Graffiti

Graffiti is not a new form of art. it has been practised for centuries since the prehistoric times. There were Drawings and paintings on cave walls from the Paleolithic period (17, 300 years old) discovered in 1940 by some teenagers. These paintings were stories and depicted the live of the caveman and what they did day to day, such as hunting


These are obviously not as complex as some of the intricate designs that there are today but it shows us that even thousands of years ago people wanted to tell stories and expressed that through graffiti. 
Graffiti was used heavily in Ancient Rome and it's traits and use of Graffiti is steal seen in modern Roman culture. In Ancient Rome Graffiti was used for advertisement and spreading news about the empire.












When i think of Graffiti to me i think of the london and Berlin train lines, and the movement in the 90's that all started with the Berlin wall and still goes on today. Graffiti is all around us and although by many not seen as Art, is a beautiful thing.