The beginning
Cave Paintings, story telling
- Lascaux, France
Ancient Roman Graffiti
Killroy
-engraving on the World War II memorial in Washington D.C
It remains throughout the ages.
-Paris May 98 - Huge part of graffiti during the Paris riots
Urban Graffiti- Sweet tooth
1970s New York scene
-Spray can graffiti
-Evolved alongside Hip Hop
-Way of spreading the word, having a voice on the street -Sprayed on trains so the word travels
John Naar
- From on Becoming a Graffiti photographer
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88)
- Took Graffiti into Art world- neo expressionist paintings
Leaves the mark 'SAMO' - Same Old Shit
This then turns it into a cult thing, people want to see the word
- He then worked with Warhol
- General Electric with waiter, 1984
Keith Haring, radiant baby, 1990
- Painted in subways onto advertising boards
- Work criticized for being too commercial
- Created a pop shop selling clothes
John Feckner, Broken Promises 1980
Jenny holzer, Times square show 1980
- Both use art to show a message, give political messages
Appropriation of walls
Political walls to form a resistance
Invader - mosaic type graffiti inspired by 70s and 80s game play.
Porision Photographer - JR, Favela Morro
Da Provienda- Rio 2008
Commercialization of Graffiti - trying to attract the younger generation
- Graffiti moved into video games
Street moved into the gallery - Banksy
Shepard fairey 2008
Blu (Italy) and Os Gemeos (Brazil) Lisbon 2010
Blu animated graffiti
- Moved into Corsa Ad 2011
- 123 KLAN (France) moving into more commercial way of working
- Environmental aspect in Graffiti
- Paul Curtis (Moose) reverse graffiti
THE GLOBAL PICTURE
Sam 3 (Spain) uses only black paint
VHKS aka Alexandre Farto (Portugal)
London 2008
DAVA - Made by a woman
Feminisation on the streets
- Fafi (France)
- Miss Van
- Herkaut (Swoon)
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