Spaces recreated - Vandalism or Art ?

 

This lesson looks at ten churches which have been redesigned into new creative spaces and a listening 

Objective – Read the article and discuss 

Class duration – One - 2 hour session \ Number of students – 1 – 4 

The majority of corrections are given in real time during the online class with notes taken and written in the CHAT option in Microsoft teams, google MEET or skype.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 churches around the world given amazing new life - BBC Culture

Notes  CONCURSO - competition , ollie -- a type of skateboarding

\\\PRONUCIATION - disuse -- \---- \

Empty Spanish church transformed into 'Sistine chapel' of skateboarding | Spain | The Guardian

So art can revitalise and stimulate an environment and breath life again into what was a DEAD SPACE. On the other hand a lot of people would argue that graffiti is just VANDALISM and can destroy a space such as the New York metro in the 1970's. Personally I can understand both sides of the argument, in the seventies it's true that the metro WAGONS looked for the greater part looked awful aesthetically. 

But that in itself is the very reason why that graffiti is ART and not vandalism. There is a truth in the expression, the situation economically, socially and the future for the people who made those MARKINGS was also awful and unconsciously this was projected in the work. It wasn't trying to be PLEASING to the eye it was just BEING. 

Is graffiti art? Or vandalism? - Kelly Wall - YouTube