Street art & graffiti

1. colors

1.1. dull,garish,gaudy,colourful, pale, vivid, bright, delicate, subdued,

1.2. a gradation of colors, to fade into one another

1.3. blackish, reddish, greenish, purple, scarlet, emerald, indigo, mustard, silver,

1.4. golden-yellow, bluish-grey

2. technique

2.1. a spray can

3. adjectives

3.1. revolting, convincing, informative, striking, eye-catching, outstanding, captivating, thought-provoking, anonymous, tasteless, surrealistic, threatening, ironic, tragic

4. expressing a symbol

4.1. symbolise, embody, allude to, to stand for, to suggest, to personify, relate to,

5. theme

5.1. capitalism, war, peace, individualism, greed, poverty, hypocrisy, politics; immigration , children, injustice, empowerment, commemoration

6. people

6.1. an artist, a painter, a writer, street/ graffiti artist

6.2. Banksy,Lady Pink, Shepard Fairey

6.3. viewer, spectator, art connoisseur, expert

7. Nature

7.1. Graffiti

7.2. Mural

7.3. stencil ( cardboard & spray paint)

7.4. a tag

7.5. a sticker

7.6. installation

7.7. video projection

8. Shapes & lines

8.1. geometric,diagonal, triangular, three dimensional; oval-shaped

9. intention/ aim

9.1. praise, inspire, encourage, commemorate

9.2. exaggerate, criticize, mock, laugh at

9.3. emphasize, highlight, denounce, illustrate,

9.4. decorate, embellish, deface, vandalism, property damage

10. location/ perspective

10.1. in the background/ foreground, in the distance

10.2. on the left/ right; in the middle; on another side, in the corner, in the upper/ lower part

10.3. at the top/ bottom

11. place

11.1. walls, bridges, downtown, garage, dumpster, subway, public property

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