Street art is an increasingly popular and prevalent movement in modern culture. Although the subculture began from the underground, most people are now often familiar with illustrious artists such as Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and Space Invader, among many others. Street artists create and display unauthorized art on public surfaces, usually prompting the government to penalize them and ban such activity. By day, these street performers are virtually invisible, dressed in nondescript clothing, often to avoid run-ins with the law (Ganz 15). But at night, or in deserted places, they define themselves as strictly divergent from traditional culture, and especially from the government and laws that govern this broader culture. The subculture primarily opposes this body of authority, which is perceived as overly dominant. Their resistance takes the form of subversive messages within artworks displayed on the streets, where they are both illegal and most visible. It is a new form of expression for young people or members of the new generation, against the beliefs, lifestyles or traditions today supported by mainstream society and government policies. Through public art, street artists are able to reclaim space that law and government have taken control over. The street art subculture presents a subversion of cultural hegemony through resistance against the law and controversial sociopolitical artworks in opposition to what it perceives as the government's attempt at comprehensive regulation of society. The street art subculture is steadily growing in popularity and entry into the mainstream, and some argue: to what extent can this subculture exist within its larger culture? The movement began... in the middle of the paper... to change one's attitude towards the other, and with what effects? After all, what was once considered vandalism is now validated as art, demonstrating society's eventual acceptance of the subculture. Previously considered visual debris, urban art is now seen as a possible vehicle for thought, creating relationships between artist and audience. It provokes thought and awakens the consciousness of viewers in the most unconventional and unexpected places. But what would happen if mainstream culture finally gave in to street art? Or what would happen if the street art movement finally succumbed to the laws set by the government? These possibilities are the basis not only of the street art subculture, but also of other existing subcultures. One might therefore assume that subcultures and traditional culture are mutually essential, a push and pull, the necessary rebellion within the order..