Street art can be quite diverse. Sometimes it can serve to promote a cause or bring certain issues to life (see the last post), it can be a means by which troubled youths express themselves and define to the public who they are, it can encompass the darker side of the culture such as turf wars between gangs, or to memorialize the fallen comrades of the artist. However, one thing is for sure: Graffiti is loud. Everyone notices it when they pass by, some not even giving a second glance, but it can bring a certain asthstetic value to it's environment.
Take for example this photo that I took on a walk around Downtown Dalton last week.
The graffiti on this bridge support gives life to an otherwise dull environment. The vivid colors of this piece turn a normal and boring bridge support that would never catch the eye of a passerby into a bright and colorful piece of artwork that now draws attention to an area that would be often overlooked.
Street art challenges us to take a closer look, and nudges our attention towards places that don't necessarily get our complete focus. One of the most beautiful things about graffiti is that it opens our eyes to the world around us by turning the viscerally mundane into a canvas for a bigger picture, encompassing not only the art, but the environment around it.
-Torrey
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