A “Wizard of Oz” mural loomed over a D.C. park for 23 years. When other artists painted over it, one of the creators — a prominent street art curator — did something surprising: He sued.

“It’s such a free style. Kids can focus on letters, animal images and cool fantasy stuff,” LaMarca says. In the digital street art class, kids create using Photoshop in the computer lab.

In the late '80s and early '90s, as the New York-style of subway graffiti spread, Paradise Hills became a canvas for rival graffiti crews who had taken up the art as a meaningful way to express ...

They’re imaginative, emotive, colourful and often deeply meaningful. They resonate especially with younger audiences — teens, children and families — and their appeal spans generations. A Graffiti ...

The city of Los Angeles and taggers may be battling over territory when it comes to the 2nd Street Tunnel in downtown Los ...

“Battle to Survive a Broken Heart” is a 6-foot-by-9-foot, 7500-pound chunk of the wall where the drama went down. After sitting in storage for years, it will go up for auction on May 21, 2025.

The Art Wall, on Valencia Street between 23rd and 24th streets, has been a part of the Mission District art and graffiti scene since Bruce Tomb purchased the old police station in a city auction in ...

He estimates the art wall got its start in the mid-2000s. “I think that somebody that was doing community service there just approached them about it,” he recalled.

The wall was recently put in as part of a Caltrans project, and stretches nearly a half mile from 28th to 32nd streets. "It just don't look good. It's not good for the community," said David Brown.

The Graffiti Hall of Fame at Jackie Robinson Playground is but one of East Harlem's efforts to encourage and preserve the street art form in New York City.

The current wall south of Seventh North Street on Interstate 81 is a perfect example of what should be a fairly decent looking wall but instead is peppered with spray paint.

The art of graffiti is open to people of all ages, although when thinking about graffiti artists, images of teenagers and young people with spray paint cans might come to mind. Residents of a ...