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By Nate Arnold. The Art. History of Graffiti. Philadelphia, PN (1966) Political activist and Gangs Cornbread and Kool Earl New York Movement(1971) New York Times wrote a story on Taki 183 “ Taki 183 Spawns Pen Pals” Taki 183(1954-present day)
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HistoryofGraffiti • Philadelphia, PN (1966) • Political activist and Gangs • Cornbread and Kool Earl • New York Movement(1971) • New York Times wrote a story on Taki 183 • “Taki 183 Spawns Pen Pals” • Taki 183(1954-present day) • Lived in Washington Heights Manhattan (1971)
The Sub-culture • Music • Hip Hop • Small network • Styles • People
Myths • That all artist are in gangs • Do drugs • Rebels • None caring • They just go out and spray • Never finished high school • Can only be found in low class communities
Cons of Graffiti • Crime • Vandalism • Violence • gangs • Harmful to body • Kills brain cells
Pros of Graffiti • Points out weaknesses in governments • Communist • democracy • Can be used as a memorial • 2pac • Michael Jackson • A form of art • Can be just like every other forms of art • Express feelings
Banksy • Born in 1974 • Bristol, UK • Considered one of the greatest of all time • Spoke against governments • Illusions • Stencil form • Sells graffiti
Early Career • Started in 1992-2001 • Humorous images • Naked man • The Thekla • Studied many other writers • Worked with James DeWeaver • Traveled around the world • Australia • US
Later Years • 2001-present day • Moved towards political art • Placed on public buildings • Used more detail • Used finer tips • Revealed his identity (2009) • Sells art now
Biblical Verses • Psalms 32:8 • “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” • 1 Cor. 9:22 • “To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.” • Mark 12:30 • “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” • Colossians 3:17 • “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
How Graffiti can be used • It can be used to inspire Christian thoughts • Spraying images of Christ or the last supper • We can make graffiti houses • Help get kids of the streets • We can use images to teach • Show who Christ is • Be able to show different teachings through images
Bibliography • History of Graffiti: Part 1. http://www.daveyd.com/historyofgraf.html (March 31, 2010) • Brian Sewell Art Directory: Banksy. http://www.briansewell.com/artist/b-artist/banksy/banksy-biography.html (April 10, 2010) • Graffiti art or Crime. http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b143/graffiti/decision/studentdebates.html (April 13, 2010) • Powers, Stephen. The Art of Getting Over: Graffiti at the Millennium. New York, New York. Macmillan. 1999 • Bingham, Jane. Graffiti: Culture In Action.Mankato Minnesota. Coughlan Publishing, 2009 • pictures came from Google search images Graffiti • Castleman, Craig. Getting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York. Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT Press 1984 • Price, Emmett George. Hip Hop Culture. Oxford, UK. ABC-CLIO. 2006 • Taki 183. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAKI_183 (April 22, 2010) • Macdonald, Nancy. The Graffiti Subculture: youth, masculinity, and identity in London and New York. New York, New York. Palgrave Macmillan. 2001 • Rock Fresh. Movie. http://www.hulu.com/watch/136896/rock-fresh (March 21, 2010)