FAQs

Why do you use the term spray-paint vandalism instead of graffiti?

For two reasons. 1) Because the term graffiti has become synonymous with a style of illustration that is used not only in vandalism but also in legal public art murals. 2) Because the term graffiti obscures the fact that illegally spray painting a surface is an act of vandalism.

Isn’t graffiti a form of public art?

No. It’s not. Public art is some kind of creative expression on one’s own property or some kind of creative expression that has been legally commissioned for someone else’s property—public or private. As an organization, we believe in and encourage public art. However, we do not believe in vandalism—the altering of private and public property without the owner’s permission.