Hat (honor among thieves) – For an artist with a solid reputation in the graffiti community, a trusted member who does not snitch, is said that he’s wearing a “hat”. Ghost – A paint stain that is left after a graffiti work has been badly buffed. The two companies had a dispute over the name. Not related to Spanish Montana, a company that came up with the idea first. German Montana – A brand specializing in graffiti-related products, such as spray cans etc. The other way around is generally unacceptable.ĭress-up – To paint over a specific enclosed are entirely – to completely change a shop window or a doorway that has previously been graffiti-free.įatcap – A wide spray can nozzle, that covers a wide area at once, used to fill in the pieces. Usually, it means that low quality work is OK to be painted over with something better. Still, there is a hierarchy of styles in which case going over can be tolerated.
Going over a piece is the ultimate sign of disrespect and represents a declaration of graffiti war. A writer named “Cap” would rudely make throw ups over existing graffiti, giving a name to this infamous practice.
A form of subvertising or adbusting, usually with a distinctively political purpose.ĭeface / Cap / Go over – To ruin another artist’s piece. If a single member is arrested, he can be held liable for a joint work.Ĭulture jamming – The act of subverting media culture and mainstream cultural marketing according to the principles of anti-consumerist social movements. Crews often engage in large collaborative pieces, but a crew piece can also be executed by anyone in a group. Although crew activity does reflect gang behavior, their prime objective is graffiti and not serious criminal. Different types of aerosol caps are used to get different effects or styles, from Thins, Rustos, to Fatcap.Ĭrew – Also spelled as Cru or Krew, is a group of writers that work together, usually in a similar style. Term that probably originates in Brooklyn, NY.Ĭap – Or Tips – is the nozzle for the spray paint can.
A burner piece is a complicated work that takes a lot of time and effort, a style statement, often legal.Ĭannons – Spray cans. A document of illegal works, a black book is carefully hidden away from authorities, so it doesn’t become evidence against its author.īuff – To erase, paint over in one dull color, or otherwise remove graffiti, often with chemicals and pressure guns with sand or water.īurn – To burn can mean either to make a better piece than a rival artist, or to snitch on someone (on purpose or accidentally). Usually, it’s filled with sketches of new pieces or other writers’ tags, containing the entirety of an artist’s body of work. Often a term related to “toys” (see below).īlack book – A sketchbook of a graffiti artist, a treasured possession.
#Graffiti writing windows
Usually painted below the windows of a car, they are sometimes called window-downs.īite – To steal someone’s art, ideas, names, tags, letter styles or palette. On a subway train, it refers to a piece that covers the entire train, end to end. Admirers and followers would make tribute portraits of “Angels” or they would tag their names with hovering halos above, adding the dates of their birth and death.īack to back or End to end – Huge graffiti piece that covers a wall from one end to the other, similar to pieces found on the western side of the Berlin Wall. The term originates from New York, and it used to mean – to be known in all the five boroughs, while this “fame” was spread by the subway.Īngel(s) – a famed and well respected graffiti artist who is no longer alive. It’s marked by humor, satire and often sharp criticism of certain societal issues, most often consumerism.Īll-city – Gaining this label means to become a famous graffiti writer in the entire city. Cultural termsĪdbusting – Or Subvertising is the practice of altering and making satirical interventions on public, corporate or political advertisements.
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