Graffiti: Art or Annoyance :

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2. Jason Brando is an artist. His work is controversial- not because of its subject but because of where he does it. Jason Brando?????? ???????? - ???????????,??????????

3. Jason�s obsession is graffiti- a bold modern form of expression. His graffiti art annoys many people because it is very similar to ordinary graffiti that costs cities around the country $7 billion annually in cleanup costs. Jason?????????- ?????????????????? ????????????????,?????????????,?????????????????????????

4. The city of Harrison alone spends $200,000 a year to rid its public spaces of graffiti. �One act of graffiti leads to more,� said Linda Keller, executive director of Keep Harrison Beautiful, a civic group dedicated to keeping the city attractive and clean. �It eventually destroys the community.� ???Harrison???,?????????????????????? �?????????,?????????�Linda Keller???- �Harrison????????�????,????????????????? ???????????

5. Marking or painting someone else's property without permission is against the law. Do it and you have committed a crime. You may have to go jail and pay a heavy fine. ??????,????????????????? ??????????? ????????????????????

6. Brando understands this because he and friends have gotten into trouble with police more than once. Now when he wants to paint, he goes to a legal concrete wall- a wall designated that has been by the city for use by graffiti artists. Brando????,??Brando??????????????????????? ??????????,???????????- ??????????????????????

7. These walls are scarce in Harrison. Consequently, they are covered with art. Brando must first erase the pictures on the wall with a gallon of cheap paint. ????Harrison????? ??????????????? ??Brando??????????????????

8. This erasure is called buffing out. When he is finished, Brando starts painting. Some of his designs contain faces or objects, but most are complicated combinations of letters. ?????????????????(buffing out) ???????,?????????? ?????????????????????????????

9. They are shaded and colored to look three dimensional and are quite large. Brando, who signs his works �Jaser �, is considered one of Harrison�s best graffiti artists. ???????????????,???????????????????????? Brando????????"Jaser",??????Harrison??????????????

10. He works quickly, and he also works big. A typical design is 12-by-7-feet and takes him three hours. If he�s lucky, his works may last two or three days. ????????????????????? ????????12???7?????,????????? ???????,??????????????

11. �Graffiti is a temporary art form. Other people destroy it. Some throw house paint on it or write their names on it, �Brando said. �??????????????,???????????????????????????,?????????????�Brando?

12. �That�s why when I�m finished I photograph it. In a few days the photograph is all I�ll have.� ??????????????????????,??????,????????????