in ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁commented : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁more ▁rule - lad en ▁gra ff iti ▁scene , ▁l ining ▁someone ▁else ' s ▁work ▁( cross ing ▁it ▁out ▁with ▁sp ray ▁paint ) ▁is ▁the ▁ult imate ▁ins ult . ▁But ▁street ▁art ▁hasn ' t ▁developed ▁with ▁those ▁parameters . ▁The ▁trans itory ▁nature ▁of ▁street ▁art ▁is ▁what ▁gives ▁it ▁its ▁impact . ▁Many ▁people ▁creating ▁work ▁don ' t ▁expect ▁lon ge vity ▁– ▁no ▁wall ▁stays ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁long ▁in ▁a ▁city . ▁Ar gu ably ▁The ▁S pl ash er ' s ▁D ada ist ▁political ▁c ries ▁are ▁just ▁another ▁form ▁of ▁street ▁art ▁in ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁arrest ▁of ▁Cooper , ▁the ▁mot ives ▁of ▁The ▁S pl ash er ▁were ▁spec ulated ▁as ▁possibly ▁being , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁market ing ▁campaign ▁or ▁a ▁cry ▁for ▁attention . ▁David ▁Seg al , ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁theory ▁that ▁The ▁S pl ash er ▁was ▁actually ▁advert ising ▁for ▁American ▁App arel , ▁based ▁on ▁appearances ▁of ▁American ▁App arel ▁ad s ▁alongside ▁past ed ▁S pl ash er ▁manifest os . ▁ ▁When ▁Mr . ▁Cooper ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁F aire y ' s ▁gallery . ▁F aire y ▁spoke ▁with ▁him , ▁seeking ▁an ▁ap ology , ▁though ▁said ▁that ▁Cooper ▁" t ried ▁to ▁turn ▁it ▁around ▁and ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁victim ▁and ▁that ▁I