The history of graffiti and street art

Partie 1 :

1. What is the origin of the modern graffiti? (Year, City)

Dans les années 1967, dans la ville de Philadelphie.
In the 1967s, in Philadelphia.
2. What did the high school student do and what was his intention?
Tagging city walls to get a girl intention.
3. What did artists use to express their art?

4. What did teenagers want to express at that time?

Les adolescents voulaient exprimer leur mécontentement à l’égard de la société et son
évolution.
The teenagers wanted to express their dissatisfaction with society and its evolution.
5. What was their aim ?
Leur objectif était d’obtenir plus de points que les autres en utilisant des lieux publics les plus
inaccessibles en étant le plus original possible.
Their goal was to get more points than others by using the most inaccessible public places by
being as original as possible. They wanted to be seen and heard.

Partie 2 :

1. However, how was graffiti considered a few years later?

Ils ont été considérés comme du vandalisme mais aussi comme de l’art dans certaines villes.
They were considered vandalism but also art in some cities.
2. What did some art galleries start to do?
Les galeries d’art ont commencé à acheter les graffitis pour qu’ils les reproduisent.
Art galleries started buying graffiti.

Partie 3 :

1. What did some artists denounce or express through their graffiti?

Ils utilisaient le graffiti pour dénoncer des problèmes comme l’homophobie, le SIDA, les
politiques.
They used graffiti to denounce issues like homophobia, AIDS, politics.
2. Find the 4 names of the artists.
- Banksy
- Jean Michel Basquiat
- Le rat Blek
- Keith Haring

Partie 4:

The aim of street art today is to revitalize urban neighbourhoods and it has successfully brought some
changes to unprivileged communities. Some galleries competed with collectors to get some works of
art as these artists started to become successful.