Persuasive Speech

Is Graffiti Art?

By Carter

Most of you probably think that graffiti is vandalism, but today I’m here to prove you wrong. I’m not saying that graffiti is always a good thing, I’m just saying that you shouldn’t always assume It’s a bad.

When it comes to graffiti, anything is legal, as long as you have permission. That mean if someone asks you to spray paint their whole entire house, then you’re pretty much allowed to do that. around 65% of the time that you see graffiti It’s probably going to look like some type of tag, or a bald version of someone’s name. But what about that 35% leftover that what I’m here to tell you about today.

If you look closely at some types of graffiti you’ll probably notice the difference between the art side and the vandalism side. The art side may include a memorial for someone that has died. Raise your hand if you think that’s vandalism... So as you can see graffiti isn’t bad 100% of the time.

Another reason why graffiti isn’t vandalism is when it’s a paid job. Some companies will actually pay people to spray paint maybe a wall outside of their store to gain more attention from the public. And there are also some people out there who make really cool murals just because they felt like it. And don’t worry it’s not like their breaking any laws or anything. You can actually pay to reserve a spot to spray on.

If you think that you want to be a spray paint artist when your older, make sure that It actually means something because to be honest, there's really no point in those offensive tags.     

Even though I’ve told you a whole lot of  important things about graffiti actually being art, there’s still a huge amount of people out there who spray paint without permission. Which mean their breaking the law, which means it’s vandalism. And that’s not a good thing.

Most people are used to seeing graffiti art in public areas, such as the streets, I guess that’s what makes it graffiti. But recently some spray paint murals have been featured inside of museums in new York and London.

In conclusion, I strongly think that no one should ever assume that graffiti is always a bad thing. Remember, there’s always a huge difference between art, and vandalism. I hope i’ve changed your view on graffiti being art.