Graffiti artists are as talented as the well known artists of the Renaissance era, Picasso and Leonardo. These creative artists wanted to plant a seed in the viewers mind that would establish a reaction. The only difference is that unlike graffiti artists, Leonardo had the public's consent in creating his art piece. Graffiti can be illustrated as a beautiful piece of art. But when it is embedded on someone's property without consent, it is considered vandalism.
Vandalism is a willful or malicious act on public or private property.
Certain states treat vandalism as a serious crime and often charge and punish offenders as criminals. Although most graffiti offenders are between the ages of twelve and seventeen their punishment is up to sixty hours of community service. Vandalism is seen everywhere, broken car windows, stolen cars or car radios and graffiti throughout neighborhoods. Walking on the streets of San Francisco's Mission District, you can see homes, corner stores, vehicles and schools covered with graffiti, neighborhoods covered with white patches, trying to camouflage the graffiti embedded on their walls. Graffiti artists do not understand that their choice of displaying their art work is Vandalism.