Graffiti

I found an article on The Guardian called “My secret life as a graffiti artist” by a former graffiti artist named Glynn Judd (also known as NOIR). He said that he lived two lives, where he had a “respectable job” as a property investor in the day, and created graffiti at night. He was interested in graffiti since he was a little boy and felt that it was okay to paint on trains because the paint could be easily removed with water. (Judd2013)…

city? This art is called graffiti and the community have different views on this style of art. People always view graffiti in a negative way. But let’s say this view graffiti in another way like looking at it without thinking about the negativity, instead view the creativity and the beauty of the the art. Graffiti is art because graffiti could have a positive effect on people, graffiti could send a message, and not all graffiti are always “gang” related. Not only that graffiti can send positive…

In Marcia Brown’s article “Maine’s First Graffiti Artist,” Mike Rich was inspired by the beauty, creativity, and anonymity of graffiti. He has dedicated his life to this art form to allow people to see the beauty behind graffiti by using it for “positive messaging.” When Mike was 11, he was creating traditional art, but started painting graffiti to get away from the simplistic traditional art. Mike’s first most recognized mural was done with a team of 7 other artists that came together to paint…

the gold age of graffiti. Everything started with a wild style that used decorative lettering combined with images and icons from a popular culture to create a complex composition. Graffiti art was connected with the hip-hop culture, which included rap music, break dancing, and disc jockeys. This culture attracted a lot of attention in New York magazines, movies, and films like the movie “Break In” which helped the society have a better understanding of this culture. Many graffiti artists became…

Graffiti: How Shepard Fairey changed the world of Street Art It's 11 o'clock on Gratz Street, North Philadelphia. A hooded figure darts across the street, and runs up to an abandoned row-home, pulling out a can of spray paint. He nervously looks both ways, eyes scanning the street corners, before spraying the paint across the barren concrete wall. His message: one of defiance, against the status quo, against everything he believes has held him back in life. Standing back, he enjoys a brief…

1. You want to determine whether graffiti is really a problem, whether the citizens who have complained are representative of the community as a whole (as opposed to random “troublemakers”). Describe at least four types of data you could collect to determine whether graffiti is really a problem. Be creative and be specific. Perhaps the best type of data that could be collected would come from exploratory research. This type of data could be extrapolated by selecting random households (from the…

each year and graffiti is a huge problem in Tucson. In this essay we will talk about how graffiti is affecting Tucson’s community and environment. Also look at possible solutions to diminish this issue. Explanation: Every year a total of 1,607 cases of vandalism happens each year and residents want to know why? In the last three years The Taking Action Against Graffiti (TAAG) abated a total of 1.3 million square feet of graffiti. Evidence: TAAG has responded to 3,300 calls of graffiti that…

How does the work of Banksy illustrate the changing role of graffiti street art in a global society? Abstract Previously art used to be categorized by a small number of people, housed in homes of the rich or in museums sponsored by governments. Street art, in the past, was a vehicle by which the artist communicated his name by tagging, his message from his culture and his own viewpoint. The messages were often about their own environment. In the era of globalization and travel however, the…

Without a doubt there are many famous graffiti artists but none as world renowned as Banksy. As well as being a graffiti artist he is painter, a self-published writer and a film director. Banksy is a controversial graffiti artist whose main focus is political activism. He has worked with many street artists and with a variety of street art methods. He is alive and well and continues to impact streets around the world with his artistic accomplishments. Banksy was presumably born in Bristol,…

It also reminds me of graffiti, but graffiti normally has much more color and brighter color to draw attention to the piece. This artwork makes me think of graffiti because of the different creature characters, shapes and lines that seem to be clustered together where there is not much white space left behind in the background. My eyes are drawn…