Armed with spray paints and passion walk the graffiti writers of today. They stride, glide, and ride in the streets of the Metro looking for spots to show their craft which ironically considered by others as vandal.
And since there is a need for you to know what graffiti is, it is the plural form of the word, “graffito” which means scribbling or scratch in Italian.
According to one graffiti artist, ‘Bonz’ from Samahang Batang Aerosol (SBA), graffiti is an art of spray painting using the wall as your canvas.
People first recognized graffiti as an art during the 70’s and 80’s in the subway of New York and has taken popularity in recent years here in the Philippines through the association of hip-hop culture although Bonz believes that as long as you love its concept and artistry, anyone ( not only hip-hop) can create or write graffiti.
Graffiti all over the world has flourished as means of expression. In fact, most graffs (short for graffiti) are being used as medium for socio-political criticisms and upliftment as well. Then again, SBA dares to have a specific Filipino mark or identity when it comes to graffiti. They want their works to be branded as ‘Filipino Graff’.
On the issue that graffiti is only another form of vandalism; Bonz believes that it can’t be classified as such because graff is a form of beauty while vandals are just plain destruction of what exists.
And visual art isn’t a destruction of any kind. It is something created to be loved and be appreciated by everyone who gets to be see it whether they may be on paper, clothing and even on walls.
MICLAT, Augie Monica A.
BJ III-1D
And since there is a need for you to know what graffiti is, it is the plural form of the word, “graffito” which means scribbling or scratch in Italian.
According to one graffiti artist, ‘Bonz’ from Samahang Batang Aerosol (SBA), graffiti is an art of spray painting using the wall as your canvas.
People first recognized graffiti as an art during the 70’s and 80’s in the subway of New York and has taken popularity in recent years here in the Philippines through the association of hip-hop culture although Bonz believes that as long as you love its concept and artistry, anyone ( not only hip-hop) can create or write graffiti.
Graffiti all over the world has flourished as means of expression. In fact, most graffs (short for graffiti) are being used as medium for socio-political criticisms and upliftment as well. Then again, SBA dares to have a specific Filipino mark or identity when it comes to graffiti. They want their works to be branded as ‘Filipino Graff’.
On the issue that graffiti is only another form of vandalism; Bonz believes that it can’t be classified as such because graff is a form of beauty while vandals are just plain destruction of what exists.
And visual art isn’t a destruction of any kind. It is something created to be loved and be appreciated by everyone who gets to be see it whether they may be on paper, clothing and even on walls.
MICLAT, Augie Monica A.
BJ III-1D
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