Graffiti: Pros and Cons
Some advocate graffiti, others are strict opponents. A comparison of arguments for and against often helps to form your own opinion.
Pro-arguments for graffiti
- Graffiti fans often have a very simple and straightforward pro-argument: it's art and it looks good. This is of course a statement that does not get support from all sides, because logically there are very different graffiti. And while some can definitely be called art, others are no more than arbitrary Colours on a wall with no major context - simple signatures or signs from "gangs" fall into this category. Nevertheless, seen as a whole, a certain artistic background cannot be denied.
- In certain neighborhoods of large cities, graffiti is part of the appearance and culture. Many young people in particular have found a way to let their creativity run free and to set visual accents.
Contra - what speaks against "art"
- There are some places and walls that are deliberately intended for spraying, but still it is definitely a contra argument that walls are repeatedly sprayed on which it is forbidden is. Many homeowners pay huge sums of money for graffiti removal on a regular basis.
- Another contra argument are the different tastes. While some would call graffiti art, others see it as just pointless spray. Since graffiti is mostly seen in public, it is difficult to meet all opinions and tastes. So there will always be some people who won't like graffiti at all.
- The vapors of the paints that are released when spraying are of course anything but healthy - but they are This is primarily a problem for the sprayers, so in most cases they should use respiratory protection wear.
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