Since the beginning of the graffiti culture in the late 1960s and 70s, graffiti has been a taboo art form, something that is looked upon as negative and destructive by some, and for that reason being ever more popular with others.
The most common graffiti of all is the tags. They are the original form of graffiti, which originated on the streets of New York City in the 60s and 70s. The tag style simply involved spraying or scribbling your nickname or 'tag'. Throw ups are a slightly more detailed version of a tag, with the underlying message remaining the same, but being portrayed in a more intricate and artistic style.
The beginning of the more well known urban style of graffiti we see today however originated in the subway stations of New York in the 1960s and 70s. And it all started with one boy, his nickname or otherwise known as his 'tag' was TAKI 183, real name Demetaki. He was a young Greek boy who worked in NY as a messenger and would travel all over the city.
Wildstyle is completely opposite to the blockbuster and public styles, in that it is deliberately designed to be complex and illegible. First used by one of the original 60s and 70s 'taggers' Tracey 168 in New York City, interconnecting letter play and exaggeration are key to this style. Wildtsyle pieces are considered to be one of the hardest styles to master.
Over time people have begun to develop styles and use spray paints to aid in this, and today graffiti can even be seen as an advertising tool. There are still forms of graffiti that can be classed as vandalism, where it purely defaces a property out of spite. However, think of how far graffiti has come, and how when used in the proper context it can make something unsightly or run down gain new character and beauty.
The most common graffiti of all is the tags. They are the original form of graffiti, which originated on the streets of New York City in the 60s and 70s. The tag style simply involved spraying or scribbling your nickname or 'tag'. Throw ups are a slightly more detailed version of a tag, with the underlying message remaining the same, but being portrayed in a more intricate and artistic style.
The beginning of the more well known urban style of graffiti we see today however originated in the subway stations of New York in the 1960s and 70s. And it all started with one boy, his nickname or otherwise known as his 'tag' was TAKI 183, real name Demetaki. He was a young Greek boy who worked in NY as a messenger and would travel all over the city.
Wildstyle is completely opposite to the blockbuster and public styles, in that it is deliberately designed to be complex and illegible. First used by one of the original 60s and 70s 'taggers' Tracey 168 in New York City, interconnecting letter play and exaggeration are key to this style. Wildtsyle pieces are considered to be one of the hardest styles to master.
Over time people have begun to develop styles and use spray paints to aid in this, and today graffiti can even be seen as an advertising tool. There are still forms of graffiti that can be classed as vandalism, where it purely defaces a property out of spite. However, think of how far graffiti has come, and how when used in the proper context it can make something unsightly or run down gain new character and beauty.
