Why is painting called graffiti?

Graffiti, as a street art, ranks as four important elements of street culture alongside HipHop, rap and DJ. Its English word "Graffiti" comes from the Greek word "graffiti in", and its dictionary definition is: drawing Sorwritinggnonapublicwall, using humor and ob-scene (pictures or words scribbled on public walls, usually containing humor, scenes or political content). According to the data, the earliest graffiti appeared in the United States in the middle and late 1960s. Some people paint inside and outside the subway cars and spread their voices and ideas through the subway. 197 1, The New York Times published a special article about graffiti and a young man who left the sign "TAKI 183". As a result, the graffiti movement in new york City spread wildly, and groups of graffiti artists emerged, mostly young people from the lower classes, Hispanics or blacks. They used spray paint to vent their anger, which caused serious damage to the new york subway. However, graffiti has become a part of the history of the New York subway. Until 1972, a group of graffiti artists set up the graffiti artists alliance "UGA", inviting graffiti experts from various regions to paint on a paper wall of the university. For the first time, graffiti really began to be regarded as a legal art. Most people in the world are against graffiti, thinking that graffiti will destroy the urban landscape. On the other hand, they have to take some peaceful measures. For example, German government departments will cooperate with some graffiti organizations to open up certain venues and issue licenses to enthusiasts to create. At the same time, a "graffiti contest" will be held every year to evaluate creativity, interest and artistry and improve the artistry of graffiti. For other graffiti artists, in addition to spending money to clean up, they should also be punished for serving the community. Graffiti lovers think: "As long as there is a plan and the appropriate venue and objects are selected, graffiti will not be a kind of pollution!" Graffiti lovers generally divide their works into bombs and sketches. A few years ago, it was mainly "bombs", which meant graffiti played in public places such as subway tunnels and building exterior walls. In a group of four or five people, some were on sentry duty and some were doodling. In just a few minutes or even dozens of seconds, they finished doodling and quickly put away their tools and fled the scene. Because the painting time is short, graffiti people hold the mentality of "having fun". Generally, they just draw the team logo, which is big and simple. Because this kind of graffiti is illegal and unsightly, the painting will be washed away soon. At that time, small groups such as "MIG" and "FBL" were quite influential among "street children". Now graffiti art is gradually known, and some businesses or colleges will hold graffiti competitions or use graffiti as posters in storefronts. Because the organizer provided a large enough wall, graffiti paintings mainly appeared in the form of sketches, and graffiti lovers cheered and poured out of the ground. Three new graffiti methods: 1 simulating "wall". Graffiti mostly uses walls and switches as media, but without approval, relevant departments are not allowed to graffiti in public places, so graffiti people use boards, canvases and wallpapers as substitutes. Because the water absorption of these media is different, such as canvas water absorption and paint water absorption, the foundation is soft; Wood adheres easily to dust. In order to simulate, it is best to coat a layer of latex paint one day in advance and dry it. The simplest method is to cover the wall with newspaper or drawing paper, but it will lack the background color and the color will be darker. Of course, the most textured is the graffiti on the wall. Some people will donate their rooms for friends to doodle with. 2 Sticker graffiti uses the method of "bomb" to graffiti, which requires speed and the quality is often not guaranteed. Therefore, many enthusiasts first design or pre-draw with computers at home, make small stickers, and stick them on their belongings or in "niche" places such as dormitory doors for people to enjoy. The early network doodle board was drawn directly on the drawing board displayed on the screen through human-computer interaction. Moreover, the program will also record the painting time and the number of tools used, and provide playback of the painting process, but only lines and colors can be drawn, and the drawn things cannot be saved. Nowadays, the mainstream graffiti board Oekaki has outstanding functions. The drawing function is close to the mainstream image software such as Photoshop, and there is even an online chat room program that supports multiple people to draw online at the same time, so that they can see each other's works instantly. Even the handwriting board in MSN can be regarded as a part of online graffiti. The representatives of graffiti culture introduced two representatives of graffiti art, namely Jean-Michel quilter (1960- 1988) and keith haring (1958- 1990), both of whom came from the streets. Buzz quilter 1960 was born in Brooklyn, new york, USA. He is a real painter who grew up in new york. The characters he painted are often straight and simple in outline, with some bones and organs exposed. He often uses a simple painted figure to express himself (only his eyes and mouth are blank). Buzz quilter's international reputation was quickly established and rose at the speed of a meteor. 