Street art

Discover the life of Keith Haring and his piece named Untitled that was created in 1982 and is now in the Museum of Modern Art. As you look around the Museum of Modern Art where the piece named Untitled is placed you’ll see beige colored walls until you turn a small corner and see a display made out of what looks to be a fish tank filled half full with three basketballs floating in the water. Behind the Three Ball 50/50 Tank centerpiece you’ll find a whole wall covered in a black and white…

curse words. Although the word itself came from the Italian word “Graffitio” (a Scratch) later becoming the word Graffiti in the mid 19th Century.It then sprouted in the 1970’s where it was known as “Vandilism”, then became street art in the mid 80’s , it then moved to gallery art and even becoming a part of pop-culture. Graffiti has changed a lot after it’s debut. The 1970’s is the beginning of graffiti. It all began with Taki 183 he is known as the “Father of Graffiti” because he started…

Massive Attack for his inspiration. Banksy’s art is displayed on publicly visible walls and prop pieces that he has built himself. No one has seen Banksy create…

Graffiti: Vandalism or Art? Walking through the streets of big cities like San Francisco, New York, and London, it is not uncommon to come across graffiti. From tagged walls to colorful and well-thought-out murals, there is a variety of images displayed on the concrete or brick that holds the structure of the city. Though commonly conceived as vandalism, that is not always the case with graffiti. Some artist have a purpose for their urban artwork. Some may use it as a way to inspire or…

scrawled on walls and other public surfaces in most cities. Graffiti is unauthorized writing or drawings on public surfaces. Graffiti not only adds color but life to the streets. In todays society it is common for men and women to assume graffiti is just a name scrawled on a wall but graffiti is more than a name or a tag, it is an art form. Urban graffiti was born in New York City in the late 1960s. Taki 183, one of the first known graffiti artists, used a maker to write his name all over New…

negative connotation of vandalism to the state, yet for the people who practice it there are underlying social and political messages within this art form. While the government considers itself an entity that promotes social responsibility, by stigmatizing graffiti, it limits the artistic rights of its citizens. Each generation overrides the previous art placed in public spaces, graffiti becomes layers of artistic change, reflecting each new community it represents. Graffiti itself has existed…

the time; is it art or is it…

Graffiti is Art A Lot of people wonder this question, is graffiti art or vandalism? Graffiti is a display of art and it should be legal because graffiti is expressing something meaningful and a way to show someone's emotions. Graffiti is an eyesore that creates a beautiful world of lines and colors. Graffiti is a form of art and the artists should be able to freely express themselves and their beliefs in public. Graffiti artists create works of art that sometimes display a social or political…

The word art has different meanings to different people. It can be used as a resource for instruction, documentation, and self-expression. When canvas and printed materials became predictable, creative types look for new inspiration to exhibit their work upon. Self-recognized and professional artists have started displaying their work on urban backdrops of concrete, drywall, and brick by means of spray paint and wheat paste. Modern street artists such as Keith Haring, and Banksy consistently…

“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 a 1,500 square foot mural…