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The first form of grafitti in New York
Something called tagging got popular, you were 'tagging' your name, or street name on a wall, simply writing your name on a wll wth spray painting. -
The start of Throw Ups 1971 - 1974
Writers started using spray cans and making throw ups. Throw ups are a quickly done buble letters or very simple pieces using only two colours. -
Taki 183
He is a graffitti writer, and he made it to the New York Times, and became the first famous graffitti writer. -
The major of New York City declared war on graffiti
The New york authorities started what was known as ''the buff''a major effort to clean the city of graffiti. -
Painted a whole train
A person called ''Caine 1'' was the first person to paint a whole train, furthmore famous group named ''Fabulous Five painted the second one. -
1980-1985 stands out
Stands out as a particulary though time for writers. The buff had made it harder to find a location to write and the laws against graffiti became thougher. on top of that new writers started destroying other writers work to make room for their own writing. Crews got thighter and tougher trying to protect their work. -
Crews reached fewer point
In the summer of 1980 competitions started between crews, and if you wanted to be 'king' you had to be down with painting a whole train, or married couples. To get known the groups starte to put their marks around the city, write their names on the walls. -
Spraying galleries
In an effort to control the writers, the New York authorities offer legal walls called spreying galleries like 5 Pointz in Queens. However, writers also find new ways of getting around the buff in public places. On staten island, lamp posts are being plastered with preprinted stickers. In another part of the city, windows are being tagged with an acis-based cream that etches itcelf into the glass.
