Monday, 10 July 2017

Scratched

There is currently a programme on the I-Player called "A Brief History of Graffiti" which I sat down to watch yesterday while it was so warm [my halo was shining brightly because I had just finished stripping the wallpaper in the bedroom!]. From this I learnt that the word "graffiti" come from the Italian "graffiato" meaning scratched. At one point an example where the picture has been partly incised to create the effect was shown. Afterwards I realised that I had seen something rather similar in Exeter on a recent visit. The detail has been chiselled out by the artist Alexandro Farto and is very effective in my humble opinion.


Arilx
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2 comments:

  1. lovelygrey10 July 2017 at 06:29

    V. cool. I love that technique 'sgraffito' where you paint over colour with black and then scratch the surface. Used it in pottery and pictures before. xx

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  2. Winters End Rambler11 July 2017 at 08:12

    Thought I recognised that image...yes it's really a piece of art. x

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