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Graffiti
Graffiti is a temporary artform, always driving the artist further, making them create more works of art. ... Graffiti has been on walls since the Greek Empire, it has gone through many changes and is still popping up today. Modern graffiti art originated in New York City, and was known first as "New York Style" graffiti . ...
Quickly graffiti began to take on different shapes, slowly evolving into what is commonly seen in todays graffiti. Every graffiti artist has a different process, however, there are basic forms of graffiti which the artists stumble through while developing their personal style. ... This graffiti is usually handwritten in some kind of pen, almost as an after thought, "Hmm, while Im in here I might as well. ... While certain tags may suggest a "flair" or style of writing, these forms fail to qualify as an example of graffiti art because of a lack of creative or artistic qualities. ... Piecing has always been the fundamental force spurring the development towards modern graffiti art. With the completion of each piece an graffiti artist knows he can always do better, so begins the addiction of graffiti. As graffiti artist 7six puts it, "A graffiti artist is always striving for bigger and better pieces, there is a drive that a writer gets, a bug, you cant sleep right until you get it out or on the wall, Ive lost many women to graffiti, but graffiti has always been there for me, its my one true love.
Approximate Word count = 1126 Approximate Pages = 4.5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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