«And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls»

The words from Simon’s and Garfunkel’s song of the late 60-ies

Art is an expression of the most profound thoughts in the simplest way.

Albert Einstein

Refuse the risk - then refuse to work.Anton Makarenko

American Graffiti

Project: American Graffiti

• The student: Aleksandra Vaisberg General educational establishment

“The comprehensive school №375 with the profound studying English” • Form: 7 А

The teacher: Vasilieva Ludmila Ivanovna

Aim:

• To discover graffiti as a part of modern urban culture.

Tasks:

• To find materials about graffiti• To select the most interesting texts• To find impressive images• To show the presentation

Hypothesis:

• Graffiti is a part of youth culture with its own history and distinctive development.

Glossary:

Profound – глубокий

Recognition – признание

Distinctive – самобытный

Urban – городской

Youth – молодежный

Inscriptions – надписи

Follow - следовать

Community – сообщество

Consider – считать

Honor – честь

Creative nickname – творческий

псевдоним

Fonts – шрифты

Forth - вперед

Arrows – стрелки

Three-dimensional – трехмерный

Proliferation – распространение

Originated – порожденный

Readability – читабельность

Increasing – увеличение

Interwoven – переплетенный

To challenge – бросить вызов

Illegally – незаконно

Fame – известность

Complicated – сложный

Variety – разнообразие

Some history

• "Graffiti (Italian graffiti, literally - scrawled), the ancient and medieval everyday inscriptions scrawled on the walls of buildings, etc." - says the encyclopedia.

Cherokee alphabet letters scratched on a wall in a cave in Kentucky.

Some history

• Graffiti appeared in the New York City of the late 60's, when the teenager from Washington by the name Demetrivs first started draw his creative nickname TAKI, and his street number 183 on the walls and stations of subway.

Some history

• Then appeared radical styles. Hard to read tags are attracting increasing attention.

Wildstyle

• Wildstyle Graffiti is a form consisting of complicated interwoven letters, arrows, and ornaments.

Bubble letter (Throw up)

• Rounded letters are coloured by two or three colours (most popular of all - black and silver (white), as well as yellow and red).

FX (Daim style, 3D)

The style was created by the man named Daim, in whose honor it was named.

Blockbusters

Blockbusters appeared in Los Angeles in contrast to style Throw up, which was originated in New York.

Conclusion:

• Graffiti is an important part of urban culture. Graffiti first appeared in America and spread around the world. It has its own history and a variety of styles.

Thank you for your attention!