Where did graffiti come from?

Graffiti, a graffiti art combined with HipHop culture, was formed in new york in the early 1970s. Edward, a scholar at City University of new york, wrote in the Encyclopedia of the World: "People often doodle on stones in public toilets, public buildings or parks; Some words and phrases are not very healthy; Sometimes it is to write names, but also about sex, many of which are political slogans. " Professor Wang Xiaojian, a theorist of modern art, said in a telephone interview: "The 1970s and 1980s were the glorious periods of graffiti art ... Its rise was not only the catharsis of African-American folk art, but also the psychological catharsis of repressed ethnic groups and classes in that era. So on the surface, it has a strong rebellious color, venting tendency and casual style, and even some anti-traditional and anti-social spirit. " Chen Youbai, an American painter of Dunhuang Painting School, said: "Without graffiti, it is not new york."

Graffiti was originally mainly black and Latino residents. Entering 2 1 century, the scope of graffiti has expanded. A graffiti artist in Philadelphia is a well-paid white stockbroker. He even painted on his BMW.

The form of graffiti has developed from simple deformed figures to complex paintings of patterns, colors, figures, utensils and many other elements. Some graffiti people no longer paint everywhere, but choose to paint on the wall of a building.

Graffiti has gradually become an art.

Is graffiti art, a criminal act that destroys the social environment, or a psychological catharsis? For many years, everyone has been unable to reach an agreement on this. Graffiti, a wanton behavior, has really hindered society and others, and has also been opposed by people from all walks of life. In 2003, Bloomberg, the mayor of new york, said that the municipal clean graffiti organization had cleared 624 1 6.3 million square feet (1 square foot, about 0.09 square meters) of graffiti in each location. In the same year, the city police arrested 468 people involved in graffiti. Not only new york, but Portland, Oregon spends at least $2 million a year to clean up graffiti. ...

But the fact is that graffiti is gradually becoming an art and gradually moving towards commercialization. It often appears in clothes, magazines and books. There are as many as 25,000 related websites on the Internet, all over the world. Some graffiti artists even have the opportunity to sell their graffiti works for more than 10 thousand dollars.