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05-30-2014, 03:27 PM
The Tipping Point Between Vandalism and Art
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**t all vandalism is created equal
Some artists operate under the firm belief that they have to bring art to the streets. They spray graffiti on walls, paint murals, create public sculptures and more. Sometimes it's a collective of people who manage to turn a public space into an art installation.
See also: 20 Unexpected Pieces of Sharpie Art (http://mashable.com/2014/03/07/sharpie-art/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
However, public art isn’t always approved. Art styles like graffiti have long been frowned upon by governments for being a destructive vandalization of public property
But street art occurs anyway. In fact, some pieces have managed to rise above the legal condemnation, turning into mainstay pieces that unite public audiences. What was once considered vandalism often acquires substantial meaning and an intense following. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/30/art-vandalism-tipping-point/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Art (http://mashable.com/category/art/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Features (http://mashable.com/category/features/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Graffiti (http://mashable.com/category/graffiti/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Paris (http://mashable.com/category/paris/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Banksy (http://mashable.com/category/banksy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/Bht0MrS6do4
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**t all vandalism is created equal
Some artists operate under the firm belief that they have to bring art to the streets. They spray graffiti on walls, paint murals, create public sculptures and more. Sometimes it's a collective of people who manage to turn a public space into an art installation.
See also: 20 Unexpected Pieces of Sharpie Art (http://mashable.com/2014/03/07/sharpie-art/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
However, public art isn’t always approved. Art styles like graffiti have long been frowned upon by governments for being a destructive vandalization of public property
But street art occurs anyway. In fact, some pieces have managed to rise above the legal condemnation, turning into mainstay pieces that unite public audiences. What was once considered vandalism often acquires substantial meaning and an intense following. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/30/art-vandalism-tipping-point/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Art (http://mashable.com/category/art/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Features (http://mashable.com/category/features/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Graffiti (http://mashable.com/category/graffiti/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Paris (http://mashable.com/category/paris/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Banksy (http://mashable.com/category/banksy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/Bht0MrS6do4