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First graffiti was made in NYC
The first form of graffiti was known as tagging. writers started writing their names all over public spaces -
Taki became the first famous graffiti writer.
Taki 183 made it to the New York Times -
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Writers started using spray cans and making throw ups.
Throw ups are very simple pieces using only few colours. One of the techniques was making bubble letters -
The buff
The mayor of NYC declared war on graffiti. The city authorities started making a clean up plan to clear the city of graffiti. -
The competition hit fever point
It became harder to get your place in the streets. Writers had to make married couples or scales to be king. Toys started ruining other writers works to make room for their own -
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Tough time for writers
Because of the clen up the writers had a difficult time finding space for their pieces. The laws became stricter too. On top of that toys started destroying other writers work to mak space for ther own.
