Response to Vandals or Visionaries

When it comes to street art, I believe there is a difference between art and destruction. After seeing a large amount of street art and reading about it, I still am not sure if I am against or for it. On one hand, there are beautiful murals that bring color to very blank walls. This is a way that people who are not in the arts, can be exposed to it. On the other hand, in some situations art can simply be destructive. I feel as though a lot of the 'art' on the streets are just people tagging buildings or maybe even writing inappropriate things on them. Some art is just defacement. So I guess I could define my opinion as this; street art is beautiful when it is done tastefully and with permission.