Ever since I was a child I have always had a creative mind. My weekends as a little girl revolved around trips to the craft store, crazy projects in the kitchen and dance routines. During the summer months, I would make the most elaborate journals, with each journal entry paired with their unique picture, many of which that were either pop-up or holographic (sparkly nail polish was a must). Within my high school career, I took the rigorous, I.B. higher level Visual Arts.
Have you ever thought of music being more than just sound? To me it’s way more than that. It’s a part of me and my everyday life. It’s in my blood and mind. Without music, I can never be myself. It brings out a different side of me. I believe that music can be a part of everyone no matter what because music is a beautiful thing that can never be destroyed. In the 5th grade I began to play the clarinet which made me fall for music even more than I already have. It gave me a deeper connection with music because now I could actually make my own music. Another instrument I had was my voice. At a younger age I would always be singing to songs that would come up on the radio, television, or anywhere basically. I love the fact that music comes in many different styles, which also do people. Everyone is not the same and they have their own personality, likes, and dislikes just like music. Some people may like rock and others may not. Music can define a person usually based on what they listen to.
Graffiti may also express underlying social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression is based upon spray paint graffiti styles. Within hip hop culture, graffiti have evolved alongside hip hop music, b-boying, and other elements. Unrelated to hip-hop graffiti gangs use their own form of graffiti to mark territory or to serve as an indicator of gang-related activities.
Controversies that surround graffiti continue to create disagreement amongst city officials, law enforcement, and writers who wish to display and appreciate work in public locations. There are many different types and styles of graffiti; it is a rapidly developing art form whose value is highly contested and reviled by many authorities while also subject to protection, sometimes within the same jurisdiction.
I wish I was born in the era of budding creativity. Creativity has died! he first known example of "modern style" graffiti survives in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus (in modern-day Turkey). Local guides say it is an advertisement for prostitution. Located near a mosaic and stone walkway, the graffiti shows a handprint that vaguely resembles a heart, along with a footprint and a number. This is believed to indicate that a brothel was nearby, with the handprint symbolizing payment.
The ancient Romans carved graffiti on walls and monuments, examples of which also survive in Egypt. Graffiti in the classical world had different connotations than they carry in today's society concerning content. Ancient graffiti displayed phrases of love declarations, political rhetoric, and simple words of thought, compared to today's popular messages of social and political ideals. The eruption of Vesuvius preserved graffiti in Pompeii, which includes Latin curses, magic spells, declarations of love, alphabets, political slogans, and famous literary quotes, providing insight into ancient Roman street life. One inscription gives the address of a woman named Novellia Primigenia of Nuceria, a prostitute, apparently of great beauty, whose services were much in demand. Another shows a phallus accompanied by the text, mansueta tene ("handle with care").
Ancient tourists visiting the 5th century citadel at Sigiriya in Sri Lanka scribbled over 1800 individual graffiti there between 6th and 18th centuries. Etched on the surface of the Mirror Wall, they contain pieces of prose, poetry, and commentary. The majority of these visitors appear to have been from the elite of society: royalty, officials, professions, and clergy. There were also soldiers, archers, and even some metalworkers. The topics range from love to satire, curses, wit, and lament.