unofficial blog for course ARCH243

Lehigh University
Art Architecture and Design
113 Research Drive
Building C
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Book url, artist's statement, 3 images, Ernesto

Book URL, Artist Statement

https://www.blurb.com/books/11760159-graffiti-of-south-bethlehem

Graffiti is verifiably a form of art. What makes it “graffiti” as opposed to “street art” is its illegality as a form of vandalism. In the city of Bethlehem, PA, there is no scarcity of either. Just as street art can and does add identity to a city, graffiti does the same. 

Whether or not that identity is positive or negative is subjective, but I feel it is important to acknowledge its existence, not ignore it.

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