Graffiti styles in East Los Angeles, for example, reflect Mexican-American artistic influence that began with Pachuco counterculture in the 1940s. Rich graffiti writing traditions emerged, including ...

Street art is figurative imagery; graffiti is a form of writing. Subway train, built by Ed Metalman Walker, on display at “Write of Passage.” Jenkins equates it to language.

Like many forms of art, graffiti writing is not without controversy — it is often used in acts of vandalism and has been associated with gang activity because of its use by those groups to mark ...

Graffiti writing as a common form of street art makes a lot of sense in a place like Los Angeles. Long, frequent commutes make boulevards and freeways the ideal canvas for artists to get eyes on a ...

In Argentina, street artists say tolerance of graffiti equals unmatched freedom. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 29, 2009 — -- Writing on walls is not a modern phenomenon. Our distant ancestors ...

Graffiti writing, officially sanctioned. Sign Language: Gonzo247's electrical box at Spring and Sawyer. By Leah Binkovitz, ... Quiles, said graffiti writers don't see their work as art.

BY ASHLEY ZHOU Defined as the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group, graffiti dates back to prehistoric times. Ancient cave art, like the Lascaux cave paintings in France, ...

Writing still on the wall for graffiti artists ... Since it hit Australia as part of the broader hip hop scene in the early to mid 1980s, graffiti art has spread from coast to coast.

To write his first bit of graffiti, a young Kelly Graval didn’t travel very far. He staked out his high school until it was dark, before jumping the fence with four cans of red and white spray ...