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Since then, graffiti has been a constant in his life, from the rock-bottom lows of drug addiction to his eventual salvation. This month, he has a show in a high-end Silicon Valley art gallery.
Many graffiti artists, however, chose to see the new problems as a challenge rather than a reason to quit. [3] A downside to these challenges was that the artists became very territorial of good writing spots, and strength and unity in numbers became increasingly important. [3]
Street art influence in politics refers to the intersection of public visual expressions and political discourse.Street art, including graffiti, murals, stencil art, and other forms of unsanctioned public art, has been an instrumental tool in political expression and activism, embodying resistance, social commentary, and a challenge to power structures worldwide.
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.
He is widely considered one of the world's first modern graffiti artist. [1] [2] [3] McCray was raised in Brewerytown, a neighborhood of North Philadelphia. During the late 1960s, he and a group of friends started doing graffiti in Philadelphia, by writing their monikers on walls across the city. [4]
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JA began painting graffiti in New York as a teenager, [2] and by 1985 was known for his work on the city's trains. [3] JA One took on his tag in 1986. [4] In response to the MTA's clamp down on train graffiti, initiated under the leadership of David L. Gunn, [5] JA One spearheaded the movement to take graffiti bombing onto the streets. [6]
He became a member of TOP crew (The Odd Partners) in 1977. In 1978, Dondi formed his own crew, named CIA (Crazy Inside Artists), which included other prominent artists such as his good friend DURO. [5]: 18–19 For the next 20-odd years, Dondi became recognized as the stylistic standard, influencing generations of graffiti writers. [7]