Some artists

produce all of Some street art

their work on is produced by
the streets. the members of
the general
Often this is public, often
commissioned – with spray
someone pays paints.
them to paint a
wall or building.

Above (Tavar
Blu Noverz
Zawacki)
 Above (Tavar
Blu
Zawacki)

Noverz
 British artist Banksy often produced
controversial street art that is seen as
vandalism by his critics.
Banksy is never
seen, unless in
disguise, and
does not give
interviews at all.
Is it graffiti or street art?
Is it graffiti or street art?
Is it graffiti or street art?
 In pairs, discuss these questions:
Is painting in public spaces without permission ever art?

What makes it art?

Are there some places where street art can never be acceptable?

How do you know if street painting is art or vandalism?

Imagine there is a new piece of
street art in your town.
In your pairs, one of
you writes a The other does
newspaper headline the same
and opening praising the
paragraph criticising attractive
the vandalism of a piece of art
public building. that has
appeared in
the town.
Newspaper headlines
often use puns
Newspaper headlines
often use puns

They use few words

A man died in a accident when a

tree was hit by lightning becomes:
Father of four killed in freak tree
tragedy
Newspaper headlines
often use puns

They use few words

A woman leans into a deep freezer

to pick out the last tub of ice cream
and falls in becomes:
Brrrrrr! Shopping turns into big
freeze for local nurse.
 Show your
opinion of the
Make your headline
art or
dramatic and short.
vandalism
Make your opening through your
paragraph clear and choices of
persuasive. adjectives.
 Make your headline Make your opening
dramatic and short. paragraph clear and
persuasive.
Show your
opinion of the In your opening
art or paragraph:
vandalism
through your
choices of What is the art or vandalism?
adjectives. Where is it?
When did it happen?
Who painted and/or
discovered it?
Why is it important enough to
be news?