Prosiding ICAAE 2014 -  “Graffiti as a means of interaction and neighboring communication”

Rudy Harjanto

Informasi Umum

Kode

18.25.062

Klasifikasi

700.7 - Education, Research, related topics of the Arts

Jenis

Proceeding ( Electronic )

Subjek

Art Research

No. Rak

Dilihat

122 kali

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Abstraksi

Graffiti has become increasingly a common scene in both developing and established city. The existences of graffiti make the city more vibrant, as if the city beats a pulse of life with its dynamic visuals. Graffiti came from Italian word of "graffiato" which means pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc. However, not all graffiti make the city vibrant, as there is graffiti works, which are considered as visual nuisance as it, deface a surface with its random meaning. The problem is, how to reinforce graffiti as art works, beautify the surrounding, becomes a mean of communication and interaction and be accepted by society? An event, an object, things, will not have meanings by itself, if it not given meaning by the person who observes it. In essence, social reality is very dependent to the meaning given by its audience. To garner positive response and reaction from the society, it needs to cater to themes, which are relevant to its immediate proximity, the people who sees it. These work of graffiti then are created in a specialized venue, which are provided to accommodate graffiti creation. The city officials sanction the venues, it is a place where graffiti is acknowledge as an artwork and it serves a purpose to reduce and even eradicate the notion of graffiti as vandalism around the city. Being in a controlled place, the graffiti work will features ideas or events, which are relevant to the society. In relation, this will bring a positive social interaction between graffiti and its audience since the work features issue for the greater good. The graffiti is then finally placed at certain city sanctioned locations. Full of meaning with current issues in tow, the graffiti would be accepted as art works, which makes the neighboring as a means of interaction and communication.