Impacts of Grafitti in urban build areas: Social, cultural, physical, enviornmental

Damilola Opeyemi Ojo

Master's thesis

Abstract:

Graffiti can be easily traced back to have started during the pre-historic times when petroglyphs were used on rock walls to illustrate maps or landmarks, similarly as cave paintings, used for communication. The modern-day graffiti possibly began with the propagation of “Kilroy” a war doodle evolving in the 1940’s, who emerged as a figure of patriotism during the second World War. Graffiti wasn’t the only subcultural movement springing forth in the city, just as breakdancing and hip hop were also prevalent activities among inner city kids. Graffiti can be described as an antisocial behaviour performed in order to gain attention, or as a form of seeking ecstasy, but it also can be described as an expressive art form. The study was carried out as an ethnographic research in Prague 3, Czechia, three main participants (public, graffiti artists, and municipal government) were drawn from three core sample frame (residential, commercial, and industrial areas). This thesis tends to provide a connection between the two commonly stated fact about graffiti as art or crime, as well as highlighting its aesthetic, social, and economic impact.

Keywords

Graffiti, Street Art, Social Impact, Urban Art

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 16. 4. 2019

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: doc. Peter Kumble, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Master programme / field:
Landscape Engineering / Landscape Planning