Graffiti Art
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About Graffiti Art
Description of Graffiti Art |
Graffiti Art
Term applied to an arrangement of institutionally illicit marks in which there has been an attempt to establish some sort of coherent composition; such marks are made by an individual or individuals (not generally professional artists) on a wall or other surface that is usually visually accessible to the public. The term ‘graffiti’ derives from the Greek graphein (‘to write’). Graffiti (sing. graffito) or SGRAFFITO, meaning a drawing or scribbling on a flat surface, originally
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Grove Art excerpts - Electronic ©2003, Oxford Art Online
Examples of Graffiti Art at Auction
Artists Associated with Graffiti Art — 15 artists:
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