2009寶光紹興電子報

Graffiti... Is it art? Is it vandalism? Is it neither? What thoughts come to your mind when you see graffiti on a wall? Are your thoughts similar when you see an advertising hoarding? In each case, someone want to communicate with you. The advertiser may be a company selling a product or a politician seeking your vote. The graffiti artist's message may be as simple as a teenager saying "I exist!" or may be more political.

What are your views on graffiti? And what beliefs are they based upon?

Photo & Text by Joey Cleary

塗鴉 是藝術嗎？還是破壞？或者兩者都不是呢？當你看到牆上的塗鴉時有什麼感想？而當你看到廣告時，會出現一樣的感受嗎？但不管任何種情境，都會有個目的，那就是溝通。或許是廣告商想對你推銷他們的產品；也或許是政治人物想對你拉票。 然而這些塗鴉的藝術家們的想法或許更為簡單，如同一些年輕人一樣只是要表達「我存在著！」，但也可能更泛政治了。

你對於塗鴉又是什麼樣的想法呢？他們又是基於什麼樣的信念呢？

顯源 育丞 / 育涵 譯