graff (to me) is about dedicating yourself to something, simply for personal satisfaction. it's about pushing yourself when you suck, and continuing to push even when you're decent. it's about hiding in bushes, hanging out with friends and experiencing shit that most other people will never get to. there is an 'art' in the process, but the product is just that: a product. the better it looks, the better you are at the process. it's like taking a test in school. you didn't learn all that shit to pass the test, you learned it so you'd know it, the test is just the proof.
i have no interest in calling what i do "art". why would i? so i can make my family feel better about it? so i can get some gallery to put it up on the wall, so some bitch ass hipsters with no balls can latch onto something that makes them feel like they're not chicken shit cowards? no thanks. i don't care if people don't 'get' it. i'm not gonna blow smoke up someones ass and tell them i paint it to make the city look more exciting, i don't, fuck the city and fuck other peoples happiness. i paint for me and i paint for my friends. sometimes i want to paint for the haters, just to send a little 'simmma down nuuuh' message, but honestly, i don't even care about haters. maybe i should, but i don't.
so no, i don't think what i paint is art. if some people feel that way, that's fine, i won't argue against it, but it's not my intention. i just like painting.