Graffiti are an interesting form of art that are made by drawing or spraying on walls or other surfaces in public places. Graffiti uses lots of colors that are either sprayed or scrawled on a large surface, making them look very attractive and fascinating. This fast developing form of art is popular not only for its controversies but also for its unique style of use of colors. Spray paints and marker pens are mostly used for graffiti. Simple colorful paintings to large detailed wall paintings are common forms of graffiti.
Graffiti have been in prevalence from ancient times. Greeks, Romans and Egyptians covered walls, rocks and caves with graffiti that denoted the lifestyle and languages of the people. Nowadays, we can see graffiti on abandoned building walls, latrines, subways and lonely bridges. Graffiti characters include words, numbers and even symbolic designs that have significant meanings. Though graffiti are beautiful, there are a lot of controversies that surround them, as graffiti are used to denote strong political and social messages. They are considered to be illegal in most of the countries. The following post is a collection of amazing and interesting Graffiti pictures.
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