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I also identified several differences between various types of graffiti forms that require a separate method of interpretation. There are several cultural differences between Blood, Crip, Hispanic, and White gang graffiti. Here I will provide a window into understanding their meanings more thoroughly.
The paper below provides a framework for understanding and identying several types of graffiti, and here you can view nine examples of the following types of graffiti: Blood,
Crip, Hispanic, Tagging, Piecing/Bombing, and Existential type graffiti. I will also borrow some White Supremacist and Asian examples of graffiti. If you send in your pics they will also be posted in the gallery.
Below is a paper that I originally presented at the Western Geography Graduate Conference at San Diego State University in 1998 about graffiti forms. In it I discuss five major types of graffiti that are extremely popular. I have done several presentations on gangs, graffiti, hip hop, and gangs. Here are the slides from one of my graffiti presentations. I originally presented this in 1998 but I have updated it with more recent photos as I have continued to lecture on the topic.
Alonso, Alex, 1998, Gang Graffiti on the City Landscape (PDF 548 K), Paper presentation, Western Geography Graduate Conference, San Diego State University, February 14.
If you have any graffiti photos of any type of graffiti that you would like to see on this web site mail your pics to:
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Or email your graffiti images
I have examined gang graffiti and have testified about its meaning in several court cases. It is often used to communicate territoriality, identity and sentiments by a variety if different writing conventions.
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