1987, Buzz quilter held his first solo exhibition in new york, which made him the first black artist to appear on the cover of new york's Time magazine and attracted the attention of andy warhol. Later, they jointly launched a series of collage and graffiti works. Later, the concept of graffiti was also accepted by European artists across the ocean. Shepard Ferry's street fashion brand "Obey the Giant" is unique with its graffiti-style patterns. The characters in Harlem paintings are connected by simple lines, without faces, fingers and gender. The main themes include dogs, people hugging each other, pyramids and flying objects. Someone once asked him what his painting meant, and he gave the following answer: "It's your job to refuse, I just paint." Harlem's works were later closely related to business. After introducing him in detail in the art space, his works can be sold for 350 thousand dollars, and he became a millionaire by selling his own brand clothes and cheap goods. Nowadays, the Harlem image created by street graffiti has become a very popular style in modern western society, which can be seen everywhere on the front and back of calendars, handbags and sweatshirts. Today's graffiti culture Nowadays, graffiti has become an art. Many countries have famous graffiti artists, and graffiti lovers also hold graffiti activities and competitions regularly. In some areas, such as Germany, government departments will also cooperate with graffiti organizations, open up venues, issue licenses to enthusiasts, and hold graffiti competitions every year to improve the artistry of graffiti. At the same time, graffiti has also entered people's daily life and become a favorite leisure way for young people. The Internet has become a new canvas for a new generation of graffiti artists. dailybooth and e-mail enable them to display their skills easily and happily on the Internet. In North America alone, there are more than 2,000 graffiti-themed websites, among which www.graffiti.org, the largest graffiti website, was founded by graffiti master Futura in 2000. At present, most graffiti works on the Internet are mainly cartoons. Those young people who love watching cartoons and painting by themselves put their works on the Internet, which has become the latest way to communicate with friends. Graffiti is more closely combined with business, and graffiti contains more spirit of fashion, entertainment and games. Many talented young graffiti artists entered the room and became lucky designers in the new era. Their canvases were transferred to posters, advertisements, clothes, shoes and hats, toys, TV stations and game halls. Tools have changed from spray cans to Apple computers, PS, Illustrator. Now, the advertisers who are competing to cooperate with them are those who hold a lot of money, including Nike and Adidas ................................................................................................................................. He always thinks that "young people nowadays just like to highlight their own characteristics. Too ordinary design can't cause * * *, our design is to attract attention, exaggeration, dazzling and amazing! " There are many examples to prove how graffiti is loved by thousands of people in the cutting-edge design circle. 200 1 introduced a graffiti bag, which is a simple and pure white English round bag scribbled on a pure black background. It is not rough in the street, but a combination of elegance and wildness, which became a must for fashionistas in the spring of that year. In addition, there are pants, jackets, purses and shoes with gorgeous graffiti patterns, and many brands also use the landscape pictures of Paris Huadu as patterns on purses. In addition, animation design that combines real-life images with graffiti style has gradually become a trend. Some channels aimed at avant-garde young people, such as American Comedy Center and MTV, are full of graffiti-style titles, advertisements, music videos and even games, and they all start to use graffiti-style hand-drawn graphics and animations. A new PS racing game released by Atari, a famous game developer, in September this year specially invited more than 50 graffiti artists to do visual design. The graffiti of the new generation is more about declaring the existence of self. If you have enough passion, leave a beautiful graffiti mark for your youth.