graffiti artists
Unauthorized wall decorators
Graffiti artists create visual art on public surfaces—walls, trains, bridges, buildings—typically without permission.
The term carries more respect than "vandal," acknowledging artistic skill and intent: Local graffiti artists transformed the abandoned warehouse.
Some achieve fame and gallery shows; others remain anonymous, known only by their tags.
The line between vandalism and street art remains contested.
- tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
- street artIllicit public murals
- spray paintAerosolized coating in cans
- wheatpasteStarch-based adhesive
- stencilsCutout tracing guides
murals · burners · Banksy · throw-ups · guerrilla art · bombing · can · pieces · whole car · freight trains · aerosol · caps · paint · protest art · color · walls · subway · drips
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci, cartoonists
- urban subculturesravers, breakdancers, b-boys, DJs, taggers
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- city peoplecity dwellers, urbanites, residents, citizens, locals
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
- emerging artistsrising star, rising stars, up-and-comers, newcomer, newcomers