TAGS AND GRAFFITI
Tags and graffiti are means of expression of the young of the street. But as there are not a lot of installations for this purpose, the young are obliged to tag but illegally. They do not find any perfect wall to tag, then they tag on all that they can find : lorries, school walls, cars...
Collège Grand-Vennes (Lausanne)
But they also tag by sheer vandalism or to mark their territory, when they are part of a gang or of a band.
History:
In 1969, in New-York, one person in particular made graffiti famous : his name was Demetrius. His nickname was TAKI-183. A lot of people copied him and started to tag on buses, trains, walls...
Tags style:
There are lot of graffiti styles :
-Vandals (tags and graffiti on walls, cars...)
Lycée de la Herdrie, gymnase
-Tags (nickname and signature)
Lycée de la Herdrie, coin détente
-Graffiti (pictures)
Passage chauderon (Lausanne)
-Murals (big walls which are completely tagged by graffiti)
Avenue de Sévelin (Lausanne)
We would like to thank, the site "Lausanne-graffiti" for its kindness and its diversity.
If you are interested in this art and that you want to know some more, we advise you to consult these sites:
www.lausanne-graffiti.ch
www.angelfire.com
www.bulrot.com
