E Street Band

gangs use graffiti for many reasons: “Gangs use graffiti to communicate messages that all members understand, to identify specific individuals, and to mark territory, Further, graffiti is employed to display gang existence, relationships, and the street identity of gang members” (Brown, 46-48). As you can see, graffiti is used as a tool by gangs to state their existence in a community. So wherever there is graffiti, you can be sure to find gang activity lurking around every corner. This will…

Another example that shows the attitudes of graffiti have changed over time is that people want to see graffiti in galleries. Article 2 paragraph 8 states that, “The exhibition, which runs through Aug. 8, will showcase installations by 50 graffiti and street artists”. This shows that people want to see graffiti artists art and how they enjoy looking at their art pieces. One more example that of which shows that the attitude directed at graffiti changed over time is that graffiti artists…

The evolution was discovered after Banksy. Who transformed how art should be viewed. Banksy a english graffiti artist, painter and film director. His work can be political, it is spread painted in places all over the world . He also painted on canvas which has been displayed in gallery and been sold to people (Banksy, 2016). We don’t know his real identity Banksy likes to remain anonymous and show his talent in the dark just like Guerrilla artist. His technique involves in stencils, and…

displayed at museums for thousands of dollars. This ongoing debate, however, does not seem to affect how it has left its mark in the art world. In present day, graffiti has found itself a spot in various forms of art and not just on the walls of city streets. In this essay, references from blogs, books, websites, dictionaries as well as many others will be included to prove that graffiti is indeed, very much…

trucks have been around for hundreds of years. A food truck is defined as a mobile food service that offers different types of fast foods to walk-up customers. Food trucks, along with portable food kiosks and food carts, are on the front line of the street food industry that serves an estimated 2.5 billion people every day. Mobile food trucks have been around for years, serving construction sites, factories, and other locations. In big cities such as New York, the food truck provides food for…

The project that I chose is called Water Light Graffiti. This is an interactive art instillation that has a moisture-sensitive surface. The instillation is equipped with thousands of LEDs in order to created illuminated art. The LEDs light up when touched by water. Water Light Graffiti is a very interesting and beautiful art instillation. Water plays a crucial part in this instillation. When water touches the “canvass”, it creates an electrical bridge and gives the power for the installation to…

The accident. I woke up, feeling amazing. I normally woke up feeling terrible, feeling like there was no point in life, except today was different. I was eager to go to the school I dreaded, I was eager to go on the school trip to Winsthrop Park for geography, the idea simply stunned me. My routine from waking up to arriving at school was normal. I woke up and looked outside at the beautiful sunrise which stretched over the valley of houses. After which I had an invigorating cold shower, in…

The Street Art Movement: Facilitating Humility Since 1970 The exuberant, colorful fruit stands and local, Ecuadorian restaurants lining the streets of Central Quito, Ecuador easily deceive ignorant passersby and tourists. After turning onto Garcia Moreno Street, however, these individuals become struck by the outrageously vivid scene depicted on the side of a building. Walking from the left side of the building to the right, a story unfolds. A disfigured boy looking only 15 years old stares in…

out from other forms of artwork, not only in it’s style, but also in it’s public message as well as it’s agenda. Street art breaks the rules. It broadcasts information that people would be afraid to say or would possibly make someone uncomfortable. But is this a good thing? Is it now tolerated? Graffiti has existed dating back to ancient times of 18,000 B.C. However, todays modern street art began to surface around the late 1960s and the early 1970s. And now a growing number of individuals would…

Homelessness Imagine finding yourself on the street, all alone, nowhere to go, with just the clothes on your back. If your lucky, you have a backpack holding any precious belongings that haven’t been lost or stolen from you...yet. Your life wasn’t always like this but now you live anywhere and everywhere. Some people are nice to you, especially the young kids who offer you pocket change and $1 bills. Some offer you stares and rude remarks. You never realized your life could change so quickly.…