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The origin of graffiti is uncertain. However, it seems to have been invented in New York in the 1960s. The writer TAKI 183 is said to have left a trail of tags throughout the city. He was a messenger in the inner city and was a popular writer for the group. During this time, the…

There are a lot of different ways to color graffiti, but one of the most popular is by using colored pencils. The process is easy and fun and you can do it without any special skills. If you’re looking to get started, here are some tips and tricks to help you get started. The first…

When learning how to do graffiti bubble letters, it’s important to make sure that you choose a style that will complement your work. You can start by practicing by writing the word in pencil. You can experiment with gradations and serifs to make your designs more interesting. Then, use the outlines of the letters to…

Halloween brings about a host of creative ideas to decorate your house during this time of the year. A lot can be done for Halloween and the look and feel of your house can be changed completely.

Mural art is a specific style of art as is Graffiti. They can overlap, but essentially do not encompass the same fundamental ethos. Graffiti by nature, is vandalism in an art form. It can be as meaningless as bathroom scribbles, or as significant as ten story portraits along the side of a building. But even…

Graffiti writers have tags that they try to get up as much as they can. Graffiti is lettering and based on the concept of having a tag. It is the 50th anniversary of Graffiti this year. Although it can be argued that Foo, an Australian from WWI and Kilroy from WWII were taggers, the actual…

If you’re talking about the importance / cultural significance of street art (and let’s leave the word “graffiti” out of this, since we’re obviously not talking about people scratching their initials into bathroom mirrors, or shitty tags on storefront awnings), much like a lot of music, it’s about reflecting the realities of youth culture in…

A movement, an accumulation of styles, a powerful public display of creativity or a social critique, Urban Art can be regarded from many different angles.

If you’ve ever walked the streets of Berlin, you were probably struck by the abundance of versatile artistic creations, which embellish the walls of the city. Proudly carrying the title of a “street art capital” Berlin is a city covered in art, from its pavements to the rooftops.

This week Ben Eine paid tribute to the victims of June’s horrible fire at Grenfell Tower with a new mural at the Village Underground in Shoreditch.