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Some people just walk across . . . some trot through the street. The mode may be anything but they drive in and out either way. But the fact has a quirk of fate, bring by those street artists who added a new genre in the history of arts. Graffiato, the Italian word, is the taxonomy that drives you crazy with its eye-catching graphical expressions. It is better known by its derivatives, "graffiti" (plural) and "graffito" (singular). Name and definition may change from languages to writers. In Italian, it is "scratching". From the views of Wikipedia, the meaning of graffiti is framed as the works of art produced by scratching a design into a surface. As per the dictionary published by Oxford University Press Inc., New York, graffiti is the unauthorized writing or drawings on a surface in a public place. To my notion, graffiti is an ephimera of bon vivant, an arena of creative art-forms, and an agency of revolution or protest or may be of social awareness and sometimes it is the devil-half of the artists.
The later panel of words indicates the offensive form of graffiti. The youth groups (gangs) which is engaged heavily in racist activities, administrate this as the herald of criminal activities and as the mark of their territory or terror. It is difficult to locate as it is mostly erased by the local authority. The lack of these kind doesn't necessarily mean that there is actually none. If in your course of investigation, you encounter any of them, then you hardly ever recognize it as 'racist' at the first sight. These are such that the one who knows the relevant "local code" (social, political, temporal and spatial) can onl;y understand them.
Graffiti is banned in almost countries because according to their constitutional rule, defacement and vandalism of public property is considered as a punishable crime. Many graffiti artists choose to remain anonymous in order to avoid facing consequences for displaying their graffiti and to protect their identities and reputation. Most often they are also called as introverted archetypal artists. The most popular anonymous graffiti artists are Banksy and Pixnit. Banksy is dignified as the world's most notorious street artist. He is known for his political, anti-war stencil art mainly in Bristol, England but his work can be seen anywhere from Los Angeles to Palestine. Whereas, Pixnit is contrary to Banksy's anti-government shock. Her work focus on beauty and design aspects of graffiti.
It may astonish you that graffiti is one of the four elements of hip-hop culture and it is not considered as "performance art". Add to that graffiti artists tend to choose anonymity even with legally painted graffiti arts in the commercialization of graffiti. This may be attributed to various reasons or a combination of reasons. More to the wonders of graffiti, I have a data. It indicates that being a form of virtual art, it is not a modern art but it is originated since the period of cave-men. In those times, they carved on walls with a sharp object, although sometimes chalk or coal were used. In modern days, particularly sprays, paints and marker pens have become the most commonly used graffiti materials.
To the readers I want to recommend an advice that with the support of family, friends, society and most importantly government, graffiti can be commercialized, developed and used in an optimistic way. graffiti has a wide range of scope if handle with care. It can help in creating awareness among rural people on various vital topics of social concerns. When the speedometer's indicator is at the peak of creativity, it will be the key component or paraphernalia. Though it is illusion, still it feels phenomenal when it let you jump from one planet to other, let you walk on a volcano or waterfall, or let you do any other wonders.
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