Graffiti, Graff, Street art, Stencils, Stencil art, Wheat pasties, urban art in the year 2011 where is it going? Where has it been? What is the future for these urban rebels? – An essay by Vinni Kiniki 2011

There is a shift (or evolution?) in graffiti style all over the world it has occurred in Bangkok, Thailand also. Here many taggers and strictly letter and font based artists have switched to painting images and characters (cartoon style) rather than painting text and font. I attribute this shift with the evolution and survival of urban and street artists as graffiti becomes a mainstream art form which is enjoyed by the many rather than an esoteric core elite. I have a few socio-cultural theories revolving around ‘graffiti’ as an art form, but before I say anything allow me to clarify; I am not talking about Webster’s or Collin’s dictionary definition of the word ‘graffiti’ (that which refers to lewd and unruly anarchist writing in public spaces). I am talking about graffiti as the art form that we as the modern culture have defined it; art which adheres to at least one of the following criteria;  Read more... (1470 words, 7 images, estimated 5:53 mins reading time)