Graffiti Lingo
To mark something with spray paint or other permanent material
Tag
When were graffiti unions created?
1970s
What is a 'Hobo' or a 'tramp'?
workers and wanderers that would travel the country illegally jumping on freight trains
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
Privy
Picture of a cat
Nice lady lives here
A "nickname" for a person usually for people who leave markings while they travel
Moniker
What's propaganda?
Political advertisement meant to influence perception
What was the name of a 'skilled' Hobo?
Profesh
the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
Iconoclasm
empty circle
Nothing to be gained here
defacing property without the property owner’s consent.
Vandalism
How did the word "vandalism" become associated with graffiti? (two ideas)
coming from the ancient barbarians called the Vandals, and during the French revolution for people who graffitied works of art.
Who was considered the world's most famous Hobo?
A no. 1
characteristic of a young man who behaves in a boisterously macho manner.
Laddish
Upright triangle with deer horns
Man with a gun lives here
all forms of decoration or inscription that are applied illegally in public places but do not conform to the subway or hip-hop style of graffiti art.
street art
Which Greek philosopher deemed graffiti as ridiculous and pointless?
Plutarch
What's the word for someone's "road Persona"
Moniker
dirty and disheveled.
Bedraggled
2/10
Beware of thieves
colourful and complex commissioned work designed for community enhancement and beautification.
Murals
Is graffiti art or vandalism?
It depends
What are the 3 parts of a moniker?
Direction you are headed, your nick-name, the date
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Pensive
rectangle (or square) with a dot in middle over a wave
Dangerous drinking water