Facts about Graffiti Culture and Influence

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   Philadelphia developed a thriving graffiti scene in the early 1970s parallel to New York's, with writers like Cornbread credited among the earliest modern graffiti pioneers.

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   Spray paint became the dominant medium of graffiti culture after aerosol cans grew widely available and affordable in the mid-twentieth century.

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   The wildstyle lettering technique, developed in graffiti culture, uses interlocking and overlapping letters so complex that only experienced writers can fully decipher them.

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   Jean-Michel Basquiat began his career as a graffiti writer under the tag SAMO in lower Manhattan before becoming a celebrated fine art painter.

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   New York City's subway system in the 1970s became the defining canvas for graffiti culture, spreading the art form globally.

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