know for its hip-hop culture, but also a part of mathematics
use geometric concepts
considered one of the four elements of hip hop, along with emceeing (rapping), DJing, and b-boying (break dancing)
easily misunderstood because its often done illegally
long and proud history: existed for several decades and is still going strong
artists call themselves passionate, skilled, community-oriented and socially conscious in ways that contradict the way they've been portrayed as criminals or vandals
born on subway trains
Taki 183 traveled throughout the city and wrote his name everywhere he went
kids competed against each other to get famous and graffiti on trains exploded
tried to outdo each other in terms of style
art and science of graffiti grew in leaps and bounds
most graffiti is not gang related, but often used to mark territory
dealt with police controlling the trains, artwork being washed of cars, barbed wire fencing, guard dogs and concerned parents who didn't understand it
used to express themselves
contribution to city
subway graffiti slowed down in the 80's do to height in security
subway graffiti is not completely dead
done by writers from all ethnicities
important and powerful art forms from all decades (past, present and future)
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