It’s kind of difficult to describe why some art is so interesting to some people.  For some it’s more traditional art depicting historic events; for some it’s more modern art that portrays the emotions of the artist at the time; and for some it is some of the more recent art being put out by graffiti artists.  Of course, all of these can be enjoyed by the same person, but for some there is something inexplicable in the new graffiti art that makes it desirable.  In addition to the quick article that follows, more pictures and articles can be found at GraffitiBlackbook.net.

It’s hard to imagine that a simple outline a wall could be so interesting, but Banksy proved a long time ago that this can definitely be the case.  In addition, Blek le Rat proved that some stenciled rats can say more than they appear to at first glance.  All of these artists are showing that it’s not necessarily the visual complexity of things that interest people.  It can be as simple as painting the outline of a rat or manipulating a traditional painting to show a message.

You can see this interest in the fact that these artists have actually moved on from painting walls, to producing full shows around the world.  At first this might seem like a contradiction, but these free shows are able to show a different side to the artists than the canvas of the city could provide.  In addition, creating things like a creepy little pet shop in New York City shows that the artists are limited to using stencils to create their art.  It definitely doesn’t appeal to everyone, like any type of art or pop art, but it’s clearly an interesting new addition to the art world that is being enjoyed by many people and it should be interesting to see where it progresses in the near future.