@Crown Berger, beautiful. Definitely art, often illicit.

Origin of the word Graffiti Italian word "scratched", Greek "to write" ~ in art history, works of art produced by scratching a design onto a surface, like in pottery.

Me thinks that graffiti became synonymous with vandalism much faster than the creativity and skill could be associated with it.

Definitely art!!!

Art is always unsolicited. Art is vandalism.

Vandalism. Why cant they go do their art on there fathers wall and not mine. Am sure their parents will appreciate it more than I would

@ Ric dees. There is no question about the talent some of these graffiti creators posses. What lots of people hate about their chosen medium of expression, is the permanency, the way it defaces private property and the way goons have taken to spraying walls in support of one politician or another

I think graffiti can be authorized for public social campaigns (like in the war against HIV or corruption)for limited periods.

@Crown Berger..I choose to look and think differently, alot of the graffiti artist have been known to champion different ideologies that the MSM (main stream media) consider "disturbing" consider this if i was to paint a message on a train that travels to Nairobi from Kisumu enough with clanism we want progressive development in the Lake region...what do you think will be the impact over-time knowing all too well this train passes through Kibera?? Believe me the regional stakeholders will have something to say bout that train/message.You get my drift... graffiti artists use a medium that will elicit controversy and this will evoke the desired reaction..