Art or vandalism? A look at graffiti in Chicago

[@sonofman8262]

Better than looking a brown blocks that's the color the city uses to buff the urban art ...shout out to TDM and XMEN crew

[@scrappyanimations4096]

EDSK all day

[@shark.y]

ll they're doing is changing the color of the surface by a milliliter.. It shouldn't be the cost of an arm to buff it. A $7 paint can and the pay for the guy doing it. They're just trying to squeeze money out as much as possible

[@scrappyanimations4096]

Vandalism and art aren't two mutually exclusive categories. Y'all really don't get it.

[@cow212tst]

Meanwhile it's a hit man show with people getting murdered but graffiti is a problem

[@scrappyanimations4096]

This is exactly what people need to be paying attention to. The bodies stacking up, homeless junkies robbing people on trains and the absolute shithole that the west side has become. Who gives a fuck if some people want to paint

[@Thor.867]

Art or vandalism? If I did a 1 to 1 replica of the Mona Lisa on an illegal wall it would still be vandalism. It doesn’t matter if you don’t like the art form but graffiti is built off fundamentals like every other art form out there.

[@toothrestorer6588]

If the owner of the property gives you permission, IT MAY BE art. . If the owner doesn’t give you permission, IT IS vandalism .

[@charlieramz3126]

Ol’ Skool B-Line, 80s, Teaser, doing outsides at Cicero stop. Man them were the days. Homemade griffin markers in the pocket or stashed for the insides.

[@wesleywilson4090]

You're welcome for putting food on the table for many dot workers. Maybe you could actually learn how to manage budgets? Pretty stupid that tags cost this much to remove. Or, y'know, don't remove them? Save money? Let the streets get filled with colorful and intricate artwork that pleases people?

[@carlosflores6384]

Paint our shit and we tag that shit again 👍🏽

[@Graff.only_ceasc]

Why do people try to stop vandalism like it is just going to keep coming and looking at plain walls is boring

[@gusto8585]

Steady BOMBIN

[@bartonbishoff]

Fantastic storytelling.

[@Poppi_Weasel]

WASTE OF MONEY REMOVING MESS

[@lifeistoshorttolookback]

Did he just say, that some graffiti artist own property and businesses and get upset because sometimes they get hit by graffiti artist 🎨... I'll be dam I wonder why!!!

[@kenvul2875]

I can relate.. that’s why I stopped

[@sp12adam]

WGN got it right SLANG is a Graffiti GOD

[@NineteenEighty8]

Art.

[@tranerdz3355]

Look mom I made it

[@dawnbrady684]

It goes back to who has what PERMISSION. Not everyone wants to see what some want to call art. Taking people for granted can lead to unwanted pain.

[@smithstevan1702]

CMK!!!!!

[@charliechrumlish2191]

This is the hippest thing I seen on KZbin this month.

[@mcrary100]

SOPO go crazy

[@Poppi_Weasel]

LOVE MURALS! Sloppy Tags not so much..

[@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh]

Look.. tags are a part of graff. If you dont like em you dont like graff.

[@felonvisuals]

ART‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@solanumlaxum4590]

💔 I guess this is in favor of "low art" Thank the global elites for celebrating this and the illiteracy that goes with it💔

[@loveforeignaccents]

If it's nice looking, I'm all for it... but not just this scrappy ass shit, like writing initials in bubbles, etc.

[@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh]

Look.. tags are a part of graff. If you dont like em you dont like graff.

[@amargad69]

It’s cute how Chicago thinks it has graffiti art

[@zackleefanman7177]

Its all art

[@jabariliu]

I don’t like the graffiti part, but I love the real art being created.

[@silentmajority8365]

If not your property it is vandalism Too many ignorant hues

[@elisemiddleton2660]

Tagging is not art. The artists of graffiti are in an entirely different category, with that said art or tags on property that is not their own and done without permission is criminal.

[@tyronebiggums1316]

@@elisemiddleton2660 criminal art

[@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh]

@@elisemiddleton2660 lol you dont now shit about graff. Tags are a part of it, Thats how it all started. The same pepole painting «real» graff is also hitting tags. If u dont like tags u dont like graff

[@elisemiddleton2660]

@@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh you’re entitled to your opinion just as all people are. Tag on their own property, or have permission from the property owner, or pay for a bill board to tag or paint/spray paint/magic marker then it wouldn’t be criminal.

[@mr.c0stell0]

GTFO of here is a sign of degenerates. Get it off city property unless commissioned.

[@ILuv_soulsbOrne]

Stop trickin

[@milomilo6404]

Art

[@amarijones8358]

Slang 💕

[@valimback5109]

Just like Paris and rio

[@youser1093]

Not on that scale Paris highways are covered in it

[@manila_thrilla]

I condone art and artists but definitely not vandalism.

[@jits2q127]

nobody cares what u condone

[@Nanatzuki]

se for pintar no muro de algum cidadao comum , deve pedir permissão para pintar.

[@bobhartman2571]

Vandalism is not Art!!! Vandalism is Vandalism and Art is Art. Stop trying to twist the truth.

[@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh]

Its still art, its not art just because its illigal

[@Ruined._.Garage]

It’s still art bro…

[@xmalcom650]

It’s pretty obvious. If it’s not your property it’s vandalism.

[@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh]

Its still art, its not art just because its illigal

[@xmalcom650]

@@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh Anything can be art, vandalism is a specific definition.

[@Inkenjoyahhhhhhhhhhh]

@@xmalcom650 nope not all vandalisim is art