Tag (graffiti)

Tags in Amsterdam

Tags are one of the primary forms of modern graffiti, along with throw ups and pieces. The act of writing a tag is known as tagging. Tags are often thought of as the simplest form of graffiti art, prioritising legibility and flow[1] and are the form that most artists start with.[2] Tags, perhaps due to their simplicity, are more likely to be considered vandalism than other more elaborate graffiti styles.[3]

  1. ^ Berio, Daniel; Leymarie, F. (2015). "Computational Models for the Analysis and Synthesis of Graffiti Tag Strokes". Computational Aesthetics. doi:10.2312/EXP.20151177. S2CID 7283639.
  2. ^ Snyder, Gregory (2017). "Long Live the Tag: Representing the Foundations of Graffiti". In Avramidis, Konstantinos; Tsilimpounidi, Myrto (eds.). Graffiti and Street Art: Reading, Writing and Representing the City. Routledge. ISBN 9781317125044.
  3. ^ Vanderveen, Gabry; van Eijk, Gwen (2016-03-01). "Criminal but Beautiful: A Study on Graffiti and the Role of Value Judgments and Context in Perceiving Disorder". European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. 22 (1): 107–125. doi:10.1007/s10610-015-9288-4. hdl:1887/37236. ISSN 1572-9869. S2CID 55771005.