Archive for November, 2007

Graffiti serves many purposes: gang tagging, vandalism, beautification of derelict buildings, expression of local character, and a method of re-claiming public space by folks of all walks of life.

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Outside of Java Hut.

WHY GRAFFITI?

Graffiti is one of those forms of expression that intrigues us because of it’s history in urban areas. Stemming from New York City in step with hip hop culture, graffiti began as a grass roots, affordable form of artistic expression in the 70’s.

More graffiti outside of Java Hut.

Despite graffiti’s rise to a respected form of art, it is still used as a tool by gangs, cyber pirates, and vandals as a form of subversive communication and destruction of public property.
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