GRAFFITI = ART

Graffiti has been a symbol of urban cities across the United States for over three decades now. The work has always been shunned down as vandalism, or just meaningless junk put on walls by gang members; but if you actually take a long hard look at what most of these individuals do, you would appreciate this amazing art form. Ok, yes, there are those bad apples who mark things up just because, or do it for street gang purposes, but there are hosts of individuals who have a passion for the artistic manner of graffiti. The colors, lines and compositions in these works are amazing. These people are using paint, many times out of a spray can, and applying it to large unpredictable canvasses. That is not by any means easy. It takes skill and hardwork to do one of these extrodanary pieces that range from simple dimension letters that have very impressive color schemes, techniques and mixes, to extremely intricate three-dimensional figures that impress and drop the jaws of the most conservative art critics.