Graffiti (also spelled or graffiti graffity) is graffiti on the wall using a composition of color, line, shape, and volume to write the word, symbol, or a particular sentence. The tools used in the present usually spray paint cans. Before the spray is available, graffiti is generally made with a sweep of the paint using a brush or chalk.
History
Graffiti in Pompeii. Graffiti writing contains the people who use the Latin people and not Classical Latin.
The habit of painting on the wall stems from primitive man hunting as a way of communicating. At this time, grafitty used as a means of spiritual mysticism and to evoke the spirit of hunting.
Development of art in ancient Egypt also showed activity in the walls painted pyramid. This painting is another natural communicate encountered a pharaoh (Pharaoh) after mummified.
Graffiti activity as a means of showing discontent started in Roman times with evidence of allusions to the paintings on the walls of government buildings. This painting was found in the ruins of Pompeii. While in Rome itself used as a propaganda tool to discredit the Christian followers of the emperor at that time prohibited.
Graffiti in modern times
Graffiti on the Walls Israel in the Israel-Palestine.
The existence of social classes apart too far cause difficulties for certain classes of society to express his artistic activities. As a result, some individuals use the means available almost throughout the city, namely the wall.
Arts education are less frequent causes objects to appear in the form of graffiti writings or password that is only understood a certain group. Usually this work show discontent against the social situation they find themselves.
Although graffiti is generally destructive and lead to high maintenance costs cleanliness of the city, but graffiti remains an expression of art to be cherished. There are so many famous artists who began his career of graffiti activity.
Function graffiti
* The secret language of certain groups.
* Means expressions of social discontent against the state.
* Means of rebellion.
* Means of expression of the fear of social and political conditions.
Law
Graffiti which is created as a form of rejection of the bill APP
In its development, graffiti around the 70's in America and Europe eventually expanded into urban areas as a group identity that flourished in urban areas. Because the image is not good enough, already the scourge of graffiti to the security of the city. The reason is because they provoke a war between a group or gang. Performed in addition to a blank wall, the graffiti was often made on the subway walls.
In the United States alone, every state already has its own rules to curb graffiti. San Diego, California, New York already have laws that specify that graffiti is illegal. To identify patterns of production, graffiti was divided into two types.
Gank graffiti
Ie graffiti which serves as identification of areas of authority by writing gang names, gang combined, the members of the gang, or writing about what happened in the alley.
Tagging graffiti
That type of graffiti is often used to fame a person or group. More and more graffiti of this type were scattered, the more terkenallah's name. Therefore this kind of graffiti or tagging require the signature of the maker or his bomber. Such work responsibilities.
