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Look at the picture below. Do you consider it a work of art? Why?

CRIME OR CULTURE

Adapted from: Grafit: Crime or Culture? (2021) Retrieved from: htps://bit.ly/3DkEz3K

Read the text and check your ideas in activity 1.

Why are Mario Carreño, Virginia Huneuus and Nemesio Antúnez considered as famous muralists, while graffiti painters are considered art criminals?

Perhaps it is because they were actually asked to do their murals, while graffiti painters prefer the'surprise'factor – to paint wherever they want.

Read the text again. Identify the answers to these questions.a. What is the main diference between graffiti and mural paintings?b. What is the origin of graffiti? c. Where did modern graffiti originate? When?If d. What music genre is graffiti related to?street

The origins of graffiti go back to the beginnings of human living. Graffiti has been found on Egyptian monuments and it was even preserved on walls in Pompeii.

Modern graffiti art originated in New York City, in the late 1960s, and it has been developing until today. This art form began when teens used permanent markers to “tag"or write their names.

Then, the arrival of spray paint allowed the works to develop in size and color. The style soon influenced artists in cities all over the world. The biggest promotional vehicle for graffiti art has been the Hip-Hop phenomenon, associated with rap music.

Some people say the only difference between those works in a gallery or museum and graffiti art is their location and presentation.The question is: does this qualify as art?

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UNIT 1 ·Artful expressions ·LESSoN 2

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