By: Bryan Marchena

MOMENT IN ART HISTORY : GRAFFITI

Sept. 2010, The Naples Crew. Naples, Italy

What is graffiti?

Graffiti by definition: markings, as initials, slogans, or drawings, written, spray-painted, or sketched on a sidewalk, wall of a building or public restroom.

Greek protests influenced by graffiti

Banksy’s “ Sorry!”

"Sorry!" Digital image. Banksy.co. N.p., 2008. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

Acrylic on concrete, completed in 2008, Banksy

Characters by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean Michel Basquiat, Characters, FatCap. FatCap, 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

Works Cited Hall, Carla, "Art or Vandalism." Graffiti Debate: Art versus Vandalism. Los Angeles Times, 2011.

Web. 15 Nov. 2012.

Jean Michel Basquiat, Characters, FatCap. FatCap, 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

"Banksy." Banksy. Banksy Co., 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

"Graffiti." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, 2009. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

Pavol, Junovicek, "Graffiti Art: Waiting for Public and Official Acknowledgement | Cruzine." Graffiti Art: Waiting for Public and

Official Acknowledgement | Cruzine.. Cruzine, 30 June 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

"Jean-Michel Basquiat Biography." Biography Channel Website. A&E Television Networks, 2012, Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Team, Naples. Digital image. Finizo. Finizo, 2008. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

Banksy, "Sorry!" Digital image. Banksy.co., Banksy Co., 2008. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

Basquiat, Jean-Michel, “Street Art”, n.d, FatCap. FatCap, 2010. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.