The origin of the term "graffiti" can be traced back to the Greek word “graphein,” meaning "to write," and the Italian word graffito, meaning "a scratch." In ancient times, graffiti was often carved ...

Graffiti has come a long way since its humble beginnings as an underground form of rebellion. Once seen as a symbol of defiance, it has evolved into a multifaceted art form that is now celebrated in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When Angel Vargas was younger and going back and forth between his mom and dad’s house, he would look out the car window and see the graffiti on the freeway. He grabbed a ...

In the storied histories of New York’s art scenes, the early years of graffiti have a magical sheen. They’ve been romanticized and cinematized so much that it’s hard to imagine what they were actually ...

In the early 1970s, the pioneer generation of graffiti writers from A-One to Zephyr were making their presence known on New York’s streets and subways. Theirs were wild, energetic styles that caught ...

How one defines art has been an ongoing and controversial debate since before Culture Works was founded, and certainly longer than my life. I have witnessed furor over works by Robert Maplethorpe, ...

Society doesn’t see graffiti as a traditional art form, and Granger resident Trevor Braden says he doesn’t really practice traditional Native American ways. But his chosen medium and his heritage ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In an industrial park near Singapore's harbor, a group of people spray-paint a wall with the bright colors and rebellious swirls of graffiti. Under other circumstances, their ...

Experts have discovered thousands of graffiti markings inside Lincoln Cathedral. Drawings of ships, people, a shoe, board ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – What began as graffiti under train tracks turned into a blossoming career for one Chicago man. He truly turned adversity into triumph, and now he's helping others do the same. Graffiti ...

HOLYOKE ― An artist familiar with the local street art scene has an idea for Holyoke as it works to address blight and graffiti: Dedicate a place in the city where tagging and other graffiti art is ...

Baltimore graffiti writers’ skills will be projected six stories high Thursday night. At “Art After Dark” at The Meadow at 200 Park Ave. from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., the spray-paint transformation of ...