Tag it

When things are hard, you look for ways to change it. Change can be especially difficult when it’s out of your hands and hard to understand. Graffiti is an art form that has been around for a long time, is oftentimes hard to understand and embraces change in every way. Graffiti is known for eccentric lettering, bright colors and illegal nature. Because graffiti is illegal, you’d think the artists would try not to draw attention to themselves to prevent getting caught. However, tagging is one of the most common forms of graffiti. Tagging can be a name or symbol that is unique to the artist and serves as their signature. We started the year off creating our graffiti tags on paper in the art room. When there are so many rules and protocols currently in place, it was fun to talk about art that breaks rules and doesn’t follow any certain protocol. I think we all deserve to tag something when we’ve made it thus far!