How Graffiti Startedįorms of Graffiti can be found throughout history, dating back to the cavemen. However, recently, Graffiti artists and street artists such as Banksy and the artist Alec Monopoly, who is behind the infamous Richie Rich artworks, – have exhibited their graffiti-style paintings commercially in gallery and museum spaces. Graffiti is still a predominantly public and urban art form. Graffiti Art takes Graffiti off the streets and allows it to be sold, exhibited, and displayed in other environments.
The distinction between Graffiti and Graffiti Art is usually used when Graffiti leaves city surfaces and moves to another more traditional art surface, such as a canvas. At the same time, all Graffiti can be considered art. Graffiti Art takes the techniques and methodologies behind street Graffiti and applies them to other mediums. However, it is still not always positively received or universally accepted as art by the general public. Graffiti, while once considered vandalism, is becoming more widely recognized as a type of artwork. For a long time, the term Graffiti was synonymous with vandalism. The use of the word “Graffiti” has evolved over the centuries to refer to text or graphics applied to surfaces. These could be words or figure drawings found on the walls of ancient sepulchers, public buildings, or ruins. Ancient Graffiti can be observed in the Catacombs of Rome or at the ruins of Pompeii. The term Graffiti was originally a reference to ancient inscriptions. Graffiti is differentiated from street art or graffiti art in that it is usually illegally produced and often involves the unauthorized marking of public or private spaces by individuals or groups. Graffiti is a form of visual communication created in public places.
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