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What are y'all opinions on graffiti?

As an artform when done with permission of the landowner it is great. Without permission it is a crime.
@Mrchess78 said in #4:
> I would like to see the reaction of one of these vandals if they arrived home one day to find their house covered in disgusting graffiti signatures and pictures, Yepp, this would do wonders for me. :).
The graffiti I mean like, actually good looking illegal graffitis, not the ugly scribbles kids do
@MadridVol said in #12:
> The graffiti I mean like, actually good looking illegal graffitis, not the ugly scribbles kids do

If it's unwanted graffiti then i dislike it no matter how good the art work is.
But if it's in the right place and wanted by the recipient , then ok. :).
@Dukedog said in #9:
> Speaking of railways I ve seen a lot of it on freight cars.Some of it is pretty cool.
>
> What I don't like is simple tagging.
> I do like Banksy.
Yeah same, idk what's the point of tagging, but I rly like the actual good looking art
@MadridVol said in #1:
> *title*

*answer*

Indeed, truly beautiful sometimes. Depends on the artist though.
Also quite interesting whether some things should be considered a crime, regarding the fact that "beautiful" paintings are not easily just a harm to community, whereas other - not so beautiful - paintings are. Whatsmore, nobody would consider a Banksy a crime for sure.
@airfloo said in #15:

Yeah, the best graffiti I see are on trains, or under bridges, or in train alleys, can't believe people actually hate in good looking graffiti
I’d make the vandals scrub the walls with their finger nails. They’d never graffiti twice.

Having street art in an approved space is fine and some of it can be pretty good.

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