The term graffiti comes from Greek word ‘graphein’ which means ’to write’. Street art ‘graffiti’ had arisen in New York. The scrawled names and slogan were seen as ugly and aggressive, the
art ‘graffiti’ had arisen in New York. The scrawled names and slogan were seen as ugly and aggressive, the work of vandals seeking to express their identities or even make a political point.
in the subway and the poor ghetto areas of the city. Nowadays, it has the status of 'street art' and you get where you wouldn’t expect to - in advertisements, on clothes, on toys.
Graffiti artists have put on a special slang. Most
graffiti artists prefer to be called ‘writers’. A writer’s signature with spray paint or marker is called a ‘tag’. Communities of writers who are friends are know as ‘crews’.