Is Graffiti The Truest Form of Art?

A quotation appearing in public toilets around the world suggests graffiti is the purest form of art. Zoë discusses this idea and forms an opinion based on evidence as well as on the question of what constitutes art.

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Today’s images come from the following sources:
Solifestyle: Kenny Scharf Graffiti Mural @ Bowery and Houston Streets, NYC – http://www.solifestyle.com/2011/05/kenny-scharf-graffiti-mural-bowery-and.html
Arrested Motion: Streets: Downtown LA Graffiti Mural Mini Tour – http://arrestedmotion.com/2010/11/streets-downtown-la-graffiti-mural-mini-tour/
Ryan Baudoin’s Roman Adventure: 10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Europe – http://ryanbaudoin.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/10-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-europe/
Crap Graffiti: Poo Bum – http://www.crapgraffiti.com/poo-bum
Web Pro News: Anti-Google Graffiti In NYC Isn’t Your Normal Google Doodle – http://www.webpronews.com/anti-google-graffiti-in-nyc-isnt-your-normal-google-doodle-2012-01
Live! Street Art News: The masks of Nosbe – http://www.fatcap.com/live/the-masks-of-nosbe.html
Favim: Clutter, Color, Colorful, Cute, Doodle, Graffiti – http://favim.com/image/21244/
Wikimedia Commons: HK Public Toilet 03 Squat toilet – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HK_Public_Toilet_03_Squat_toilet.jpg