Art or Vandalism

 I want to blog about a piece, I read in our Norton Field Guide, page 896. It was written by Marcia F. Brown. It is titled Maine's First Graffiti Artist. This tells the story of Mike Rich. I found this piece enlightening and educating. It enlightened me, that graffiti can be a positive art form. Many times we hear the word graffiti and we think of vandalism. This writing shows how Mike Rich takes it to a positive stand point. By painting murals he inspires his public. This shows there is more to the art of graffiti, than gang signs and destruction. Graffiti may also be beautiful and inspiring.It was also enlightening  that some graffiti artist find it difficult to uphold the anti-establishment roots of graffiti, while the art form gains acceptance by the public. Most people start creating graffiti as a means of rebellion. If the art form was accepted by main stream media, would it still be a means of rebellion? I also  found it educating. I learned that some colleges accept graffiti as an art form. I learned that in 1983 PBS aired Style Wars, a documentary on subway art. This is also educating, by being an example profile.