Graffiti Wall

Graffiti is evolved from a delinquent street activity to art. Although in many circles, this may still be debatable, in today's popular culture graffiti is recognized as an art form. In addition to wall murals, graffiti covered furniture, pictures and wall murals are elements of urban home décor. The word - Graffiti - is the plural form of the Italian word "grafficar" which means: drawings, messages, scribbles, patterns, or wall writings or scratches. Its origins date back as far as cave drawings in prehistoric times, on walls and monuments in ancient Egypt as well as ancient Greece. The graffiti that we know today first surfaced in the late 1960's in New York City. At this time teenagers would write their names and street number on subway cars. This was known as "tagging" the way many youths were able to gain recognition throughout the city. Later on the trend was found in Philadelphia where the names "Top Cat" and "Cornbread" were well known throughout the city. When spray-paint entered the picture, the art of graffiti evolved into colorful graphics. With these new tools gave way to more creative collections of forms, style and color were implemented on the streets. At this point graffiti was divided into two groups: the taggers and the artists. Taggers who lacked the artistic flair would use multiple colors and change their style in order to stand out amidst the colorful collages that were starting to cover the streets.

Graffiti Wallpaper

Graffiti is not an art that is limited to streets only, with the time it has evolved as the professional art form with some great feedback from the customers. Graffiti is a kind of an art form which is a medium of people to express their feelings and regressions through colors and paints. It could be on walls or any other public property. Some people consider it as the nuisance and a serious form of vandalism. But graffiti leaves a long lasting impact on the mind of the viewer. Graffiti designs are usually very loud, vibrant and engaging. They are meant to depict the mind and thought of the creator. Graffiti is still considered as the negative part of the creativity as its creators often use public property as the space or canvas for their designs. So, people don't consider it as the respected form of art. But Graffiti is the depiction of the urban youth and their thought process. It displays their discontentment with present social norms and scenario. Graffiti is generally innocuous, lively and prolific paintings that often brightens up walls and buildings. Graffiti has enormous forms and styles but the more popular forms are tagging and Hip Hop. Hip hop graffiti is created with the aerosol spray paints. It comprises of cartoon sketch or complex mix of letters. To design hip hop graffiti is usually a long process as it needs lot of designing and planning.