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Today's Vocabulary

Today's Vocabulary
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pissing - is the act of taking a refillable fire extinguisher and replacing the contents inside with paint, allowing for tags as high as around 20 feet.

throw-up or bombing - which is normally painted very quickly with two or three colors, sacrificing aesthetics for speed.

piece - is a more elaborate representation of the artist's name, incorporating more stylized letters, usually incorporating a much larger range of colors. This of course is more time consuming and increases the likelihood of the artist getting caught.

blockbuster or roller - is a large piece, almost always done in a block shaped style, done simply to cover a large area solidly with two contrasting colours, sometimes with the whole purpose of blocking other writers from painting on the same wall.

capping - when another graffiti artists goes over a piece in a matter of minutes with a simple throw-up.

wildstyle - a form of graffiti usually involving interlocking letters and connecting points.

beef - conflict between writers

Friday, December 24, 2010

To Finally Start a Blog!

I created this blog because of my fascination with graffiti art and the culture.  Ever since I was a teenager I’ve been intrigued by it.  I even bought a few pairs of pants from a popular 90’s clothing company called JNCO (though they were for boys).  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like all graffiti, (not all graffiti is art) but I particularly like what I call “traveling train car graffiti”.  Dozens of train cars pass through my town sometimes covered with graffiti.  But for some reason Canadian National train cars have-dare I say it-the most expressive, and colorful graffiti so far.  I will not only dedicate this blog to traveling train car graffiti artists, I will also feature photos of other cool graffiti I find, write articles, and talk to other graffiti enthusiasts/artists.  I do this for my own personal edification on this type of art and the culture that has spawned from it.
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