One major reason cities do this is because most fellow spray can wielders will respect the existing work, thus resulting in a nicely painted instead of randomly tagged building.

it's art but not aesthetically pleasing art

I find that it makes most sense to me to answer "is this and that art"-questions with a yes by default. Is it made by a human with the intent to convey a message? Art. Any other approach always seems to end in questions of taste.

"Art is art because is is art and not because we say that it is art." - Hoid, Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson

In my neighborhood for a while someone (probably a group of people) were sticking vulva drawings everywhere. Building walls, lamp post, mail box, etc. They were all unique and hand drawn too.

Paint vaginas around potholes to make your city fill them faster

Already a regular occurrence in Finland.

It's BS. They converted several city owned buildings in the last city I lived in to open face "mural invites." Best thing ever. Every city should try it. Beautiful art all over.

Should have painted cocks on it in retribution.

Would you prefer cocks?

Two options

1. The extreme angle difference and/or focal length difference in the cameras pushes it out of frame from the photographer's perspective.

2. Some chucklefuck stole it.

Sign probably came around the same time as the paint job during a little gentrification of the neighborhood.

Probably want there but if you zoom in you can see the pipes as well as the crack on the sidewalk line up.

It's literally on shrooms

This is true every time there's a change of hands of power. The new leader busy assert themselves about their role, and reorganize a system, even if it's perfectly functional. What is good must go, for the zealot has need of your suffering.

Wanksy

I think we should rather talk badly about the person who made it happen instead of assuming the painter was the one who did it all lol