Street art is most commonly known as 'graffiti', and seen as vandalism. However there is so much more to this type of expression. Street art is usually used to either create or put out a point, or used as a territorial marking. The side I'm going to show you however is beautiful and creates a sense of feeling just like an art gallery does!


The Nine Types of Graffiti/Street Art
1. Tag
Tagging is the easiest and simplest style of graffiti; it includes one colour and the artist’s name or identifier. It is considered disrespectful to write a tag over another’s artists’s tag or work.
2. Throw-up
A throw-up is like a more complicated tag. It usually has two or more colours, and bubble-style lettering. A throw-up can be done quickly and repeatedly, just like a tag.
3. Blockbuster
A blockbuster is like a massive throw-up, usually in blocky letters. Blockbusters are used to cover a large area in a small amount of time. Blockbusters can be painted with rollers, which makes them faster and easier to do.
4. Wildstyle
Wildstyle is an elaborate version of a throw-up and is particularly hard to read. Wildstyle often consists of arrows, curves, spikes and other things that non graffiti artists might not understand.
5. Heaven
A heaven is a tag or artwork in a place that is extremely difficult to get to. An artist who manages to put one up gains a lot of respect from other artists.
6. Stencil
A stencil is an easy (some say ‘lazy’) way to put up detailed pieces. By spraying over a stencil, you can produce a more detailed piece than by doing it free hand. And it’s also repeatable.
7. Poster/Paste Up
A poster is a quick and easy way to put up pieces. You just make the piece at home then paste it up where you want.
8. Sticker/Slap
A sticker is like a downsized poster, and just as easy to execute. Many stickers are simply tags on postage labels, but sometimes they are more elaborate
9. Piece/Art Work
A piece (short for masterpiece) is a picture that has been painted free hand. They contains at least three colours and take longer to paint. A piece in an obvious place will gain the artist respect from other artists because standing in an obvious place painting on walls where graffiti is illegal is a great risk.