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Some see graffiti as a part of modern 'street culture' (often associated with [[skateboarding]] or [[hip-hop]] and related pastimes). However, graffiti appears to be as old as civilisation itself - it has been found in the ruins of the [[Roman]] city of [[Pompeii]], for example. Daniel 5:5 might be considered an example of [[Bible|Biblical]] graffiti. | Some see graffiti as a part of modern 'street culture' (often associated with [[skateboarding]] or [[hip-hop]] and related pastimes). However, graffiti appears to be as old as civilisation itself - it has been found in the ruins of the [[Roman]] city of [[Pompeii]], for example. Daniel 5:5 might be considered an example of [[Bible|Biblical]] graffiti. | ||
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Graffiti is the illegal practice of painting or writing on walls, trains or other surfaces that do not belong to oneself, usually in public places. Graffiti can range from crude, untidily scrawled slogans to elaborately painted murals. Most graffiti is considered to be vandalism, although some practitioners devote considerable effort and undeniable talent to their 'work' and claim that it should be judged as art.
A common form of graffiti is 'tagging', which involves writing one's name or nickname in highly stylised letters. Other written graffiti may contain political messages; political graffiti is especially common in Western European towns and cities.
Some see graffiti as a part of modern 'street culture' (often associated with skateboarding or hip-hop and related pastimes). However, graffiti appears to be as old as civilisation itself - it has been found in the ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, for example. Daniel 5:5 might be considered an example of Biblical graffiti.