It’s amazing what we consider to be art. Whether its a child’s finger painting, or a mad dash of lines on a canvas created by a coveted artist, people will exclaim that it’s art. However, the underground world of graffiti has long been deemed an illegal, and therefore illegitimate, form of art. I think that graffiti deserves its place in the art world, if not on abandoned buildings, then it should be in museums. Here are 15 pieces of graffiti in Georgia that are so brilliant that they should be in museums:

  1. Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA

Zlatko Unge via Flickr This car fits perfectly against the backdrop of this unique piece of graffiti.

  1. On a bridge in Atlanta

Zlatko Unge via Flickr Honestly, the bridges in downtown Atlanta are the places to find the most interesting pieces of graffiti in all the city!

  1. Decatur Waterworks

Zlatko Unger via Flickr The Decatur Water Works was built at the turn of the 20th century and abandoned in the 1940s. It has since become a prime location for graffiti artists.

  1. Pullman Yard, Atlanta, GA

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Pullman Yard is located in the Kirkwood neighborhood in Atlanta. It has had many owners since its inception in 1904. It started off as a sugar and fertilizer processing plant and was a railroad car repair station.

  1. Somewhere in Atlanta

Zlatko Unger via Flickr This one is a large, large graffiti painting! It is so detailed and intricate. Click on the link underneath this photo to see the whole picture.

  1. Another one at Pullman Yard

Zlatko Unger via Flickr If you want to visit Pullman Yard to take your own photos you better do it quick. There has been plans in recent years to rebuild Pullman Yard into a large residential community.

  1. Somewhere in Southeast Atlanta

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Another unique piece of art–each one is beautiful and different in their own right.

  1. Somewhere in Atlanta

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Here is a picture of the cartoon-Earthworm Jim.

  1. Another work at Decatur Waterworks

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Decatur Waterworks was added to the list of National Register of Historical Places in 2006

  1. Little Five Points

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Little Five Points is an eclectic strip of trendy bars, restaurants, and shops. The whole place is covered in artsy graffiti, colors, and art people. Considered the art zone of Atlanta, this is typically where hip young art-minded people go to hang out.

  1. Location Unknown

Zlatko Unger via Flickr I’m not sure where this shot was taken, but I’m sure it was somewhere in Atlanta. It is quite a striking piece.

  1. Little Five Points Again

Zlatko Unger via Flickr I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if store owners paid people to paint on their walls to add to the theme of Little Five Points.

  1. Somewhere on an abandoned prison

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Abandoned buildings in Atlanta have about a 99% chance of becoming someone’s canvas! The colors on this one are especially bright and striking.

  1. Another creative work at Little Five Points

Zlatko Unger via Flickr This one seems to be a memoir to someone–not sure who–but its beautiful and creative nonetheless!

  1. Another piece of work found in Southeast Atlanta

Zlatko Unger via Flickr Southeast Atlanta is full of pieces of work such as this one.

I love to showcase the beauty of Georgia in all of its forms–even through graffiti. Recently, graffiti has made its way into mainstream art. An intriguing documentary called, Exit Through The Gift Shop follows graffiti sensation Banksy, (you’ve probably seen his ar,t) and how his art became a world wide sensation. It really shows the depth of the world of graffiti. What do you think about graffiti? Is it just a criminal activity, or could it be used as a legitimate form of art? Discuss in the comments below!

Zlatko Unge via Flickr

This car fits perfectly against the backdrop of this unique piece of graffiti.

Honestly, the bridges in downtown Atlanta are the places to find the most interesting pieces of graffiti in all the city!

Zlatko Unger via Flickr

The Decatur Water Works was built at the turn of the 20th century and abandoned in the 1940s. It has since become a prime location for graffiti artists.

Zlatko Unger via Flickr

Pullman Yard is located in the Kirkwood neighborhood in Atlanta. It has had many owners since its inception in 1904. It started off as a sugar and fertilizer processing plant and was a railroad car repair station.

This one is a large, large graffiti painting! It is so detailed and intricate. Click on the link underneath this photo to see the whole picture.

If you want to visit Pullman Yard to take your own photos you better do it quick. There has been plans in recent years to rebuild Pullman Yard into a large residential community.

Another unique piece of art–each one is beautiful and different in their own right.

Here is a picture of the cartoon-Earthworm Jim.

Decatur Waterworks was added to the list of National Register of Historical Places in 2006

Little Five Points is an eclectic strip of trendy bars, restaurants, and shops. The whole place is covered in artsy graffiti, colors, and art people. Considered the art zone of Atlanta, this is typically where hip young art-minded people go to hang out.

I’m not sure where this shot was taken, but I’m sure it was somewhere in Atlanta. It is quite a striking piece.

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if store owners paid people to paint on their walls to add to the theme of Little Five Points.

Abandoned buildings in Atlanta have about a 99% chance of becoming someone’s canvas! The colors on this one are especially bright and striking.

This one seems to be a memoir to someone–not sure who–but its beautiful and creative nonetheless!

Southeast Atlanta is full of pieces of work such as this one.

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