Below is a glossary article post in the category G which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Graffiti Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Graffiti Art
So, what is actually meant by Graffiti Art?
The art of graffiti as a term refers to images or texts that are usually painted into buildings, usually using spray paint.
Explanation of Graffiti Art
The art of graffiti has its origin in New York in the 1970s, when young people began to use spray paint and other materials to make images on buildings and on the subway side. Such graffiti can range from bright graphic images (wildstyle) to stylish monograms (tags).
Such graffiti is rarely seen in galleries and museums, but aesthetics have been included in the work of artists. The initial exponents of graffiti in art include French artist Jean Dubuffet who included graphic tags and motifs into his paintings, and New York Artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring who could be defined as the pioneers of street arts.
Recently, graffiti artists such as Barry Mcgee and Banksy have been exhibited in commercial rooms.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix G, as well as terms associated with G.
Meaning of Graffiti Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Graffiti Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seni grafiti (Indonesian), Seni graffiti (Java), and Meni seni in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni Graffiti.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Graffiti Art.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix G. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=graffiti-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=graffiti-art
- View example images of graffiti-art through Google here
- View example images of graffiti-art on Bing here
- View example images of graffiti-art on Yandex here
