graffiti: inspiration.

Graffito: peeling/scratching away layers

Natural Graffiti

Traditional Graffiti

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My Thoughts

- So much money being spent to “clean up” (cover up graffiti) similar to how so much is being spent to cover up Rev. Mill’s history

- What’s the difference between graffiti and art?

- A related term is "graffito," which involves scratching through one layer of pigment to reveal another beneath it (http://en.wikipedia.org) – instead of pilling on layers to Rev. Mill, we should expose the pre-existing ones.

- Natural vs. Man-made graffiti

- Modern graffiti vs. graffiti of the past (spray paint vs. inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins.)

Potential design concept: Graffiti 

Research:

- Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is sometimes regarded as a form of art and other times regarded as unsightly damage or unwanted. Some people think of it as art, others vandalism, and others, a culture of its own. (http://en.wikipedia.org)

- Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.[1] Graffiti can be anything from simple scratch marks to elaborate wall paintings. In modern times, spray paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials. In most countries, defacing property with graffiti without the property owner's consent is considered vandalism, which is punishable by law. Sometimes graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages. To some, it is an art form worthy of display in galleries and exhibitions, to others it is merely vandalism. There are many different types and styles of graffiti and it is a rapidly evolving artform whose value is highly contested, being reviled by many authorities while also subject to protection, sometimes within the same jurisdiction. 

(http://en.wikipedia.org)