ABSTRACT
During the early 1st century AD, in the time of the Romans, Vitruvius is said to have authored the oldest surviving written work of architecture. It is undeniable that even earlier, perhaps since the time of the caveman, there has been an innate need for mankind to create and inhabit an environment of art. In a country of high economic disparity, street art acts as a social equaliser by placing all economic classes on the same pedestal. Street art and graffiti will eventually turn into the strongest counter-culture movement in the country. There is a definite need for the government to join hands with artists to create an environment that is aesthetically beautiful and visually inspiring; a place where society can flourish by rediscovering the definition of happiness and success. Erected within the landscape of the mundane, living side-by-side with countless posters selling soft drinks and cell phones, street art has the ability to crank open the mind.
