GRAFFITI AS ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION TOOLS: DISCUSSIONS OF VANDALISM AND THE EFFECTS OF NEW MEDIA

Since their appearanceon the streets as alternative communication tools in 1980s, graffiti have led to controversies over conceptualization vandalism of public property. Despite this negative understanding, however, are through which minorities and marginalized groups able represent themselves express voices spheres. Thus, turning into protest communication. Today, possibilities that new media especially social offer, lost disseminated faster therefore, transformed more effective channels.While acknowledging yet ongoing vandalistic approach graffiti, study contributes theoretically, a qualitative method analysis, theories on by offering discussion how affects dissemination graffiti. The analysis conclusive discussions suggest despite act, they been utilized reached huge number audiences even after actual disappearance from street walls.