First I must say this is not a burn on Gothfred, I have respect for my fellow writers.
I'm just putting what I've learned about graffiti in my years of doing it.
So I hope you enjoy.
Graffiti
An inside look
by: Munky OMA
P.1
I don't see graffiti originating in a major city such as LA or NYC. I see it originating from the minds of the people that need a way to lash out at the government. Graffiti to me is like a controlled anarchy, I say that due to most of us writers don't see the freshly painted white wall as someones property. I guess you could say we seek a beautiful destruction of the modernized lifestyle.
P.2
Here's my description of some of the writing styles.
Tag - A quick writing of a writers name, usually practiced for speed and perfection.
Throwie - Another form of a tag but with letter art. Most of the time it's done with simple block or bubble lettering. Usually done with 2 colors
Flop - Simple but well designed bubble/block letter art. Unlike a throwie, flop uses designs and characters in and out of the letters. Multiple colors used.
Wild - Complexed and well designed style. Wild varies between the writer's actually style of drawing, but no matter what wild always pleases the eye. Most people who don't have any knowledge of wild style would not be able to read it. The letters in wild style are usually blended and mixed with each other along with designs. Multiple colors used, experience and open mind needed.
Gang - Usually this is in a gangs turf, mostly compiled of stars, forks, crowns, and any other gang related symbols.
P.3
Well that's my description of this lovely art. I hope it helped those who needed a little bit of insight on the scene.
I'm just putting what I've learned about graffiti in my years of doing it.
So I hope you enjoy.
Graffiti
An inside look
by: Munky OMA
P.1
I don't see graffiti originating in a major city such as LA or NYC. I see it originating from the minds of the people that need a way to lash out at the government. Graffiti to me is like a controlled anarchy, I say that due to most of us writers don't see the freshly painted white wall as someones property. I guess you could say we seek a beautiful destruction of the modernized lifestyle.
P.2
Here's my description of some of the writing styles.
Tag - A quick writing of a writers name, usually practiced for speed and perfection.
Throwie - Another form of a tag but with letter art. Most of the time it's done with simple block or bubble lettering. Usually done with 2 colors
Flop - Simple but well designed bubble/block letter art. Unlike a throwie, flop uses designs and characters in and out of the letters. Multiple colors used.
Wild - Complexed and well designed style. Wild varies between the writer's actually style of drawing, but no matter what wild always pleases the eye. Most people who don't have any knowledge of wild style would not be able to read it. The letters in wild style are usually blended and mixed with each other along with designs. Multiple colors used, experience and open mind needed.
Gang - Usually this is in a gangs turf, mostly compiled of stars, forks, crowns, and any other gang related symbols.
P.3
Well that's my description of this lovely art. I hope it helped those who needed a little bit of insight on the scene.
