It's quite obvious that graffiti is illegal, after all it is considered vandalism. But outside of all the official laws regarding graffiti, there are some rules and responsibilities you have to be aware of in the 'graffiti community' for example your "name", every graffiti artist has a name, its their trade mark, its how they're identified, how you present your self, if you have a stupid name nobody will take your art seriously. Next, is creating your tag, when many people here the word "tag" they usually relate it to gangs but tags are basically a logo, just like any logo you would see on a T-Shirt advertising your favorite sports team, or your favorite local restaurant. The point is, you logo needs to tie in with your name somehow, and its absolutely critical that your logo doesn't look like a 3 year old drew it, again nobody will take you seriously. your job as an artist is to get people to look and make a difference in there life. Another unspoken rule is be original, meaning don't try to take credit for somebody else's art, if you can recreate and make it your own great but don't just blatantly take somebody's work.
Basic run-down of the rules in the 'graffiti community':
- Come up with a legit "name"
-Make you're logo look professional
-Taking credit for someone else's art is a big no no
-Tag bombing with only get you hated and or put in the hospital
-Respect is key
-Make good art quickly or get caught
-Everyman for himself
the main point of this is to show, although graffiti seems like a cut and dry thing it has rules and responsibilities on its own, even though these rules and responsibilities aren't held underneath a microscope, it doesn't make them any less real. If these rules aren't followed or these responsibilities aren't met there are consequences such as being sent to jail or running into trouble with another artist. That's the difference between art put up on a wall and art put up on a canvas, or maybe that's the similarity between the two, when Picasso does his art he signs it, when 'Banksy' does his he signs it as well. if Picasso copied Leonardo da Vinci's art he would get called out for plagiarism just as 'Banksy' would if he copied 'cornbread's' art right ? maybe the only difference in the two is one screams for attention while the other barely whispers... 'street art' brings attention to the things that need to be changed, maybe that's why it's frowned upon, people are too afraid of change....
Basic run-down of the rules in the 'graffiti community':
- Come up with a legit "name"
-Make you're logo look professional
-Taking credit for someone else's art is a big no no
-Tag bombing with only get you hated and or put in the hospital
-Respect is key
-Make good art quickly or get caught
-Everyman for himself
the main point of this is to show, although graffiti seems like a cut and dry thing it has rules and responsibilities on its own, even though these rules and responsibilities aren't held underneath a microscope, it doesn't make them any less real. If these rules aren't followed or these responsibilities aren't met there are consequences such as being sent to jail or running into trouble with another artist. That's the difference between art put up on a wall and art put up on a canvas, or maybe that's the similarity between the two, when Picasso does his art he signs it, when 'Banksy' does his he signs it as well. if Picasso copied Leonardo da Vinci's art he would get called out for plagiarism just as 'Banksy' would if he copied 'cornbread's' art right ? maybe the only difference in the two is one screams for attention while the other barely whispers... 'street art' brings attention to the things that need to be changed, maybe that's why it's frowned upon, people are too afraid of change....