15 Pieces Of Graffiti In Georgia So Brilliant They Should Be In A Museum
By Amanda Northern|Published July 27, 2015
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Amanda Northern is a freelance writer, and creator/virtual assistant of The Proassists. Amanda is a Georgia native, GSU Panther, and blogger. More of her words can be found at amandanorthern.wordpress.com
It’s amazing what we consider to be art. Whether its a child’s finger painting, or a mad dash of lines on a canvas created by a coveted artist, people will exclaim that it’s art. However, the underground world of graffiti has long been deemed an illegal, and therefore illegitimate, form of art. I think that graffiti deserves its place in the art world, if not on abandoned buildings, then it should be in museums. Here are 15 pieces of graffiti in Georgia that are so brilliant that they should be in museums:
The Decatur Water Works was built at the turn of the 20th century and abandoned in the 1940s. It has since become a prime location for graffiti artists.
Pullman Yard is located in the Kirkwood neighborhood in Atlanta. It has had many owners since its inception in 1904. It started off as a sugar and fertilizer processing plant and was a railroad car repair station.
If you want to visit Pullman Yard to take your own photos you better do it quick. There has been plans in recent years to rebuild Pullman Yard into a large residential community.
Little Five Points is an eclectic strip of trendy bars, restaurants, and shops. The whole place is covered in artsy graffiti, colors, and art people. Considered the art zone of Atlanta, this is typically where hip young art-minded people go to hang out.
Southeast Atlanta is full of pieces of work such as this one.
I love to showcase the beauty of Georgia in all of its forms–even through graffiti. Recently, graffiti has made its way into mainstream art. An intriguing documentary called, Exit Through The Gift Shop follows graffiti sensation Banksy, (you’ve probably seen his ar,t) and how his art became a world wide sensation. It really shows the depth of the world of graffiti. What do you think about graffiti? Is it just a criminal activity, or could it be used as a legitimate form of art? Discuss in the comments below!
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