Graffiti
noun
Writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually in a public place, often created illicitly.
The walls of the old factory are covered with graffiti.
Often appears as...
- spray graffiti
- graffiti art
noun
A form of visual communication characterized by its public and illegal nature.
Graffiti is often termed as an act of vandalism by authorities.
Often appears as...
- graffiti culture
- graffiti vandalism
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Academic
verb
To write, draw or scribble on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Someone had graffitied the side of the train.
Often appears as...
- graffiti a wall
- graffiti a train
noun
Writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually in a public place, often created illicitly.
The walls of the old factory are covered with graffiti.
Often appears as...
- spray graffiti
- graffiti art
noun
A form of visual communication characterized by its public and illegal nature.
Graffiti is often termed as an act of vandalism by authorities.
Often appears as...
- graffiti culture
- graffiti vandalism
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To write, draw or scribble on a wall or other surface in a public place.
Someone had graffitied the side of the train.
Often appears as...
- graffiti a wall
- graffiti a train
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Public Expression
Graffiti is a way people express themselves in public spaces, but it's often unauthorized.
The bridge was a canvas for public expression, with graffiti covering every inch.
Pro Tip 2/3Art or Vandalism
Some see graffiti as art; others as damage. How it is viewed can depend on the context.
The colorful mural was art to some, but graffiti vandalism to the shop owner.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Impact
Graffiti can reflect social and political messages, influencing public opinion and culture.
The wall's graffiti echoed the city's unrest, becoming an iconic cultural symbol.
Pro Tip 1/3Public Expression
Graffiti is a way people express themselves in public spaces, but it's often unauthorized.
The bridge was a canvas for public expression, with graffiti covering every inch.
Pro Tip 2/3Art or Vandalism
Some see graffiti as art; others as damage. How it is viewed can depend on the context.
The colorful mural was art to some, but graffiti vandalism to the shop owner.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Impact
Graffiti can reflect social and political messages, influencing public opinion and culture.
The wall's graffiti echoed the city's unrest, becoming an iconic cultural symbol.
Pro Tip 1/3Public Expression
Graffiti is a way people express themselves in public spaces, but it's often unauthorized.
The bridge was a canvas for public expression, with graffiti covering every inch.
Pro Tip 2/3Art or Vandalism
Some see graffiti as art; others as damage. How it is viewed can depend on the context.
The colorful mural was art to some, but graffiti vandalism to the shop owner.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Impact
Graffiti can reflect social and political messages, influencing public opinion and culture.
The wall's graffiti echoed the city's unrest, becoming an iconic cultural symbol.
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Video examples
Stephen Ritz: A teacher...
And most importantly, when you put big kids together with little kids, you get the big fat white guy out of the middle, which is cool, and you create this kind of accountability amongst peers, which is incredible. God, I'm going to run out of time, so I've gotta keep it moving. But this is my weekly paycheck for kids; that's our green graffiti. This is what we're doing.
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
graffiti artists, musicians, and when there's an issue in the country, we come together, we brainstorm, and take up on that issue. So our most powerful tool is art, because we live in a very busy world where people are so busy in their life, and they don't have time to read. So we package our activism and we package our message in art.
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Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
to be afraid of instead it's a constantly shifting and evolving counterculture and this is actually part of the media scape itself in other words it's part of the mainstream so in many ways this is a like the internet's version of graffiti and this story doesn't end there nothing is ever simple
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Mick Ebeling: The...
So TEMPT is now completely paralyzed. He only has use of his eyes. I was exposed to him. I have a company that does design and animation, so obviously graffiti is definitely an intricate part of what we admire and respect in the art world. And so we decided that we were going to sponsor
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Is graffiti art? Or...
graffiti artists likewise challenged established boundaries of public property. They reclaimed subway cars, billboards, and even once went so far as to paint an elephant in the city zoo. Political movements, too, have used wall writing to visually spread their messages.
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Descendents of Cahokia PIPE...
property and put up security cameras so we did that and that helped but it's still people were coming on the property at one point we had an individual spray painting graffiti on the house the purchase of sugarloaf mound shows that it's possible to put indigenous
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Explore cave paintings...
testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
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Use art to turn the...
not always in a good way, but they do. What about art? Could art change the world? I started when I was 15 years old. And at that time, I was not thinking about changing the world. I was doing graffiti --
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Shimon Schocken: The...
