serving as a precursor to the modern graffiti art movement. Graffiti has ancient origins, with some of the earliest examples found in ancient Rome, particularly in Pompeii and the Roman catacombs.
5 There is no place to begin but the beginning. However, when it comes to graffiti, the beginning is a matter of some debate. There is a claim to be made that there was no beginning at all; that wall ...
José Parlá is a contemporary American painter, best known for his monumental calligraphic abstractions. His colorful and amalgamative work conflates ideas of art and architecture, blurring the lines ...
After returning to China, he was one of the only artist’s producing graffiti in Beijing during the 1990s, a practice he gave up in 2006. Since then, he has exhibited internationally and his works are ...
Graffiti’s modern role is evolving rapidly. From Europe to Brazil, street artists are displaying their anger about inequality, invisibility, corruption and control. Artists including Blek Le Rat ...