G r a f f i t i A r t i s t s

Graffiti Artists

Marquise JonesLamonte Byrd

GRAFFITI• …is writing or drawings

scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place

GRAFFITI• … is illegal but so many people do it,

its minor but some cops still arrest you for doing it.

GRAFFITI• … ranges from simple written words

to elaborate wall paintings

GRAFFITI• … has existed since ancient times,

with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.

GRAFFITI• … was popular in New York City, New

York in the 70s and 80s. They painted mostly trains and subways

GRAFFITI• …in modern times, paint, particularly

spray paint, and marker pens have become the most commonly used graffiti materials

Perception • Usually when people hear graffiti

they automatically think vandalism. Graffiti can be used as an art form.

FAMOUS ARTISTS • BANSKY

• C215

• DAN WITZ

• DAVID CHOE

• JUDITH SUPINE

BANKSY• … is an England-based graffiti artist,

political activist, film director, and painter

C 215• …real name Christian Guémy, is a

French street artist hailing from Paris who has been described as "France's answer to Banksy".

DAN WITZ• …born 1957 is a Brooklyn, NY based

street artist and realist painter. Witz, consistently active since the late 1970s, is one of the pioneers of the street art movement

DAVID CHOE

• …is an American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist of Korean descent. he provided the cover art for Jay-Z and Linkin Park's multi-platinum album Collision Course

JUDITH SUPINE

• …is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Supine could not speak until a month after his seventeenth birthday.

HISTORY OF GRAFFITI• Graffiti is the oldest art form, dating back to

sketches on cave walls. The Ancient Egyptians added words to graffiti, Romans and other civilizations followed suite. Graffiti has never disappeared, from the etchings on school desks around the world to the American subway bombings in the late 20th century, with the work of artists such as Dondi inspiring new generations to write.

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