After meeting and speaking with Rich, I was able to broaden my definition of art. This is because I never thought about graffiti being an art form, rather I considered it to be vandalism. Now, I was able to recognize the hard work and creativity required for this art form. I enjoyed listening to Rich’s stories of him and his friend, Revs. Although Rich was not a street art at first hand, he contributed greatly to Revs’ artworks. I can tell, from Rich’s stories, that street art brought him and others, specifically Revs, together. They were literally “partners in crime.” In addition to this, I was able to learn more about the process of putting up the street-art. Not only does it take a long time to put up, but it is also a huge risk. Rich had to run from the police in a subway station before he was able to finish the artwork. This shows how passionate Rev’s and Rich were to put up this artwork, disregarding the risk that it required. Furthermore, the concept of street art is interesting to me. When someone puts up street art, the intended audience is the people who are going to see it. Rev’s put a lot of his artwork under-ground, in subway stations. This is where his stories were told. He did not want to profit from his work. He wanted to tell his story and possibly evoke a connection with others through his artwork. Thus, meeting Rich and hearing his stories was both an enjoyable and informative experience.