It basically means to be human and to do the right thing. And with that, what this graffiti says is, "High-tech schmigh-tech. The most important thing is to be a mensch." Thank you.
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Street Art Inspired by...
all birds actually because they've got nice turquoise as no oranges in their feathers and I like to use those colors together a lot my name is pornographic and I'm graffiti artist
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Stephen Ritz: A teacher...
And most importantly, when you put big kids together with little kids, you get the big fat white guy out of the middle, which is cool, and you create this kind of accountability amongst peers, which is incredible. God, I'm going to run out of time, so I've gotta keep it moving. But this is my weekly paycheck for kids; that's our green graffiti. This is what we're doing.
Video examples
Boniface Mwangi: The day...
graffiti artists, musicians, and when there's an issue in the country, we come together, we brainstorm, and take up on that issue. So our most powerful tool is art, because we live in a very busy world where people are so busy in their life, and they don't have time to read. So we package our activism and we package our message in art.
Video examples
Rethinking media PIPE Ted...
to be afraid of instead it's a constantly shifting and evolving counterculture and this is actually part of the media scape itself in other words it's part of the mainstream so in many ways this is a like the internet's version of graffiti and this story doesn't end there nothing is ever simple
Video examples
Mick Ebeling: The...
So TEMPT is now completely paralyzed. He only has use of his eyes. I was exposed to him. I have a company that does design and animation, so obviously graffiti is definitely an intricate part of what we admire and respect in the art world. And so we decided that we were going to sponsor
Video examples
Is graffiti art? Or...
graffiti artists likewise challenged established boundaries of public property. They reclaimed subway cars, billboards, and even once went so far as to paint an elephant in the city zoo. Political movements, too, have used wall writing to visually spread their messages.
Video examples
Descendents of Cahokia PIPE...
property and put up security cameras so we did that and that helped but it's still people were coming on the property at one point we had an individual spray painting graffiti on the house the purchase of sugarloaf mound shows that it's possible to put indigenous
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
Video examples
Use art to turn the...
not always in a good way, but they do. What about art? Could art change the world? I started when I was 15 years old. And at that time, I was not thinking about changing the world. I was doing graffiti --
Video examples
Shimon Schocken: The...
It basically means to be human and to do the right thing. And with that, what this graffiti says is, "High-tech schmigh-tech. The most important thing is to be a mensch." Thank you.
Video examples
Street Art Inspired by...
all birds actually because they've got nice turquoise as no oranges in their feathers and I like to use those colors together a lot my name is pornographic and I'm graffiti artist
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Quote examples
Jorja Smith
English Musician
When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write stories, but I'd never finish them. I wrote poems.
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Goldie
British Musician
I think drum'n'bass music did for the electronic world what graffiti did for the world of art because it was raw and everybody wanted to take from the raw.
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Mick Ebeling
American Producer
I have a company that does design and animation, so obviously graffiti is definitely an intricate part of what we admire and respect in the art world.
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Jeffrey Deitch
American Businessman
After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.
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Banksy
English Artist
Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.
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Ben Eine
English Artist
When I got into graffiti, it was the most-exciting art form and it changed the course of my life.
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Olivier Megaton
French Director
I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.
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Adam Mansbach
American Author
The trains were the beating heart of the New York graffiti scene.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body.
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Adrien Brody
American Actor
I grew up around New York, graffiti culture.
Quote examples
Jorja Smith
English Musician
When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write stories, but I'd never finish them. I wrote poems.
Quote examples
Goldie
British Musician
I think drum'n'bass music did for the electronic world what graffiti did for the world of art because it was raw and everybody wanted to take from the raw.
Quote examples
Mick Ebeling
American Producer
I have a company that does design and animation, so obviously graffiti is definitely an intricate part of what we admire and respect in the art world.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Deitch
American Businessman
After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.
Quote examples
Banksy
English Artist
Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.
Quote examples
Ben Eine
English Artist
When I got into graffiti, it was the most-exciting art form and it changed the course of my life.
Quote examples
Olivier Megaton
French Director
I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.
Quote examples
Adam Mansbach
American Author
The trains were the beating heart of the New York graffiti scene.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body.
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Adrien Brody
American Actor
I grew up around New York, graffiti culture.
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