Sharing the survey result

I did a survey regarding to graffiti and I got answers from 23 people.

Q1. Please tell me…

・Your nationality　Japan 21　America１　China 1

・Where you currently live Tokyo 6  Kanagawa 1  Saitama 2  Japan 16  Karamay 1

・Gender Female 18  Male 5

・Age 18→3  19→15  20→2  48→1  49→1  55→1

Q2.Have you done graffiti?

Q3.What image do you have toward graffiti?

Q4.Have you ever seen graffiti near (within about 10 minutes by walk) your house?

Q5. Do you know any graffiti artists? If you do, please name them.

   No 17 Yes 5 ( Banksy 2, Keith Haring2, Jean Michel Basquiat)

Q6. Do you think graffiti has a bad influence or good influence on society? Tell my why you think that.

For the reasons of the answers, I had...

It can be both, it’s artistic, it seems dangerous, it may damage environment, it is not impressive, etc.

One person did not answer the question because…

I can't answer this question because it 1) depends on the type of graffiti and, 2) depends on the context. Some graffiti (like Banksy's) makes an important social commentary, however, other graffiti is just a gang's territory "marking" or just done to damage property and to show distain. It also depends or whether it damages private property or provides some enhancement to public property.

Q7. What painting materials do you think is for graffiti?

Q8. Have you ever seen a Graffiti- related TV program? What type of program(News, Variety, etc.) was it? When did you watch it?

No 15 Yes 7( News 3, Musical 1, Traveling 1, Radio, 1Variety Show 1)

Q9. Has your property ever been damaged by graffiti? If yes, comment how it was damaged.

No 22 Yes 1

Comment

The "mansion" that I live in now has been graffittied many times. The home owners' association have to decide to paint over it or to just leave it alone. If it's left alone there's the danger that it will attract more graffiti and lower the property value. I think we should hold a graffiti writing championship and try to attract more highly skilled graffiti artists. My opinion isn't popular.

Mansion means apartment in Japan.

Q.10 Are there any actions to stop graffiti around you? If yes, comment what kind of actions are done.

Yes 3  No19

・Wall painting by school children

・ Installing surveillance cameras and clearly posting the penalties for doing graffiti.

Through the answers of the survey I found out that although many people think graffiti are environmentally bad, they don’t know much about it. In my opinion, as one person answered in question six, they have both bad and good sides. By spreading knowledge and people to know that graffiti have both sides, I think we can reduce misunderstandings on it and we can live together.