Graffiti and Street-art in Dublin 8 Zoom on a wall of street-art on the Longwood Avenue in Dublin 8
by Héléna Filip
A graffiti: bright colors, large outlines made on an illegal wall. Photo by Alice Tauleigne
There is a lot of graffiti and street-art in Dublin 8 but what is the difference between the two?
Graffiti Adrenaline, the smell of spray paint, paint on your hands, your sketch and a group of friends: graffiti. Graffiti was born in Philadelphia in 1960 in the hands of a certain Cornbread. To attract the attention of a young woman, he put his signature all over the city. There were so many tags with his name that the press spotted him and challenged him to put his name in the most unlikely places in the city! This he did, and it sparked vocations all over Philadelphia, plunging the city into vandalism. Eight years later, graffiti took hold on the silver trains of New York. This playground, which Philadelphia and New York were particularly fond of, became a source of rivalry between the two cities! This is where the graffiti culture exploded in New York.
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Street-Art It is only in the 2000s that street art shows its nose. As graffiti was seen as degrading and illegal, street art wished to make a good impression and created a place for itself in the art world. Street art is perceived differently by people as more “artistic” and closer to a painting on canvas. For the most part, it gives people confidence and they find it particularly beautiful. Graffiti to be known as painting to pass a message; the subtlety between graffiti and street art. For a graffiti artist, it is essential to be seen by everyone as much as possible. You must “destroy” the city. That’s how you get known - by being visible. You shouldn’t blame them, it’s a passion. Admittedly, graffiti is not appreciated by everyone, but it has a meaning. And if what you do or create has a meaning, it is important to consider it. What graffiti artists do makes
