aerosol art, tag, piece, scrub, bomb, or graffiti, street art as art has been a cultural debate since before my time. Some see graffiti as a valid form of art and street-based communication, birthing gallery artists like Jean Michel Basquiat. Some believe that since mainstream America does not like it, then it must be art. As far back as Duchamp, anything an “artist” called art became art. Just like cubism, impressionism, or any other new art genre, graffiti is looked down upon and scorned by the general public. One definition of art is anything done well. While walking around Brooklyn its difficult to ignore example after example of style and technique found in these Bushwick pieces (left) or at the 5pointz building in Queens. It may be a defacement of public property, but since it can be painted over there is a lack of permanence that can be appreciated as well, similar to that of sand paintings or chalk drawings
