At the beginning of Graffiti
You often see
graffiti or murals on the walls under the fly over the intersection Kuningan Jakarta Selatan? Perhaps only a few people who know that making graffiti and murals in the Kuningan intersection was facilitated by the local Department of Optics. Street art created by dozens of bombers --- call for graffiti-makers were made on 20-23 December 2006 with the theme Re-Jakarta 300 cc solution. The theme is appointed as a response to a group of street artists against the bad social conditions and environment in Jakarta. The opportunity was also used as a gift last year from the street artist to the city of Jakarta.
Writings and
drawings on the pillars at the intersection is not the origin Brass made. Because, before the "action", the first bomber undergoing discussion and brainstorming long enough. Look at the mural titled "Garden City" featuring two small children embraced each other in between the buildings, as if they were confused where to find the park to just play. Or the graffiti that read "Doll! Metropolis" is easily interpreted as a form of criticism of the rulers who enjoy playing those. Because, in the writings made with spray paint images had a few figures who were conditioned like a doll complete with rope pullers.
At the beginning of Graffiti and Mural yogyakarta
The term graffiti itself is taken from the Latin "
graphium" which means "
writing". Initially, the term used by archaeologists to define the writings of the ancient buildings of the Egyptians and Romans. Graffiti activities as a means of showing dissatisfaction begins in Roman times with evidence of a satirical portrait of the government in the walls of the building. This painting was found in the ruins of the city of Pompeii. While in Rome itself graffiti is used as a propaganda tool to discredit the Christian religion at that time prohibited the emperor.
The use of spray paint or spray paint for graffiti began to be known in New York in the late '60s. The first graffiti done with spray paint on a subway train. A man named Taki who settled in Washington Heights 183rd Street always write his name-tagging - in every place that he thought would be seen by many people, such as in a subway train or on the outside and inside the bus. "Taki183", so writing that she made.
Through the strange graffiti, the people in the entire city knew Taki. In 1971, Taki interviewed by a magazine published by New York. That's where the name Taki popular throughout New York. This phenomenon ultimately affect Taki mental children in New York. They consider the popularity can be obtained by writing only his own identity on the bus or train that passed throughout the city. The more names included, was certainly considered to be increasingly popular.
While the word "mural" comes from the Latin word "diarrhea" which means the wall. Mural actually existed since hundreds of thousands of years ago. Primitive people made on cave walls as a means to mistisme and spiritually uplifting hunting.
Activities to make the mural and then on to Ancient Egyptian society. At that time, the mural became a means of communication. Until the end of modern society create murals on walls of houses, buildings, churches, and the soil or brick paved, even in the crypt (catacombs).
While in Indonesia has in recent years started to get graffiti as art appreciation. Noted, has many festival themed "urban art" was held in order to facilitate the graffiti artists can be more freely appreciates and appreciated. Those who love the art of drawing these streets are usually gathered in a container or a particular community. Three large community of well-known in Indonesia among other Bomber Wall, Royal Consortium, and Vektorjunkie.
At the beginning of Graffiti and Mural
The atmosphere and the situation felt the bombers in
Yogyakarta may be practically more convenient. Therefore, where the mural is no longer regarded as a bad work. Even the murals in Yogyakarta no longer monopolized by the artists, but also ordinary people. They create a mural on the outskirts of the scope of RT as well as road entrance hall. Even the murals in Yogyakarta almost like a mass movement.
