Since the dawn of early man, public walls have been used as a prime surface for the creation and communication of ideas. Artistic symbols like the ones discovered in the caves of Lascaux, have been used by groups to identify, exemplify and edify philosophy for roughly 15 000 years. These scribbles appear everywhere from prehistoric caves to modern day urban alley ways and are visible in hundreds of different sizes and styles, colours and forms. One of the most exciting genres of wall art hit New York city in the early seventies and has been growing and evolving for the last twenty-five years. Hip hop graffiti and those responsible for upholding the hip hop culture use a vast array of tools (namely the spray can and microphone) to communicate the goals of this movement.
Now in the United States, a war has been declared on writers of graffiti and in this time of emergency we are forced to stop and ask some important questions. Where did this hip hop community evolve from and what are they so angry about? Where and who do these artists gain their influences from? How can this form of vandalism be minimized and should it be? It will be the function of this article to define the role of the graffiti artist in a historical perspective and to argue the validity of this new art form in an aesthetic, art minded manner.
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