Some people think art is only what sells for a million dollars at an exclusive white-collar auction. Because this art is valued for a higher material price, no one really notices the art that is around them everyday.

I was probably one of those people. But now I’ve come to a new reckoning and that is that art is everywhere if only one looks.

Something that any person can see no matter what is the art that fills cities and towns. Art made up of objects that are already there—art made up ON objects that are already there. For some, this art will be on a trashcan, for others, on a wall, on a sidewalk, on stairs, on a random pipe poking out; the list really goes on and on. Who’s to say that street art is any less valuable than art in an auction? To the artists, their creations are masterpieces because everywhere around them, there are people that will see, that will love—that will be inspired! Who’s to say that street art has no meaning, no message? To the artists, everything they create is a little part of them—a little part of their message.

And for those who can’t afford expensive tools and canvases for their paintings, the world IS their canvas.