Modern street art and graffiti are undeniably linked. Graffiti could in many ways be considered the ancestor of street art: it paved the way for the development of modern street art. However, even though these two topics are still hotly debated, street art is seen in a more positive light while graffiti is still considered a negative term. Graffiti is associated with vandalism that the government was desperate to erase. Graffiti played a huge role in the development of the street art we all know today. Conklin notes this in his article. She describes graffiti as an exclusive world to which only members of the group have access. However, for Conklin, street art is made accessible to everyone in the sense that it is not necessarily exclusive and that everyone can understand street art, because it is meant to be a way to communicate with one's community. The very form of street art and graffiti differ from each other, as do their messages and their purpose. Graffiti is a kind of tag: it is mainly based on text and is used to announce an individual. While some graffiti artists, like the Mission School, planned their works, graffiti is more about the actual form of rebellion and self-establishment than the message it is trying to convey. If it were more inclusive, it would be understandable to people outside of graffiti culture. Street art, for its part, takes its environment into account. Conklin herself notes that the term "street art" was meant to attempt to present the work and other similar works in a more positive light. It should be noted, however, that street artists and graffiti artists have often clashed over differences of opinion. Graffiti began to appear in cities like New York and...... middle of paper...... reet Art, Ideology and Public Space. NYUCurs, Portland State University. 2012. PDF file. May 6, 2014DeNotto, Michael. “Street art and graffiti.” University and Research Libraries News Association of University and Research Libraries. Np, and Web. May 6, 2014.EZ. “Street Art versus Graffiti.” New York Graffiti., April 14, 2007. Web. May 6, 2014. Farrelly, Elizabeth. “It’s the attitude that separates street art from graffiti” The Sydney Morning Herald. Np, March 27, 2014. Web. May 6, 2014. Fuertes-Knight, Jo. "Exclusive King Robbo Interview: My Graffiti War with Banksy - Sabotage Times." Times exclusive interview King Robbo My Graffiti War With Banksy Np, October 3, 2013. Web May 6, 2014. “Biography of graffiti artist King Robbo” RSS Np, nd Web. American graffiti New York: Parkstone International, 2009. Print..