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…
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What is the importance of graffiti/street art?
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…
THE PERFORMATIVE NATURE OF URBAN ART
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.
BERLIN IS GETTING ITS FIRST STREET ART MUSEUM
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.
Eine pays tribute to Grenfell
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.
Contrast Festival – six must see pieces
Following in the wake of this year’s hugely successful Nuart Aberdeen, Zap Graffiti were throwing their maiden festival, Contrast Mural Festival, in Liverpool.
URBAN GRAFFITI AND STREET ART: ANOTHER SIDE OF BERLIN
Cities have soul and character; there are an undeniable charisma and vibe about them and, often, there’s a sort of personification of the city, somehow ‘speaking’ to us. Berlin is one city with a lot to say, expressing it’s voice through many kilometres of intriguing street art, urban murals, and graffiti.
Danila Shmelev for Urban Morphogenesis in Odintsovo, Russia
Our friend Danila Shmelev just wrapped up a giant new mural on the streets of Odintsovo in Russia for the first edition of the Urban Morphogenesis Festival.
‘The train came insanely close’: graffiti artists on why they risk their lives
After three graffiti artists were killed by a train, our writer speaks to veterans of the scene – and enters a clandestine world of kings, tags, throw-ups and toys.
The 13 best cities in the world to see jaw-dropping street art
You can’t ask for a more colourful lens on the world than to view it through its street art. In any city you’re in, take a longer look at the painted, tagged, stickered or wheat-pasted facades around you, and you’ll get a story about a place — usually, a different story than what the local…