Is This Art or Vandalism?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

[pedroh 21]

awesome!

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I checked out his blublu.org link. They look like a real artist to me. That's amazing what they did with that wall animation. I am so envious!

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Wow, that must have taken forever.

Excellent idea though! Sooo creepy when the head crawls around in the basement!!!

[SaadBell 0]

I love it, so I say ART

[almaty 19]

art, no doubt about it

[nane1104 146]

wow, awesome! And if a buttered bathtub is considered art, then this one definitley is!!

[Scott & Lai 12]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

Simple rule: If you own the surface you paint on, or are authorized by the owner to paint on it, it is art. If not, no matter how artistic your work may be, it is vandalism.

[nane1104 146]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

Simple rule: If you own the surface you paint on, or are authorized by the owner to paint on it, it is art. If not, no matter how artistic your work may be, it is vandalism.

True from the legal standpoint.

[LaL 418]

I love when he eats the paper hehehe.

[Scott & Lai 12]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

Simple rule: If you own the surface you paint on, or are authorized by the owner to paint on it, it is art. If not, no matter how artistic your work may be, it is vandalism.

True from the legal standpoint.

And the moral standpoint. Marking others' property w/o permission is a form of theft.

[nane1104 146]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

Simple rule: If you own the surface you paint on, or are authorized by the owner to paint on it, it is art. If not, no matter how artistic your work may be, it is vandalism.

True from the legal standpoint.

And the moral standpoint. Marking others' property w/o permission is a form of theft.

But the paintwork in itself is art IMO.

I mean, if someone would put an awsome graffitti on my housewall or so, I would be superpissed, but I would probably still see the artistic aspect of it.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Is is not art if a law was broken, legal or moral.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

Simple rule: If you own the surface you paint on, or are authorized by the owner to paint on it, it is art. If not, no matter how artistic your work may be, it is vandalism.

True from the legal standpoint.

And the moral standpoint. Marking others' property w/o permission is a form of theft.

[Amby 490]

I say it's art but they probably put it in the wrong spot.

To try to stop graffiti along the Metro line in Newcastle they made spaces at each stop for graffiti artists to make their own murals and display them for a few months and then they wipe it clean and put up a new one. Not sure how well it worked but a lot of the stuff is really good.

[Scott & Lai 12]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

http://www.vimeo.com/993998

Simple rule: If you own the surface you paint on, or are authorized by the owner to paint on it, it is art. If not, no matter how artistic your work may be, it is vandalism.

True from the legal standpoint.

And the moral standpoint. Marking others' property w/o permission is a form of theft.

But the paintwork in itself is art IMO.

I mean, if someone would put an awsome graffitti on my housewall or so, I would be superpissed, but I would probably still see the artistic aspect of it.

The original question was whether this was art or vandalism. If it was vandalism (i.e., the painter had no permission to do it), then whatever artistic value it may have does not make it any less wrong. Calling vandal painters "grafitti artists" as is often done is putting lipstick on the pig.

I say it's art but they probably put it in the wrong spot.

To try to stop graffiti along the Metro line in Newcastle they made spaces at each stop for graffiti artists to make their own murals and display them for a few months and then they wipe it clean and put up a new one. Not sure how well it worked but a lot of the stuff is really good.

And that is precisely the answer. Get permission and it is perfectly acceptable. Similar things are done in L.A. where there are huge murals on the walls of freeway underpasses.