When I decided to do my documentary project on the graffiti around Tucson I wanted to show a more positive and creative side of graffiti. Many people have a negative portrayal of all graffiti because many times they are associated with gangs. I found some great walls that had very eye catching images. None of the images I took looked or said anything gang related, that I know of. I had a friend with me that could read most graffiti and my first image actually says Tucson in the middle of it. Unless there is a gang that is named Tucson, I don't see any wrong doing in the image at all. I honestly could be wrong and there could be a hidden message that could be gang related, but I don't know who did this graffiti so I can't say this with positivity. Yes, graffiti is considered vandalism and has a very negative connotation, but how many people have the skill to do these kind of images with a bottle of spray paint? Exactly. So what I tried to portray in my project was the artistic creative side of graffiti, rather than the side that is looked down upon.
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