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Wk 3 - Art Activity - Graffiti Writing

Graffiti Writing When I started doing this activity I was already out of my element. I had never used spray cans before, and it isn't like painting using oils or watercolor. When taggers show how they work, they do it quickly because they don't want to be caught. This doesn't show that using such a medium is I'd say quite different from others. I tried doing the Japanese character 秋(aki) for the first character in my middle name, Akira (which is where my online moniker comes from). I guess in a way it turned more into calligraphy than graffiti. Although it could also be said that because graffiti, or tagging specifically, is focused on typography, it has similarities to calligraphy as well. For my "tag" I tried a blockier style, but the main focus was keeping the character readable. This is difficult, as I find that making a compromise between style and readability is hard. I think the fact that some tags don't even look like letters is an accomplish
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Wk 3 - Artist Essay - Revok

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Revok About the Artist Revok was born 1977 in Riverside, California. He was originally introduced to art in the 60's and 70's at the height of the street art movement. He also took inspiration from comic books from the time. He is completely self-taught, developing his skills as an artist through his work alone. Revok is one of the world's most well known graffiti artists, but that fame has also gained the attention of the law. He has been in and out of jail several times, but in 2012 he went legit and is now making studio pieces. Formal Analysis As Revok is a self-taught artist, he uses similar medium to the ones that he started using in the 70's. In his more recent pieces he has done more geometric patterns. However, these pieces are still not perfectly created, as some imperfections can be found in the lines. He tends to use bright contrasting colors, which probably came from his time as a graffiti artist. Sometimes he works on a single canvas, other
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