Graffiti is a name that is not too unfamiliar to everyone. Graffiti is a type of painting that is done with a very special tool and at a very special place. It is painted with spray cans and drawn on walls on streets or roads. Although in my country - Vietnam, graffiti is not popular, many people do not know what the word means, but when I saw some graffiti paintings on some streets in other countries, I was impressed by it.
Different from the types of paintings I have known and seen directly, graffiti brings me a completely new view of painting art. The size that spans on rough walls, the eye-catching colors, and the unique images, makes me curious and excited about this type of art.
On the way to school, I often see a few paintings or a simple signature resembling the graffiti style. And people seem to not pay attention to the appearance and meaning of it, or if someone notices it they only see it as a naughty drawing of children. People's thoughts like that are understandable to me because the paintings I encountered on the streets were very small and simple, and did not affect much the landscape. And those paintings did not have much investment and creativity.
I will briefly talk about the origin of graffiti that I have learned. The history of graffiti began in the 1960s and 1970s in the United States when young people began using spray cans from factories to paint their images and names on walls or subway trains to express their emotions, social issues, environment, and life.
Since its inception, graffiti has brought out two clear opinions, support, and opposition.
As a person who always wants to express my own ego, I have a more positive view of graffiti paintings. The courage to show one's own personality and individuality outside is something that not everyone can do, or more precisely, dare to do. The people who draw graffiti paintings are all people with artistic talent and love for it. Every pain, dissatisfaction, and inspiration is expressed by spraying.
Wishing everyone a delightful read!