DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STREET ART AND VANDALISM
What's hidding in the street?, Photo by Martin Whatson
STREET ART
Urban Art, unlike graffiti vandalism, is legal artwork where permission to mark the surface has been granted by the owner of the property. Urban Art is often known under many names such as street art or mural art and it is a beautiful and diverse form of expression. Urban Art projects on hotspot areas can be an effective graffiti prevention strategy and is recommended by the WA Police Force Graffiti Team.
VANDALISMÂ OR CRIMINAL GRAFFITI
The WA Police Force Graffiti Team defines graffiti vandalism as the defacing of private and public property without consent from the property owner. Graffiti vandalism can take the form of writing, drawing or scratching onto surfaces using different implements such as paint, markers, stickers, and stencilling. Unlike Street Art it is normally used to insult or provoke damage. It is illegal under the Graffiti Vandalism Act 2016.