I never know where to stand on Graffiti. There are multiple viewpoints that I support, yet most of them are conflicting:1. I believe that Graffiti artists are a drain on society. They post their art in public spaces, which later has to be cleaned up by the city. Who pays for the Graffiti to be cleaned up? I do. You do. Taxpayers do. Graffiti artists don't ask us if we would like to pay for the cleanup of their artwork, but we have to anyway.
2. I believe that Graffiti is artwork. The fact that it is done illegally does not rule out the fact that to some people (including me) it is a beautiful work of art. I would pay good money for a piece of Graffiti artwork.
3. I believe that making legal walls for Graffiti is a good idea.
4. I believe that Graffiti artists who only do legal art are not fulfilling the initial mission of Graffiti (A response to the saturation of advertisements in our culture, none of which we ask for).
Obviously these views conflict, but on an unidentifiable culture such as Graffiti, this ambiguity is natural.
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