FREE ESSAY ON GRAFFITI ART

GRAFFITI ART

Graffiti
Art is expression through any medium. It carries meaning and expression of thoughts and
ideas. It holds feeling and energy. It carries force and diversity that not only the
artist can see. It carries individuality, reason and inspiration. It does not have to be
understood by anyone else. It conveys some of the innermost feelings in the most abstract
ways. It contains beauty and elegance. It is about stating ideas, whatever the cost of
conveying them. If this can define art, graffiti is an art form. 
Since the dawn of human existence and literally thousands of years before written
languages developed, people have used their surroundings as a canvas for expression. What
a better place to find art but in Montreal. The old city's elegant buildings are
modernized by some of the most beautiful pieces of graffiti one will ever see. The
mixture of old and new creates a totally unique place. The individuality of the city is
reflected upon its thirst for art. What a better canvas than a stone wall. You do not
have to visit a museum to see it, all you have to do is roam around the city to discover
the building's walls are used as the canvas and the local people are the artists. 
Graffiti artists are the Picassos of hip-hop culture. They portray a language, an image,
a voice and a vision. Graffiti is important because it is truly PUBLIC, in the streets.
The artist is totally free, as long as he does not get arrested, and his message can be
seen by anyone. True revolution starts with free expression like this. Graffiti lives in
silence, it grows in darkness, it redefines itself and shows that there is much more to
life than we all think we know...