Graffiti+in+the+Suburban+Environment

//**Research Concept**// The role of graffiti in suburban space. Where and/ or on what is it located? Are the visual size and style a product of the environment or the hand of the individuals responsible. What message if any is present in its scrawl? Where is it removed and where does it remain. Given the planned sprawl in which it exists what role does it play if any as an agent of change beyond that of the writing community? Does its presence encourage the exploration of more remote or secluded areas of the community. What does it say about the social dynamic in the community where it is found?

//**Critical Position**// It is my belief that graffiti in suburbia has inherent characteristics which are unique and solely the result of of the surrounding environment. Urban sprawl and the demographic that calls this residential growth home have had a profound impact on the creation of graffiti within these communities. The resulting aesthetic variation is derived from these circumstance, as does the inherent messages contained in these marks, and the media used to synthesize their creation. To a certain extent this idea also extends to where within the neighbourhood graffiti can be found and where and why it removed, leaving a multitude of visual scars detailing past endevours.

//**Research Statement**// In order to further develop this topic I plan on investigating where graffiti can be found in the Meadowvale-Streetsville community and taking photographs of the visual markings as well as their surrounding environment. Then analyzing the findings in terms of (a) location and environment and (b) stylistic properties as they relate back to the initial concept of the suburban landscape, and how it has shaped them. Patterns and or trends that emerge from the discussed research method will also be explored and analyzed.

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