Street art & graffiti
by anna mouniau
1. Nature
1.1. Graffiti
1.2. Mural
1.3. stencil ( cardboard & spray paint)
1.4. a tag
1.5. a sticker
1.6. installation
1.7. video projection
2. Shapes & lines
2.1. geometric,diagonal, triangular, three dimensional; oval-shaped
3. colors
3.1. dull,garish,gaudy,colourful, pale, vivid, bright, delicate, subdued,
3.2. a gradation of colors, to fade into one another
3.3. blackish, reddish, greenish, purple, scarlet, emerald, indigo, mustard, silver,
3.4. golden-yellow, bluish-grey
4. technique
4.1. a spray can
5. adjectives
5.1. revolting, convincing, informative, striking, eye-catching, outstanding, captivating, thought-provoking, anonymous, tasteless, surrealistic, threatening, ironic, tragic
6. intention/ aim
6.1. praise, inspire, encourage, commemorate
6.2. exaggerate, criticize, mock, laugh at
6.3. emphasize, highlight, denounce, illustrate,
6.4. decorate, embellish, deface, vandalism, property damage
7. expressing a symbol
7.1. symbolise, embody, allude to, to stand for, to suggest, to personify, relate to,
8. location/ perspective
8.1. in the background/ foreground, in the distance
8.2. on the left/ right; in the middle; on another side, in the corner, in the upper/ lower part
8.3. at the top/ bottom
9. theme
9.1. capitalism, war, peace, individualism, greed, poverty, hypocrisy, politics; immigration , children, injustice, empowerment, commemoration
10. place
10.1. walls, bridges, downtown, garage, dumpster, subway, public property
11. people
11.1. an artist, a painter, a writer, street/ graffiti artist
11.2. Banksy,Lady Pink, Shepard Fairey
11.3. viewer, spectator, art connoisseur, expert
12. effect
12.1. inspiration, criticism, vandalism
12.2. art galleries shows and museum exhibitions; stealing
12.3. to sell at auction, money hunt, investment, donation