9/23/2012

Interesting Facts About Graffiti 1980

By Rashad Brown


At the beginning of the 1980's, there had been two critical occurrences that would leave a lasting impact on graffiti art. The first such occurrence happened in June 1980 in the Times Square Show. Along with the year included the publication on an essential write-up about graffiti.

The Times Square Show of 1980 was the very first chance that was given to emerging graffiti artists to exhibit their art alongside a lot more established graffiti artists. It helped to establish some people's careers as graffiti artists.

One of the most notable contacts was that among Keith Haring and Fred Brathwaite (Brathwaite began to be known as 'Fab Five Freddy'. Our students might recognize this name as the name of the person who hosts 'Yo! MTV Raps!').

It was after this show that Keith Haring began to create the graffiti art for which he became well-known. Haring could be walking along by means of the subways and would just quit and start drawing with white chalk on the black tar paper employed to cover unrenewed poster ads in the subway corridors.

It wasn't unusual for Haring's work to go untouched within the subway method due to the fact his function was so admired.

The other major event which was to occur in 1980 happened in December. Richard Goldstein, author of the first pro-graffiti story in a brand new York magazine in 1973, wrote an extensive article inside the Village Voice on new graffiti writers. This article was essential for two causes.

In this specific write-up, the author argued the crucial point that graffiti was not a factor against society. He felt that graffiti artists who wrote their graffiti in public spaces, including subway trains, had been intelligent individuals communicating their messages in the places in which they resided.

Second and most significant, Goldstein in this article was the first to link graffiti and rap music together. His assumption that graffiti and rap music originated from exactly the same cultural conditions was a valid assumption.

His point is further proven by the fact that numerous graffiti writers also became rap artists. These artists had been crucial and played a massive role within the development of the rap business. Fred Brathwaite was one such graffiti and rap artist.




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