tags that make
up nearly 95% of all “street art”, or more specifically, graffiti
 concerns that urban children will be corrupted by the display of gang culture
visible resulting in a dramatic increase in crime and violence in those parts of
the city
 does not have permission to spray graffiti , illegal
 has obtained the permission, graffiti is not illegal
 bad impression because associated with many ambiguous meanings.
 GRAFFITI PROMOTES DIVERSITY

 diverse from every way you look at it

 many types : paste-ups to murals; stencils to tag

 influenced and inspired by a multitude of cultures and styles, a

wide and expansive body of urban art that can be found all over
the world
 new pieces pop up by the seco as other pieces get removed or
erased
 no limits on what an artist can put in the street.
 GRAFFITI HAS AN UPPER HAND IN PROMOTING
POLITICAL STATEMENTS

 always had a history of being influenced by the present political and

social issues
 a form of anonymous political protest
 recent political issues in Malaysia has also played an important part
to make graffiti popular
 scrawled illegally and boldly in various countries and for various
reasons.
 when people feel they have no power or influence but want to
express their anger, hatred or defiance towards political injustice,
this kind of art happens.
 SIMPLE EQUATION:
PAINTED STREETS + COLOURFUL WORLD
= HAPPIER LIFE
 graffiti art in the street makes people happy
 it makes their day and their commute more interesting

 it adds character to what would otherwise just be grey and boring

 graffiti reminds people to feel alive

 it wakes people up, inspires and motivates the society

 sometimes, it can make people think

 street art takes the ‘normal’ and makes it a thousand times more
interesting
 CONCLUSION
 modern and growing art form that will inspire future generations
 given the streets of our cities more colour, vibrancy and personality as
well as hidden thought and irony
 The world can be a much better place if we all came together and joined as
one; graffiti is helping us to do that
 allows the artist to show their personality and thoughts that is why I feel it
is so inspiring; people open up in art and often portray their emotions and
feelings within it
 Older generations may feel the opposite about it and believe graffiti is
ruining our culture when in fact graffiti is creating our modern street
culture and shaping our future
 A lot of people never use their initiative because no one told them to