10 Interesting Fact About The History of Graffiti

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• Graffiti has existed since ancient times, as in ancient Egyptians, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome.
• The word graffiti comes from Italian which means small writing or graffiti.
• Modern graffiti first appeared in Philadelphia, United States in the 1960s.
• Initially, graffiti was considered an act of vandalism and illegal. However, over time, graffiti began to be recognized as a form of art.
• Graffiti can be found throughout the world, and each region has different styles and characteristics.
• Graffiti is often used as a form of social and political protests, as during the French Revolution and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
• One of the famous graffiti artists is Banksy, whose identity is still mysterious today.
• Graffiti can also be in the form of collaboration between several artists.
• The technique that is often used in graffiti is spray paint, marker, and stencil.
• Some cities around the world have special areas provided for graffiti artists, such as in Berlin, Germany and Melbourne, Australia.