I decided to take a look at my neighborhood to explore the issue of whether or not graffiti should be considered a form of art or vandalism. You can find graffiti all over Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn if you know the right places to look. Wonderful murals of graffiti can be found in the small alleyway along East 19th street. Some store owners have even hired graffiti artists to spray paint their store front as a way of advertising but most other store owners are starting to complain about the “mess” left outside on the walls of their business. So where exactly should we draw the line? As I observed the graffiti around my neighborhood, I thought about this question. I photographed some areas where I believe grafitti artists vandalized personnel property and went too far.
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- Graffiti spray painted on every inch of this tree along Shore Pkwy.
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- Graffiti drawn all over the back walls of this local Stop and Shop.
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- Newly renovated train stations from Sheepshead Bay to Kings Highway have already been spray painted.
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- But even those works of graffiti art can be vandalised.
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- Some store owners in Brooklyn allow artists to show their work on their store walls.
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- After spray painting the fence of a private house along Homecrest Ave, empty cans were left on the curb.
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- Walls belonging to office buildings are filled with graffiti from side to side.
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- Posters offering rewards for graffitti vandalism can be found in many areas of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
