Info is Lit: The Value of Doodling

Graffiti has essentially been given a bad rap over the years. For too long people regarded graffiti has an eyesore on a many a building and that the artists should be locked away without any grub or bathwater until they learn their lesson! Hold thine horses for a New York minute and lets debate graffiti on African time. For if we do, we will find that graffiti has been with us since our forefathers wore loincloths...notwithstanding that it gets up the noses of some hoity-toities who are chained to their archaic ideas of art.

This is a Nswatugi Cave ensconced with rock paintings.
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People have become way too judgemental about graffiti, and why its that when churches have embraced it for the longest of times. In the middle ages graffiti was deemed acceptable.

This image was taken for as book called Medieval Graffiti of England's Churches. This artist is unknown and is said to be a commoner to depict Mary and Child. It can be found on arches in a Suffolk church.

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But not all graffiti of the past has real meaning. Some common folk just scratched their names on walls to solidify their existence, especially since they were without rights or power. In essence the image below is of someone writing today on the back of a toilet door: 'so-and-so was here'

Graffiti carved into one of the walls of Bayeux Cathedral, France

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Of course, one's beliefs are also exemplified, shared, so that people can gawk and think there is something wrong with you. All gods were not made equal, some are just funkier than others:

Artist: Pshycox20 (mmmmm)

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Some graffiti speaks specifically to a culture. This image below was photographed in Frankfurt

and Mr Pharoah has gone through a transformation of sorts. Arrrggghh!!

Artist: Wolgang Sterneck

Art for Change - Arabic Graffiti and Egyptian Street Art in Frankfurt

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MEDIA

Graffiti is one of the four elements of the hip-hop movement. It is an art on its own and works seamlessly with the other genres of hip-hop.

Street Painting

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Top Ten Graffiti Artists

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Blogs also prove to be popular amongst the graffiti crew. From finding the tools, to how to make their own tool (read spray) there is a large following of bloggers who make it their mission to paint the internet with their thoughts as if it were walls.

Founding Father: JonONe

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The Graffiti Podcast is the first ever podcast of its kind. they talk all things Graffiti and Hip Hop, bringing you exclusive interviews with people who are making waves wherever they go.

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OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES

Graffiti has been used as a tool for educating the young. Because it is seen as funky and a trendy way to express oneself, they youth have taken to it easily. Documents implemented aspects of graffiti to educate. Dropping some heavy flavour, here are a coupla sources for you to peruse

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The interactive activity below uses the graffiti idea and merges it with doodling. It helps kids t visualise, thus helping with their reading.

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Graffiti artist Danny 'Dan-One' Polonco, a self-described "Alphabetical Engineer," talks about graffiti art form as a means for self-expression.

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Below deals with the legitimacy of graffiti and the artist. Lectures are interactive as student will be asked to find solutions to defining urban space.

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The artist below shows that graffiti artists determine their realms and that there are many directions in which to take graffiti art.