Graffiti
This age group started graffiti.
A) Young people
B) Disillusioned adults aged 30-40
C) Middle-aged gang members
A) Young people
This is where Banksy is from.
The UK/Britain/England
This is probably the most common type of paint graffiti artists use.
Spray paint
This is what a graffiti artist calls his or her stylized name or signature.
Graffiti is sometimes associated with this culture that includes rap, dancing, emceeing, and fashion.
Hip hop
Where is graffiti usually seen?
The answer is NOT walls or buildings.
Urban areas/cities
This is Banksy's real identity.
He/She is anonymous
This is what graffiti artists usually use as a base or "canvas."
A wall, bridge, building, etc.
This is the name of the street art festival in Bristol that we learned about.
Upfest
True or false: Graffiti comes from the 19th century Italian word “graffio” which means “scratch”.
True
This was some of the first graffiti content.
A) Names
B) Addresses
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
C) All of the above
This is what happened to the value of Girl with Balloon after Banksy shredded it.
A) Increased in value B) Decreased in value
A) Increased in value
Graffiti artists often paint this type of rail transport.
A train
This is a large piece of street art done on the side of a building.
A mural
Name one reason why graffiti might not be defacement or vandalism.
Answers vary
These decades are about when modern graffiti started.
A) 1940s/1950s
B) 1950s/1960s
C) 1960s/1970s
D) 1970s/1980s
C) 1960s/1970s
This is what did Banksy did to Girl with Balloon when it was sold at an auction.
This is a common street art material. It's a template, usually made from paper, cardboard, or plastic, that artists use to create reproducible images or text.
A stencil
Some view graffiti as this kind of crime, which is called...
Vandalism
What is the name of a sign that is usually used to display ads?
A billboard
Name one street artist that we learned about besides Banksy.
Inkie, Eduardo Kobra, Robert Montgomery
We learned about Banksy's painting, Girl with the ______.
pearl earring
This is what graffiti artists use to get to the tops of their tall murals.
This man was tragically killed in Minneapolis in 2020. His death inspired many BLM protests as well as a great deal of street art to be created in his memory.
George Floyd
This Parisian artist, often called the “Father of Stencil Graffiti,” began using stencils in the 1980s and heavily influenced Banksy’s style.