Last year a young man was caught carving his name - along with his girlfriend’s - into the walls of the Colosseum in Rome. You probably know this, because it made headlines all around the world: “Shocking Video Shows Man Carving Name Into Roman Colosseum!”, “Who Was The Tourist Who Carved His Name Into Rome’s Colosseum?”, “Tourist Who Carved on Wall
Thoughtful historical look at graffiti and if and when it serves any useful purpose. I seem to always notice and be annoyed by any graffiti. I have never been able to view such as art, as has been proposed by some. To me it is an insult to the structure and to the artist or architecture. I have to say that there may be some slight historical value, within context. But, I did love this look at graffiti through history and historical places. The illustration through pictures was fun!
I really enjoyed this surprising tour-- what a great list of examples, and interesting speculation too. I bet you're right that the motivations vary in different contexts. The people writing on Shakespeare's window may want some kind of engagement with a favorite author whereas the people marking walls in a prison may want to assert their individuality... etc. Thanks for another thought-provoking post!
Should I ask my guests to engrave their names on one of my window panes? This is a wonderful compilation of ancient graffiti. I love how the news article sparked this compilation.
I Graffiti di Venezia is a book (and Instagram account) all about the graffiti in Venice. I am using as a nudge to get me to go to parts of town I rarely explore
Brilliant. And I don't think I've ever noticed this tomb graffiti before...Will start noticing now!
Thoughtful historical look at graffiti and if and when it serves any useful purpose. I seem to always notice and be annoyed by any graffiti. I have never been able to view such as art, as has been proposed by some. To me it is an insult to the structure and to the artist or architecture. I have to say that there may be some slight historical value, within context. But, I did love this look at graffiti through history and historical places. The illustration through pictures was fun!
Thank you for sharing.
Interesting!
I really enjoyed this surprising tour-- what a great list of examples, and interesting speculation too. I bet you're right that the motivations vary in different contexts. The people writing on Shakespeare's window may want some kind of engagement with a favorite author whereas the people marking walls in a prison may want to assert their individuality... etc. Thanks for another thought-provoking post!
Should I ask my guests to engrave their names on one of my window panes? This is a wonderful compilation of ancient graffiti. I love how the news article sparked this compilation.
I Graffiti di Venezia is a book (and Instagram account) all about the graffiti in Venice. I am using as a nudge to get me to go to parts of town I rarely explore
It's such a fascinating topic!