Graffiti: A History of an Art Form
Transcript of Graffiti: A History of an Art Form
hears more ridiculous opinions
“A PAINTING IN A MUSEUM
than anything else in the world.”~Edmond de goncourt
HERE’S JOHNNY!!!
But graffiti is, by definition, a defiant and public exhibition.~pbs.org
Graffiti: The History of an Art FormBy: Theresa Nucciarone
Image taken by: Maria Malm
THE GREEKS!
THE ROMANS!
pungere con parole (anche assol.): un'ironia che graffia ~garzantilinguistica. sapere.it.com
“Ancient graffiti displayed phrases of love declarations, political rhetoric, and simple words of thought compared to today's popular messages of social and political ideals”~wikipedia.org
Humans have been writing symbols on walls since time immemorial. ~nymag.com
“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.”~Banksy
But it’s safe to place the origins of a New York style in the late sixties, as a younger generation’s artistic response to the public protests of the Black Power and civil-rights movements. ~nymag.com
The first modern graffiti writer is widely considered to be Cornbread, a high school student from Philadelphia, who in 1967 started tagging city walls to get the attention of a girl. ~pbs.org
"Seems logical to me captain."
These kids were rechanneling all of those hippie ideas about freedom, peace, love, and the democratization of culture by redefining the purpose of art. They represented a celebration of the rights of the salt of the earth over private property.~nymag.com
BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
By the mid seventies, many subway cars were so completely covered in top-to-bottom paintings.~nymag.com