On July 25, Mayor Michael Hancock, Denver Partners Against Graffiti and 200-plus volunteers took to the streets of Capitol Hill to “buff out” some of the graffiti surrounding East High School. This ...
Drasko Boljevic climbs precariously on a bench and pastes his latest work up on a wall next to a bar. It's broad daylight, and there's a security camera aimed right at him. "How does it look?" he asks ...
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference between street art and graffiti is, take note: A new exhibition in New York’s Lower East Side is laying out the histories of the two styles, focusing on ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Graffiti and street art depict the mind of an artist and the ability to create something that will live on forever. From Washington Heights to the Bronx, graffiti made its debut ...
“Brazilian graffiti art is considered among the most significant strand[s] of a global urban art movement, and its diversity defies the increasing homogeneity of world graffiti.” – Design Week In ...
Graffiti is not new to Portland. The term can include everything from a simple tag or initials to artistic murals on building walls. Whether it’s words or pictures, graffiti has a documented history ...
New York City in the 1970s and ’80s was very different than the city today. Not only were cars, signs and clothing styles a time capsule of the era, but the city looked different: it was covered in ...
What’s in a name? Let’s start off with a clear contention. Street Art, as I see it, is a period. Period. It is today just one of the many sub-groups housed within the larger category of Art, a period ...