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…
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How to decorate the house with stained glass for the halloween part?
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.
Is graffiti art?
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…
Is there a difference between street art and graffiti?
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…
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.