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21 interesting facts about Graffiti
Whether rich or poor city, there are some traces of graffiti somewhere.
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But have you ever stopped to think about Graffiti's history or different styles?
Check out this 21 truth about this worldwide movement!
It is estimated that $ 1- $ 3 is spent every year by each taxpayer to remove graffiti.
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Los Angeles cleans more than 30 million square feet graffiti every year.
Many graffiti artists remain anonymous to protect their identity and reputation, as well as avoid legal consequences.
Graffiti as knew today began in Philadelphia in the late 1960s. Initially, Graffiti was mainly used to make political statements and lower gang territory, instead of providing artistic value.
There are many different form tagging forms, a person called "pissing" in which a person loads a wi fire extinguisher
Most artists graffiti
In modern times, the most commonly used graffiti materials are spray paints and markers.
Banksy is the most popular Graffiti artist, known as its stprint art with political and anti-war themes.
World records for the longest graffiti roll are 7,366 feet and 9 inches.
While Graffiti is mostly illegal wherever you go, there are about 1,650 legitimate graffiti walls around the world.
The technical "fiber bombing" is a graffiti form derived from Texas.
The first known example of Graffiti "Modern Style" was found in the ancient Greek Ephesus city.
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Graffiti writers have something called "black books", which is a sketch book where they draw and plan potential graffiti artworks.
Graffiti used to be a term used to indicate the engraving and shaped drawings found on the walls of the antique ruins, such as Pompeii or Roman Catacomb.
Graffiti's classic forms have been found on ancient Roman architecture when images are carved on the wall.
Graffiti artist is first known as Mr. Darryl McCray, street name Cornbread.
Graffiti bombing is when a large graffiti piece is brought up in a short period of time.
There is a difference between graffiti and street art.
New people for graffiti are called toys.
