A bit inspiration, acknowledgement, and culture... should that really be illegal? Throughout the years, people have been arguing if graffiti, or street art should be legal, or remain illegal. Should it considered vandalism or creativity? Disrespect, or meaningful? It's up to the world to decide. The decision starts with you.
Reasons to be Legal
Throughout the years, many consider street art as "tasteful, expressive, and beautiful pieces of art, which adds culture to bland landscapes." The meaningful pieces of art have been seen almost everywhere, and as many admire the pieces by the unknown artists, other shun them away. In one form or another, street art has been a part of human life since the ancient times. These artists, probably being "invisible " at one point get their own sense of territory with their meaningful and inspiring pieces. Many of these pieces are very appropriate, and at many times tell a story that relate to many others. Although street art is still considered illegal today, I feel that there are many more serious crimes today, and a person shouldn't be charged, or prisoner for trying to find the voice inside of them. I feel that the consequence is way too serious, I mean, wouldn't chalk on a sidewalk be just as much of a crime?
Reasons to be Illegal
On the other hand, others describe graffiti as vandalism, disrespect for others, and a "waste of time and paint." While many pieces of street art are inspirational, others feel that there is still too many inappropriate pieces of street art that are covered with curse words. One of the biggest reasons that people refuse to accept street art is because it decreases value of buildings, as well as costs millions for the city to clean up. This sometimes unattractive art causes these people to refuse to look deeper into these pieces. The mood, feeling, and story behind it. While they still admire modern art, they forget that most of the true artist are still yet to be discovered.
Pros and Cons
Here's a chart listed with arguments defending both sides... so what do you think? Do you think street art should remain illegal, or do you think that we should accept the culture that has been with us since the dawn of man?
Pros of graffiti
Cons for graffiti
Makes a “statement”
Decreases value of building
Unusual, eye-popping images
Some “expressions”
Part of human culture, been part of the world since ancient times
Can lead to other crimes, especially for the youth
exciting to the eye
vandalism, and can lead to violence
Reveals talent
Costs thousands of dollars to clean up
The Decision
Now you've seen both sides of this argument. While it's clear to me that graffiti should be legal, as long as there are some restrictions, it's not my decision, it's yours. Take the poll on the side of this post, or just comment below, telling if you feel if graffiti should be legal or not.
Hey everyone, so as my title says, today's tutorial is about How to make Roses from Plastic Spoons. I know that many of you all aren't expecting great outcomes for this craft, but all I can say is that you might surprise yourself! The finishing piece is actually really impressive, and the picture to the left shows an example of it. The rose is very realistic-looking, and a perfect home décor for any house or occasion! I definitely recommend that you try this craft more than once if you get off with a rough start, and just remember: no rose is perfect, and it isn't always going to look exactly like the picture! I hope that you're now as excited about this craft as I am, let's get started!
First off, I would just like to give the credit for the "producer" of this video, which in this case is FaveCraftsVideo so if you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out her channel on YouTube. This craft is truly unique and amazing, so I hope you plan on trying it out. Next off, I'd just like to say, that this craft requires the use of flames, so if you use parent's permission and you may also want an adult to supervise you during the craft. One tip I have for you is to use the same colored spoons throughout the rose, to give it a more realistic feel. A colorful rose is fine, if you're not aiming toward that goal. I'm sorry that I didn't post this up during Valentine's Day, but it's still a great craft! Feel free to comment, critique, suggest, and opinionate in the comment section below! That's all for now, bye!
The tree of life has been a very important and symbolic in both terms of religion and beliefs for many people throughout the world. With many areas having their own "trees", the common known fact is that it's close to many of us. Today's craft is once again a jewelry tutorial. This time, we are going to learn how to make a Tree of Life pendant. For those of you who don't know what the Tree of Life looks like, the picture above is an example of the Tree of Life. Anyway, I'm excited to start going with this craft, so let's learn!
So first of all, I'd like to give credit to the person who made this video. This video was by YrDesign, so if you enjoyed this tutorial, make sure to check out her YouTube channel. I feel that this craft is very unique and can be very personalized (shape of tree, color of beads, etc.) Anyways, I hope you all liked the video as much as I did. Feel free to comment below, because the comment section is always open for opinions, suggestions, and feedback. Stay tuned for next week's post, and see you next time!
Hey everyone today I'm going to talk about different techniques in spray paint. These techniques are really amazing, and impressive. It's really great and not as time consuming as you might think... The results of these techniques coming together are awesome, so let's get started. The video that I'm about to show you is from YouTube, and is bySEIfilms, so if you enjoy this, please check out his page on YouTube. Many of these techniques that you will learn through this post are very simple, but create unique designs. Let's start!
The three basic techniques that are demonstrated throughout this post are: reflections, making trees, and using stencils. It's actually quite interesting what you can do in just a few minutes that can create something extraordinary. The stencil used in this tutorial can simply be made with poster paper, and achieved in a few seconds. Warning: this piece of art calls for a lot of space an is messy, so make sure you lay out some newspapers before you begin. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did! Please feel free to comment on your opinion about this post as well as suggest ideas for future posts! That's all for now, bye!
