Graffiti writing dates back many centuries, even in Roman times when labor was scratched and painted art on the walls. In the time of writing graffiti and street art modern graffiti has become more than just decoration. Graffiti writing became an outlet for political activists to express themselves and also as a way for every day people and artists to express themselves.
It was crumbling walls into beautiful pieces of art and quickly entrenched itself in many subcultures, eventually becoming an art form worldwide. Many modern artists have roots in graffiti and the art form has made its way into many other areas such as graphic design and digital photography.
Graffiti writing and graffiti street art became one of the most popular subjects for photographers to shoot, as seen below in the 5 major examples.
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