killing jimmy

Graffiti

Last night my dad and I were looking through a book Riley let me borrow called, Banksy Wall and Piece. We were admiring the artwork and planning on how to improve my stencils. My dad has some cardboard in his shop I can make my stencils out of, and he said I can put the pictures on a projector to make them bigger. Soon I am going to get some spray paint because my dad has the 9x4 sheet of wood in his truck, and it will take me a while to do it all.

8th Grade Project

For my 8th grade project, I want to do graffiti. I think that they wont let me do the project because they might think there is not enough information about graffiti to be worth doing a project on it. I think differently. I have already done some research on it and it originated as a way for gangs to communicate. Each style was for a different gang. I have also thought about my visual and I have made some stencils to paint on the sheet of plywood my dad is getting me. There are many graffiti artists that paint all over and some of their work is actually considered public art. One example, and probably the most famous is Banksy. Robert Banksy is my favorite graffiti artist because his art is so original. My favorite piece is one of a little girl whose balloon is floating away, and she has a hand outstretched to try and get it. The balloon is in the shape of a heart, and it’s red. The rest of the painting is black and white.