Culture of

graffiti art

Jeffery Lu

Background

1. graffiti (plural)

graffito (singular)

2.ancient Greece and Rome-Pompeii

3. 1960’s-1980’s

4. Brooklyn, Harlem

Hip-hop culture

1. rapping

2. DJing

3. breakdancing

4. graffiti

An urban legend

What are they “writing”?

1. Hello! What?

2. tag

3. character

Where?

1. telegraph pole

2. train

3. car

4. The Great Wall????

vandalism

Vocabulary 1.tag- signature 2.writer- graffiti maker 3.outline- sketch 4.throw-up- simple graffiti

5.piece- masterpiece

Graffiti around us