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Consider the graffiti pictured on the right, seen on McGill University campus. Would you say that it is a positive message? A form of social commentary? A small element of positivity among the many cynical or negative influences facing Montrealers every day? Based on the choice of words and its potential to connect with people, you might even ask;\u00a0\u201cis it art?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Which raises an interesting question;
\nWhat is the artistic value of graffiti?<\/strong>
\nIn some cases, graffiti artists, now paid for their work, create impressive murals, which can become cultural references. Just think of this building (pictured below) on Ste. Catherine Street in Downtown Montreal, near the corner of St. Laurent.\u00a0EVERY<\/em>\u00a0Montrealer who has been downtown knows this building and would recognize it anywhere.
\nIn other cases, the graffiti is basically someone\u2019s signature, made up of a few strokes with a single color. This is called a “tag<\/em>“. Usually made without authorization, this type of graffiti is often seen as an eyesore.\u00a0Tags are the type of graffiti that Solutions Graffiti is most often called to remove<\/a>.
\nThe artistic value of graffiti is often a source of debate; interestingly,\u00a0a journalist recently contacted us to ask us about the notion of intellectual property concerning graffiti; could it be\u00a0considered in the same manner as copyright?<\/em>Then again, anyone claiming that right would also be admitting to vandalizing private property…<\/p>\n

Basically,\u00a0the artistic value of graffiti is a relative concept<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In Montreal, as in many other cities, graffiti is often found on private property, usually done without any authorization. In this sense, a simple measure of legitimacy is whether the graffiti was done with or without permission. Everything else, while open to interpretation and debate, is also subject to be cleaned by our team of\u00a0professional graffiti removal technicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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