Humans have engaged in graffiti for millennia, from ancient declarations of love to modern political and social messages. While some view graffiti as ugly or irresponsible, others see it as a defiant artistic expression that originated as a means for marginalized groups to have their voices heard. The history of graffiti as an art form can be traced back to teenagers in the 1960s and 1970s who began tagging walls and subway cars as a means of self-expression.
58. pungere con parole (ancheassol.): un'ironiachegraffia~garzantilinguistica. sapere.it.com
59.
60.
61. “Ancient graffiti displayed phrases of love declarations, political rhetoric, and simple words of thought compared to today's popular messages of social and political ideals” ~wikipedia.org
62.
63. Humans have been writing symbols on walls since time immemorial. ~nymag.com
64. “People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.” ~Banksy
65.
66.
67.
68.
69. But it’s safe to place the origins of a New York style in the late sixties, as a younger generation’s artistic response to the public protests of the Black Power and civil-rights movements. ~nymag.com
70.
71.
72.
73.
74. The first modern graffiti writer is widely considered to be Cornbread, a high school student from Philadelphia, who in 1967 started tagging city walls to get the attention of a girl. ~pbs.org
78. These kids were rechanneling all of those hippie ideas about freedom, peace, love, and the democratization of culture by redefining the purpose of art. They represented a celebration of the rights of the salt of the earth over private property. ~nymag.com BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
79.
80.
81. By the mid seventies, many subway cars were so completely covered in top-to-bottom paintings. ~nymag.com
