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Berlin Kidz is an artists collective from Kreuzberg, Berlin participating in graffiti, train surfing, and parkour.They are considered one of the most influential graffiti crews in Berlin known both for their trademark graffiti lettering and the pichação inspired style of their artwork.
The colorful graffiti that adorns an abandoned skyscraper in downtown L.A. is, depending on who you ask, petty vandalism that plagues the city or vibrant street art that enriches.
A heavily tagged subway car in New York City in 1973. By the mid-1970s, most standards had been set in graffiti writing and culture. The heaviest "bombing" in U.S. history took place in this period, partially because of the economic restraints on New York City, which limited its ability to combat this art form with graffiti removal programs or transit maintenance.
However, graffiti is to some people a form of art, but to some a form of vandalism. [30] And many graffitists choose to protect their identities and remain anonymous to hinder prosecution. With the commercialization of graffiti (and hip hop in general), in most cases, even with legally painted "graffiti" art, graffitists tend to choose ...
Readers have their say about 'American Graffiti' at 50, 'Rich Men of North of Richmond' and the decline of civility in modern society. Calendar Feedback: A grand 'Graffiti' recap and why 'Rich Men ...
Yarn bombing (or yarnbombing) is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk. It is also called wool bombing , yarn storming , guerrilla knitting , kniffiti , urban knitting , or graffiti knitting .
C215 primarily uses stencils to produce his art. His first stencil work was put up in 2006, but he has been a graffiti artist for (as of 2011) over 20 years. [2] His work consists mainly of close up portraits of people. C215's subjects are typically those such as beggars, homeless people, refugees, street kids and the elderly.
The first graffiti that the collective made featured a bird (now known as "Birdy") along some of the ring roads of the Lyon area. Although it was first thought of as a degradation of public space, Birdy is now a symbol for the city, which explains why the graffiti remain untouched by the graffiti removal services. [1]