• 9 Oct

    Graffiti has existed since ancient times with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.

    In modern times, spray paint, regular paint and markers are the most commonly used materials.

    Although the defacing of property is a crime punishable by law, many artists choose to express themselves this way.

    This form of art is also used by some for communicating social and political messages.

    For this post, we’ve compiled a collection of 40 striking examples of Graffiti Art. Know of any other great examples? Please post them in the comments’ area.


    Compiled exclusively for WDD by Jarkko Laine.

    Which ones were your favorites? How does Graffiti art impact the community?




  • 39 Comments »

     
    #1
    MyCelebrity
    October 9th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    I’ve always admired people who draw graffiti. There is something special about them. And this is fantastic collection.

     
     
    #2
    funkyInteriors
    October 9th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    I’m also ways split with my opinion on Graffiti Art. It is wrong to deface someones property. True. Especially with thoughtless, meaningless mess. On the other hand I absolutely love a great piece of self expressionism escecially when it carries a social message or meaning of some sort. Conveying the thoughts and feel of youth, the community, maybe even the nationwide community. There should be more effort made to allow these artist to express themselves more. Councils should take note.

    Great Collection, would like to see more with ‘a more serious message agenda’.

    Mind you, I still smile when I see a stenciled rat in an alley way of a city.

     
     
    #3
    Walter
    October 9th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    Quick note: these images are for illustration purposes only, I do not endorse the defacing of private property in any shape or form.

     
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    #4
    Jacob
    October 9th, 2009 at 9:21 pm

    This has to be some of the coolest graffiti I have ever seen.

     
     
    #5
    t00nfish
    October 9th, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    Super Funde dabei :)

     
     
    #6
    Coyote
    October 9th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    I genuinely admire the artistic talent, but nearly all the paintings depict anger, meanness, discontent or violence. Where are the happy artists?

     
     
    #7
    Mark
    October 9th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    These are very cool

    And I think most are positive works. They take too much time to be taggers destroying property. None look like they are in really trashy abandoned areas, so they are probably done with permission. There are some buildings in downtown Vegas in the arts district that have these.

    I’m amazed how good these people are – with a spray can. I’ve got Photoshop, and a mouse, and a drawing tablet, and the full control of Bezier curves, and I envy THEIR ability to create such detail. From a can!

     
     
    #8
    Dre
    October 9th, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Slick list of great wall art!

     
     
    #9
    dave
    October 10th, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Great Post, I Love Graffiti….. IT takes much skill to do do good art work with spray paint and a good head to keep it of off private property.

     
     
    #10
    Vmere
    October 10th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    My roommate took this picture. It was probably the best graffiti I ever saw in person.

    http://funkyrabbitmedia.com/blog/uploaded_images/DSC_0043-727857.JPG

     
     
    #11
    Jack
    October 10th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Great, I love this stlye. sometimes these wall painters are truly artists.

     
     
    #12
    Phaoloo
    October 10th, 2009 at 7:38 am

    Awesome showcases of graffiti, just wonder how long did it take to fulfill an art? It might be days or weeks.

     
     
    #13
    aledesign.it
    October 10th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Awesome! Some graffiti are really nice!!

     
     
    #14
    Ajay
    October 10th, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Wow, fantastic collection, Thx!

     
     
    #15
    Gifts
    October 10th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Great man this is completely different type of art. It looks awesome so keep it up!!!!!!!

     
     
    #16
    Dzinepress
    October 10th, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    really striking graffiti arts.

     
     
    #17
    Mack
    October 10th, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    Nice pics. I wholeheartedly endorse the defacing of private property.

    Bomb the condos.

     
     
    #18
    Blair Nichols
    October 10th, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    I absolutely love Graffiti, it can be found in the most unusual places and really catch you unaware! I do however think more councils should provide places for artists to practice their art without having to deface private property.

     
     
    #19
    wien
    October 10th, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    super post, do you know the names of the different artist?

     
     
    #20
    RoaldA
    October 10th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    Omfg, if just all grafiti was like this, nobody would mind if it was legal. :P

     
     
    #21
    Christian
    October 10th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    This is some sweet stuff, I’ve always loved producing and viewing graffiti. This is a fab collection.

