Tool....of the trade! You can travel almost anywhere in the world, and you will probably see graffiti. Although graffiti art is usually more common in big cities, the reality is that it can occur in almost any community, big or small. The problem with graffiti art is the question of whether it ’s really art, or just plain vandalism. This isn’t always an easy question to answer, simply because there are so many different types of graffiti. Some is simply a monochrome collection of letters, known as a tag, with little artistic merit. Because it ’s quick to produce and small,... [Read the full story]

Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1984. Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist. He gained popularity first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist. Basquiat’s paintings continue to influence modern day artists and command high prices. Biography Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1960. His mother, Matilde, was Puerto Rican and his father, Gerard Jean-Baptiste, is of Haitian origin and a former Haitian Minister of the Interior. Because of his parents’ nationalities, Basquiat... [Read the full story]

The Movement of Graffiti Art presents a day at five points with Benj Gershman from LookAtLife.com, graffiti artist Meres One, and one of the largest and growing collections of public graffiti art. This clip was a summary of some of the highpoints of the day as well as showing off the artistic integrity of high-level graffiti art. C2NY, Lookatlife.com and MOGA themoga.com are all working hard to educate the masses of the merits and benefits of this relatively new and emerging social artform.  Read More →