(Above) Balloon Girl by Banksy
30 Super Graffiti and Street Art Discussion Questions
Discuss the following questions about graffiti and street art with a partner or small group:
30 Super Graffiti and Street Art Discussion Questions
- What is graffiti? What is a ‘tag’?
- What is street art? Is there a difference between graffiti and street art?
- What is the difference between graffiti and street art? Is there a difference?
- Why is graffiti considered street art?
- Is street art better than graffiti? Why? / Why not?
- Do you like graffiti? Why? / Why not? What kind of art do you like the best? Who is your favourite artist? What do you like the most about them?
- Have you ever been involved in creating graffiti or street art? How did you feel?
- Would you like to be a graffiti artist? What would your ‘tag’ be?
- Can you draw your name or initials in the style of graffiti?
- Is there graffiti in your town? What do you think of it?
- Does graffiti and street art improve an environment or make it worse?
- Are graffiti artists criminals? Should they be punished, e.g., fined or put in prison? Why? / Why not?
- Does anybody have the right to paint on somebody else’s property?
- Are graffiti artists just people who can’t draw? Do they have talent? How do they compare to traditional artists?
- How would you feel if somebody painted graffiti on your property?
- Do you know any graffiti artists? Describe them.
- What causes graffiti?
- Have you ever been to a street art exhibition? Would you like to? What do you think it would be like?
- Is graffiti ‘the worst kind of art’, as some people think? Why? / Why not?
- Are graffiti artists selfish and inconsiderate towards other people? Why? / Why not?
- Are graffiti artists generally male? If so, why?
- Why do people feel the need to write their name on things, e.g., a book, table at school, or a wall in town? How is this connected with feelings of possession and belonging?
- Who is the best artist… a) in the world today, b) in history, c) that you know personally? Are you a good artist? Is artistic talent innate, or can it be learned?
- Is graffiti always political? What is the point of graffiti? What is the point of street art? What do the artists want to say about their lives or society?
- Who owns graffiti? If somebody paints on your property, can you legally claim the artwork as your own?
- Did street art evolve from graffiti? How are graffiti and street art similar?
- Is graffiti threatening to people? What kind of people feel threatened by graffiti?
- Should we remove graffiti and street art? What is the cost of removing it? Who has to pay for it?
- Would your school director be happy if you wrote graffiti all over the school building? Why? / Why not?
- What would the world be like without graffiti and street art?
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