To be legalized.

Art is unlike no other hobby. It gives freedom to express whatever the mind desires. It pushes creativity beyond its borders. It creates everlasting masterpieces. It is a unique form of expression that conveys feelings and emotions that simply cannot be conveyed in words. When an artist waves his paintbrush across a board, it is for a number of the reasons stated that art is his passion.

Most times people look for the right or wrong way to do something, but for art there is no right or wrong answer. A final product can never be told that it is bad, since art is purely a matter of opinion. As long as the artist loves his artwork, it surely is a great piece of art.

Why then is graffiti looked so down upon? If graffiti is art, why do people call it bad? Graffiti is a form of expression just like every other piece of artwork. Although there is a negative connotation with the phrase since it is often associated with vandalism, most of the times it is not even disrupting.

Think for a moment– where do you usually see graffiti?  Inside tunnels? On the side of a train? On a road in middle of the highway?  Now does some scribbles on a rock really affect you? Compared to the significant impact graffiti can have on an artist’s life, petty, selfish botherings should not interfere with a person’s freedom of expression.

Freedom of expression is one of America’s inalienable rights. In other words it is un-American to forbid graffiti from becoming legalized. Hence, it is not acceptable that the government can punish others for their expression(up to 3 year imprisonment). In contrast, the government should be extending their efforts to make expression more popular– because flourishing art will bring a flourishing future.