Graffiti writers use spray paint bottles as a paintbrush to express their views and positions on today's society, as well as their longing for the future society. Famous spray painters can also combine with clothing to set off the fashion of clothing. On the works of some figures, even Mao Zedong in China, Fidel Castro Ruz and Che Guevara in Cuba can be identified.
one of the earliest and most important graffiti arts of graffiti art is savage seven (later called "the black spades" with the increase of the number of people), which is afrika bambaataa that appeared in old school rap. The black spades has many followers, and one of the purposes of the rise of graffiti art is to mark their boundaries. Graffiti art is a street art that first appeared in cities in the 195s. It was formally developed in 1969 and became very common in the 197s. Originality is very important to graffiti art. For example, in 1972, the famous graffiti artist super kool replaced it with spray paint with a wide dispersion cap on a can of oven cleaner, which is still a common practice. In 1976, some graffiti artists, such as lee quinones, began to use advanced technology to do graffiti. His famous works were mostly about politics, such as calling for an end to the arms race. Graffiti art can be traced back to hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt.
The punk spirit emphasized by East Village art is essentially the same as that of graffiti painting that began to appear in the 197s, so East Village has also become the base camp where graffiti artists live together. Graffiti painting was not noticed by the art world at first. In most cases, it was in an underground < P > state of self-development and self-satisfaction. Only in the first half of the 198s did it surface, becoming the most popular painting style of new york painting school and the most shining scenery of East Village art.
The Times Square exhibition is its brightest moment. However, its glory was only a flash in the pan, and it soon returned to the forgotten underground state. Graffiti artists tend to be divided because of this appearance, and some of them have made a splash in this exhibition and won international fame. As a result, their works have become the new darling accepted by orthodox art institutions and artistic concepts. However, because of this, they also lost the original spirit of graffiti art. Out of the original state of life, their works are formal, pale and lacking in vitality. Other artists always stick to their own styles, materials and battlefields-city walls and subways, and still maintain their true colors after the noise, such as Rawlings.
Graffiti art is related to the popular pop art in 196s. Some art critics believe that graffiti art is an inheritance and development of pop culture, and they are consistent in spirit and tend to pay attention to popular culture. However, there are significant differences between graffiti artists and pop artists. All the famous pop artists, almost without exception, have been trained by professional art colleges, while graffiti artists are the opposite. Most of them are descendants of the working class and have not received formal art training. They are the leaders of 11-and 12-year-old juvenile fanatics in new york, and they started their artistic career-graffiti at an early age. Although one of the core of graffiti art and pop art is popular culture, pop artists just want to understand and express their thoughts on popular culture, but they don't want to get close to it. They make a neutral evaluation and examination of popular culture from a bystander's point of view, so their works reveal a sense of coldness and distance. Obviously, there is a certain gap between pop artists and their materials and performance objects. However, this curtain does not exist in graffiti artists. What they did came directly from new york's urban mass culture, from which they were born. They were the direct experiencers and creators of mass culture at that time, and they were mass culture. They are still young, so their works reveal a natural and innocent taste. Although the techniques are clumsy and rough, they are very touching, simple and simple.
Graffiti teenagers compete with each other to see who has the most works and whose name is the loudest. They paint their names or pen names in conspicuous positions in all possible public places to show their contempt for adult authority.
In the early 197s, ambitious graffiti artists painted their own designs on all subway cars. They frantically add informal decorations and paintings to public places, especially billboards in subway stations and outside subway cars. They played hide-and-seek with the police with guns full of paint. These paints are often stolen, so legally speaking, the behavior of graffiti teenagers has violated the law. In order to prevent them from doodling, the New York Department of Transportation once charged all the parked subway lines with high voltage, which led to a tragedy. A graffiti teenager was electrocuted while doodling in a subway station. This incident caused a long-lasting debate, and those who supported and sympathized with graffiti art fought against those who opposed what they thought were violations of the law. Defenders believe that graffiti painting is a new and exciting form of expression that new york, who is full of creative spirit, shows to people. It is a record and display of the mental state and psychological experience of an era. In the end, the debate ended in the traffic department. People agree with the idea that minor violations of the law for artistic purposes can be tolerated. Therefore, the face of graffiti art has attracted the attention of the art world and the public. In 1973, graffiti art was exhibited for the first time, and the works were transferred from graffiti patterns on the subway to canvas. By the late 197s, graffiti painting had become a frequent visitor in the Lower East Side Art Museum in new york, and more and more graffiti artists' assembly areas had been established. Some galleries began to display graffiti artists' works specially, and they were also very successful in business. Graffiti art turns from underground to the ground.
most graffiti artists are unknown in art history, which is related to the underground concealment, randomness and unsystematic creation of graffiti art, and the scattered and numerous creators. Only a few graffiti artists have formed their own unique and fixed style, which has been recognized by the art world. The most famous ones are Jean-Michel Basque (196-1988), keith haring and Kenny Schaff.
Baskaya was a talented and sensitive artist, but unfortunately he died young and died of drug overdose at the age of 28. His father is Haitian, his mother is Puerto Rican, and he grew up in new york. Unlike his graffiti partner, he is not a poor child born in a slum, and his family is basically close to the middle class level. Baskaya was not a good student in new york public schools in his early years, but was full of rebellious spirit. He named himself Samo, which means old loafer. Although he is disobedient, he is very smart and eager to learn, and he has outstanding talent for painting and calligraphy. He has long been attracted by the fanaticism of graffiti art and actively participated in this movement. Because of his excellent painting skills and artistic sense, his works quickly stood out. In 1987, he held his first solo exhibition in new york. Since then, she has participated in group exhibitions in Lucerne, Castle and Whitney Museum of American Art in new york. His works are also very popular in the auction market. He was the first black artist to be the cover of new york Times magazine. His talent attracted andy warhol's attention, and the two of them worked together later. Warhol's collage and advertising tendency have a great influence on Basque's improvisation. Together, they created a lot of works and achieved great success.