What's the difference between Graffiti Tagging and Street Art?

What's the difference between Graffiti Tagging and Street Art?

1. Street Art is constructive, Graffiti Tagging is destructive.
   
2. Street Art adorns the urban landscape, Graffiti Tagging scars it, accelerating urban decay.
   
3. Street Art is an embrace of the city, Graffiti Tagging is an attack against the city.
4. Street Art stretches your mind, Graffiti Tagging is a slap in your face.
   
5. Street Art is about the audience, Graffiti Tagging is about the tagger.
   
6. Street Art says "Have you thought about this?", Graffiti Tagging says "I must be important because I see my name".
   
7. Street Art was done with a smile, Graffiti Tagging was done with a scowl.
   
8. Street Art was done with an outstretched hand, Graffiti Tagging was done with an outstretched finger. 
   
9. Street Art takes skill, Graffiti Tagging takes anger and distain
10. We mourn losing Street Art and celebrate losing Graffiti Tagging. 

Good Street Art is great, good Graffiti Tagging is gone!
 
Wild Flowers are not weeds: Protect Street Art

"Street Art are urban wildflowers.  In a formal Rose Garden, wildflowers are weeds just like the buckthorn, crabgrass, and dandelions.  But in a vibrant, dynamic native garden, wildflowers are different.  They bloom in colorful bursts, attract bees and butterflies.  They require no watering and they don't choke out other native plants.  But the weeds that grow around the wildflowers need to be cleared so that the wildflowers can prosper."
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Do your part to allow Street Art to Thrive
Do your part to keep the streets clean of graffiti tagging so that Street Art can thrive!  The only way to change the perception that all graffiti is bad, is to raise the bar and eliminate the bad graffiti and graffiti tagging.  A single Street Art sticker on the back of a sign can make a strong visual statement.  Graffiti stickers covering a sign drown out Street Art and turns the sign to blight.