Lecture: Graffiti and Street Art (Wall and Street)

Notes made in lecture:

• Historically graffiti can be connected originally to cave paintings. 
• Caves at Lascaux, France. 

• Paintings from the Paleolithic period.
• Ancient Roman Graffiti. 
• Graffiti usually has a political message. 
• Kilroy/Chad - WWII

• Paris May '68 - Paris Riots - massive development of graffiti as an art form. 
• 1970s American graffiti - Urban. 
• Chris Osbourne - graffiti photographer. 
• 1970s New York. 
• Spray can graffiti. 
• Evolves alongside hip hop culture. 
• Making the language of the streets visible. 
• Announcing presence and saying 'we will not be ignored'. 
• Jon Naar, Photographer, 1973 - Documents this time. 

• "From becoming a Graffiti Photographer" By Jon Naar, book. 
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) 
• 'SAMO-SAME-OH' 

• "Death of SAMO" - 1979
• Neo expressionist paintings 1980s
• Worked with Andy Warhol - 'General Electric with waiter, 1984' 

• Keith Haring, "Radient Baby" 1990

• Popshop - closed 2005. 
• John Fekner, "Broken Promises" 1980

• Jenny Holzer, Times Square Show, 1980
• "Comment on the lack of availability of brands and technology in the Eastern world" 
• TATS CRU, 1997 for Coca Cola. 
• Invader - French artist. 

• "Attack of Montpellier" 
• Banksy - Kate Moss. 
• Shepard Fairey 2008
• Parisian photographer 'JR', 'Favela Morro Da Provienda, Rio' 2008. 

• Blu (Italy) and Os Gemeos (Brazil) Lisbon, 2010. 
• Blu animated graffiti 2008. 

• 123 KLAN (France) 
• Paul Curtis (Moose) - reverse graffiti. 

• 'The Global Picture' 
• 'My Dog Sighs' 
• 'Sam 3 (Spain)' Murcia 2010 
• VHILS aka Alexander Farto (Portugal) London, 2008
• Faith 71 - Amsterdam, bridges the gap between hyper-realist art and hyper abstract art effortlessly. 

• Diva (Booklyn)

• Fafi (France) 

• Miss Van 

• Herakut

• Swoon

• "Graffiti Woman Book" 
•  "Art of Resistance"
• Banksy and Palesteine Wall.