Answering Questions ②

Again, I would like to answer to two of the fifteen questions I have posted earlier.

3) Do famous graffiti artists get paid for their work?

Yes they do. Since I have introduced three famous graffiti artists in the last post, I would like explain how they get money from graffiti as an example.




Banksy is one of the most famous graffiti artists in the world. So many companies has offered him to collaborate with them. Although he has rejected most of them, he has accepted some of the offers. His works has also been sold at the auction and was sold for an amazingly high price. It’s not clear if Banksy himself had sold it but it has proved that his graffiti is worth paying.


Invader has held a solo exhibition of his graffiti in different countries such as his home country France, Japan, America, Italy and more. He has also published some books, so he earns money from holding events and selling goods.



Claw&co collaborating with Sweet Chick

Claw Money was a female graffiti artist but has become a designer using her graffiti style. She now has her own fashion label Claw&Company. The claw mark is one of the representative of her design. Her brand has collaborated with many world famous companies such as Nike, Converse, Ugg Australia, Calvin Klein and has made a huge success.

They earn money within different ways but I thought that it is all impossible if they weren't famous. They are just a small percentage of the whole graffiti artist populations. Most of the graffiti artists get money by selling their work drawn on canvas.




4) Do you think graffiti could affect the society? If so, how?

This is just my opinion but I think it could affect the society both in good and bad ways. As I have explained before artists like Banksy draws graffiti that has strong message. It gives opportunities for people to stop and think about it through art. However, despite some professionals, most graffiti artists are amateurs and sees graffiti just as a way of expressing themselves. Also, I've heard that graffiti is sometimes related with gangs. They use it to show that it’s their territory to other gangs.  Many people still do not have much good impressions with graffiti and is a great fear for them. Drawing on somebody's property is vandalism. If the town gets filled with graffiti it might also reduce the population of the tourist, which could be a serious problem for some places. I can't decide weather it's good or bad but I'm sure it has a great effect to the society. 

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"LOOK IT'S THE CLAW." Claw & Co. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 June 2016.