Graffiti Artist: Poster Boy

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___________ English 214.16 Essay #1 January 30, 2013 Essay One: Poster Boy “Art” is a form of expression that humans use when their feelings are unable to be described by words. There are many different forms such as art, usually sculptures or painting, but in modern days man kind is beginning to see other forms of art such as music, graffiti, and theater etc. All forms of art takes some level of skill to convey some type of emotion into people. A few days ago the class was introduced to a new artist who goes by the name Poster Boy. This young artist expresses himself in an interesting way, using a razor as his only utensil. Poster Boy uses his razor to cut out pieces of poster ads, then sticks these pieces onto other poster ads. What Poster Boy thinks of his art is that his style of expression is a very unique type of art, and the only reason his form of art is special is because of the sole fact that his art is different from other artists' work. In his free time, Poster Boy gets ready for a day of creating art by polishing his razor and wearing a mask to hide his face. Why wear a mask when your goal is to express yourself? Poster Boys' form of art is illegal and so he has to sneak under the radar to create his masterpieces. After performing those few steps of preparation prior to heading out, Poster Boy finally adventures into the world to underground subways, masked, to make his mark on the world. Poster Boys' form of self expression is a disgrace to Art and should not be acknowledged as “art” at all; Poster Boy destroys private property for his own selfish reasons such as wanting to express himself or having nothing better to do. Poster Boy makes original art by creating art from already existing materials. In a way, the art that Poster Boy creates should hardly be considered art at all. There are indeed artists out there in the world that make pieces of
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