Thursday, 20 February 2020

Graffiti questions (find the answers in the text)


1. Other than words, what else can graffiti be?
2. Often on walls, where can they be seen?
3. Graffiti is used for 3 different purposes. What are they?
4. The Ancient Romans (among other groups) etched/carved what on walls and monuments?
5. What are 3 tools that graffiti artists use the most?
6. What are graffiti artists signatures called?
7. Graffiti can be seen in 2 different ways. Explain.
8.What movement is it associated with?
9. Who are two famous street artists from the USA?

Answers under cut


Graffiti answers
1. drawings (or other marks/prints)
2. in public places
3. communicate, mark territory, expression (social, political, creative)
4. magic formulas, curses, quotes, slogans and declarations of love
5. aerosol paint cans, markers, stencils
6. tags
7. Some see it as gang associated, others see it as an art form
8. hip-hop
9. Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat