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The Beginning - Tagging
This was the start of Graffiti, and the first thing people was doing was tagging. Tagging is when you paint you're artist name or what we call it a tag. -
The buff
In New York the mayor decided that it'll be harder to find locations to write on and thats what The Buff was doing.
Crews tried so hard to keep their work alive without anyone Bombing it.
Bombing is when another crew is drawing over on another crews work. -
NewStyles
1971-1974 writers started making throw ups.Throw ups is making a quick and simple piece of graffiti.Writers also began to compete on skill, and new styles were born. In 1977 murals began to appear around the city.Mural is a piece on a whole wall. -
Fights between crews
Crews started competing with other crews on who can make the best graffiti art. So graffiti is been more artistic also known as burners. -
Spraying Galleries
In the start of 2000 graffiti became legal in diffrent places.However writers still found new ways of getting around the public places.
Graffiti has been around since 1960...
