Edited Collection Article

McCormick, Carlo. "Rules of the Game ." Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art. Taschen Benedikt Verlag Gmbh, 2010. 20-51. Print. This article focuses on the social impacts of graffiti on the writers and the property owners. Graffiti was viewed as vandalism by most people, however the writers saw it as a form of expression. The war on graffiti did not stop the writers from continuing their passion. The article is followed by several graffiti pieces around New York which revealed the youth's feelings towards society, and could be considered inspirational. For example, one graffiti illustrated a man walking on a bridge while he was on fire. The artist maybe wanted to show that we will always have stressful problems throughout the journey of life. 

Woodhaven Graffiti

Mihail, Ani. Woodhaven Mailbox Graffiti. 2014. Photograph. n.p. Web. This weekend I visited a friend in Woodhaven, Queens. As I was walking I noticed that most of the USPS mailboxes had graffiti on them. The graffiti were simple name tags, and most of them were created by the same writers. Some mailboxes looked like they were painted, probably to cover the graffiti name tags. The writers most likely lived in those areas and declared their territories by tagging the mailboxes.

YouTube Video (film)

Pray, Doug, dir. Infamy . Image Entertainment , 2005. Web. The film captures the lives and graffiti-related activities of six popular street artists who put their lives in danger to leave their marks in society. It shows the journey and progression of these artists through different cities, such as New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.  Also, it presents the different personalities of each of the artists, while they all possess one in common, humor. The film addresses how the parents of the artists contributed to, or were unfavorable, to their graffiti art. Moreover it informers us of different methods and techniques graffiti artists in different cities use and rely on.

Newspaper Article

Yarrow, Andrew. "Keith Haring, Artist, Dies at 31; Career Began in Subway Graffiti." New York Times (1990): n. pag. Web. A New York City artist, Keith Haring, died of AIDS at the age of 31. He started as a subway graffiti artist and was known for his unique images of human figures going through daily activities. His images became their own cartoon universe and increased in value up to $350,000 a piece, as they were shown in museums and art galleries. Moreover, Haring created AIDS awareness and anti-drug posters and graffiti.

Academic Article

Grazioli, E. "Frontier art—New York graffiti {Bologna Museum of Modern Art}.." Flash Art International 117 (1984): 33-33. Database. The city of Bologna promotes a project named "Frontier-The Line of Style" to strengthen writing and street art. These two subjects of interests are considered two of the most appealing and entertaining expressions in modern art society. The project is affiliated with  the show "Arte di Frontiera. New York Graffiti" which contained some of the most influential new York Graffiti-Artists such as keith haring, Jean-Michal Basquiat, and kenny Scharf. Bologna intends to regain its popularity for Wring and Street Art. 

Style Wars

Silver, Tony, dir. Style Wars. Prod. Henry Chalfant. Public Art Films, Plexifilm, 1983. Film. "Style Wars" illustrates the birth of a cultural movement, known as Hip Hop, in the late twentieth century in New York City. The film focuses on graffiti, rap, and break-dancing, which are the three main components of Hip Hop. Most importantly, it reveals the cultural impact graffiti imposed on society and the urban lifestyle. "Style Wars" did a great job at presenting a lot of different perspectives on the practice of graffiti. The writers considered it art, while others looked at it as vandalism. In addition, many people regarded the practice of graffiti a race-relating issue. Middle-aged individuals and the media associated graffiti with Hispanic and African American teenagers. However, "Style Wars" presents some white graffiti writers in the film, to convey that the movement involved teenagers of all races, and not just teens of minority groups.