    Why is it so looked down upon? If it’s not some dumb kid squiggling with a marker and you create such a fantastic piece of art, I agree there should be something done to help encourage these artists to produce and display more of their unique art. At the skatepark near my place they put up an actual graffiti wall for that sole purpose…. we need more of these in my opinion.

     
     
    #22
    Sklep zoologiczny
    October 11th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    #3 is stunning – this is real art.

     
     
    #23
    Senph42
    October 11th, 2009 at 1:57 pm

    Good collection, but it covers only the characters. I miss the letter styles…

     
     
    #24
    Milos Milikic
    October 11th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Fantastic works!!! This is art!

     
     
    #25
    Lana
    October 12th, 2009 at 10:25 am

    for those who really loves graffiti, I would really recommend the DVD I bought for my husband. It calls “Fatcap Express” and the actors – are famous dutch rappers. There are also english subtitels. I bought it directly from guys who made it and got signed DVD.
    http://www.riskederat.nl/nieuws/dvd-fatcap-express-te-koop/
    Within Holland it cost €15 incl shipping, but I think you can ask them if they ship outside of Holland.

    My husband and his friends always were crazy about graffiti (and it when they were young). They were very found of this film.

     
     
    #26
    Andrew Gerber
    October 13th, 2009 at 11:39 am

    I would like to say the Graffiti Art is my hobby from early childhood. I would say that I am fallen in love with this kind of art. All examples are really amazing, so I fully agree with Milos Milikic and other guys that all these works are really fantastic, thumb up for painters! They are great! By the way how can I add my own examples to this post? Is it possible?

     
     
    #27
    Subi
    October 13th, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Awesome graffiti I have ever seen.

     
     
    #28
    xantype
    October 13th, 2009 at 11:57 pm

    yeah,,i like the pics too…theyre cool—i love painting and i started with graffiti /characters/in 2006.,,its totally different in every way.-.u can try your best but the final piece will never look the same as u drawed on the paper.,, its not as easy as it seems and i personally think its one of the most difficult techniques. thats why we shud be more tolerant about it ,,its the art !!..art for young ppl who want to express themselves and show us what they can create.. yeah..we have to seperate out the bad part of graffiti..but ppl often see the writers all the same. as vandals…

     
     
    #29
    angeladini
    October 16th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Woooo i like very much this pics! The 1 is from Granada (Spain) In this city are a
    amazing culture graffity http://www.flickr.com/photos/37478916@N00/76574979/ ;D

     
     
    #30
    José
    October 18th, 2009 at 2:54 am

    Hi,

    Some really great works of art here, sometimes even close to anamorphic perspective.
    If I can recognize the style, there’s a Banksy’s.
    One of the best grafitti works that I’ve seen is the “Muto” – A wall painted animation.
    The author of this stop-motion animation is Blu (of course that credits are due to the team).

    Best regards,

    José

     
     
    #31
    Alexandre J.
    October 18th, 2009 at 3:39 am

    You guys should chek out the art by CRAZY APES CREW from Montreal

    http://www.ca-crew.com

     
     
    #32
    Graffiti Letters
    October 18th, 2009 at 10:05 am

    One word for all these graffiti. AWESOME!

     
     
    #33
    Paul
    October 20th, 2009 at 12:07 am

    Awesome

     
     
    #34
    Jão
    October 21st, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    Wonderful!… Incrível!

     
     
    #35
    tracey
    October 28th, 2009 at 1:54 am

    Quality read, reminds me of graffiti artist Darren Cullen at http://www.hire-a-graffiti-artist.co.uk he does stuff like this with a bunch of other graffiti artists called Graffiti Kings

     
     
    #36
    jake pucan
    November 3rd, 2009 at 9:33 am

    nice work!

     
     
    #37
    discount tiffany jewelry
    November 15th, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    oyeye
    tahnk you for the good post

     
     
    #38
    greezus
    December 9th, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    all the “happy” artists are painting at home on canvas…

     
     
    #39
    Nims
    December 18th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    Nice work…good collection

     
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