Drucker and Young

          My first experience that I can remember regarding street art is a stencil art.  This stencil simply had the face of George W. Bush and the words "F*ck Bush," except it wasn't censored.  The Young reading made me think about this.  I was pretty young, so this seemed very startling to me.  The Young reading made some interesting points as to identifying what makes graffiti into street art.  Young makes the argument that the location plays a pivotal part in the classification.  Drucker’s reading talks about the strength that language can have in an environment.  Banksy manages to mix words and art together, melding the ideas of Drucker and Young.  This also brings up a point that Young made.  She states that some street art is very valuable and expensive.  This reminded me of an episode of “Pawn Stars” where someone attempted to sell off a piece of the Berlin Wall.  The clerk did not accept it.  He said that if it was a part of graffiti art from some famous graffiti artists then it would have fetched a high price.  The art that was once on the Berlin Wall is wonderful.  It also highlights the temporariness of street art.  It may last years or hours, but it is eventually removed.