graf·fi·ti
2. (used with a plural verb) markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, wall of a building or public restroom
art·ist
–noun 1. a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
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i guess it all comes down to where you live and what slang is used there but personally, i consider myself an artist because i mostly do burners. if we dont see ourselves as legitimate artists who use skills that are developed over many years, just like any one who paints 'fine art', how will anyone else?
let the disses begin....