Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Goal
Finish artwork do one of two things: 1)Bring in the artwork and exhibit it from the art book 2)Scan the artwork to then exhibit it
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Graffiti Draft
Graffiti has a prominent history. The subculture surrounding graffiti has existed for several decades and it's still going strong. Graffiti artists (or "writers" as they prefer to call themselves) are passionate, skilled, creatively-innovative, community-oriented, and socially conscious in ways that porfoundly contradict the way they've been portrayed as common criminals and vandals.
Graffiti is from the Italian word Graffiato which means "Scratched." "Graffiti is a work of art produced by scratching a design into a surface. In ancient times graffiti was done differently. It was carved into walls with sharp objects, sometimes chalk and or coal was used. The Greek infinitive-"Graphein"- means "to write," is from the same root. The first known examples of "modern style" graffiti originates and survives in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus (modern-day Turkey). Local guides say it is an advertisement for prostitution. Located near a mosaic and stone walkway, the graffiti shows a handprint that vaguely resembles a heart, along with a footprint and a number. This indicates that a brothel was nearby, with the handprint symbolizing payment.
The ancient Romans carved graffiti on walls and monuments, examples of which also survive in Egypt. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius preserved graffiti in Pompeii, including Latin curses, magic spells, declarations of love, alphabets, political slogans and famous literary quotes, providing insight into ancient Rome street life. One graffiti-like style inscribed into the wall reads this:
"Whoever loves, go to hell. I want to break Venus's ribs
with a club and deform her hips.
If she can break my tender heart
why can't I hit her over the head?"
-CIL IV, 1284.
Graffiti has been with us for several decades but it wasn't until the 1960's where urban graffiti began to erupt. The urban graffiti we see each and everyday, done with spraycans and placed on walls, fences, hallways etc. This is the graffiti we all came to know and love. It came from New York City but was born on the subway trains. TAKI 183 is one of the originators of New York graffiti. He worked as a foot messenger and every chance he got he would write his nickname around the New York streets that he daily frequented en route in the late 1960's and 1970's. Taki was Greek and his birth name was Demetrius. His "tag" was short for Demetaki, the alternate name of Demetrius. The number 183 came from his address, 183rd street in Washington Heights. In 1971 he was interviewed for an article by the New York Times entitled "Taki 183" Spawns Pen Pal." Kids all over New York began to realize the fame and notoriety that Taki 183 garnered from "tagging" his name on subway cars that traveled all over the city. Kids began to emulate Taki 183. The goal was to "get-up" (using the slang of the day), to have one's name in as many places as possible, and as kids competed against each other to get famous, the amount of graffiti on trains exploded.
Graffiti is from the Italian word Graffiato which means "Scratched." "Graffiti is a work of art produced by scratching a design into a surface. In ancient times graffiti was done differently. It was carved into walls with sharp objects, sometimes chalk and or coal was used. The Greek infinitive-"Graphein"- means "to write," is from the same root. The first known examples of "modern style" graffiti originates and survives in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus (modern-day Turkey). Local guides say it is an advertisement for prostitution. Located near a mosaic and stone walkway, the graffiti shows a handprint that vaguely resembles a heart, along with a footprint and a number. This indicates that a brothel was nearby, with the handprint symbolizing payment.
The ancient Romans carved graffiti on walls and monuments, examples of which also survive in Egypt. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius preserved graffiti in Pompeii, including Latin curses, magic spells, declarations of love, alphabets, political slogans and famous literary quotes, providing insight into ancient Rome street life. One graffiti-like style inscribed into the wall reads this:
"Whoever loves, go to hell. I want to break Venus's ribs
with a club and deform her hips.
If she can break my tender heart
why can't I hit her over the head?"
-CIL IV, 1284.
Graffiti has been with us for several decades but it wasn't until the 1960's where urban graffiti began to erupt. The urban graffiti we see each and everyday, done with spraycans and placed on walls, fences, hallways etc. This is the graffiti we all came to know and love. It came from New York City but was born on the subway trains. TAKI 183 is one of the originators of New York graffiti. He worked as a foot messenger and every chance he got he would write his nickname around the New York streets that he daily frequented en route in the late 1960's and 1970's. Taki was Greek and his birth name was Demetrius. His "tag" was short for Demetaki, the alternate name of Demetrius. The number 183 came from his address, 183rd street in Washington Heights. In 1971 he was interviewed for an article by the New York Times entitled "Taki 183" Spawns Pen Pal." Kids all over New York began to realize the fame and notoriety that Taki 183 garnered from "tagging" his name on subway cars that traveled all over the city. Kids began to emulate Taki 183. The goal was to "get-up" (using the slang of the day), to have one's name in as many places as possible, and as kids competed against each other to get famous, the amount of graffiti on trains exploded.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
It's a New Day
Welcome to the Brooklyn Prep HS Student Government Blogspot! This forum was generated so that you, the student's and faculty, can tell us how we are doing. If you have suggestions, concerns or just want us to know what's going on, you can now let us know in real time. Please keep it clean!
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