Throw up (graffiti)

A hollow throw up using the letters SPLEEN. Note the consistency in letter form and height.

Throw ups,[a] or throwies, are a form of graffiti that fall between tags and pieces in complexity.[1] The name comes from the way they are designed to be "thrown" onto a surface as quickly as possible. They are almost always done with aerosol paint.[2]


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  1. ^ Snyder, Gregory J. (2011-04-15). Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-4046-0.
  2. ^ Graf, Ann M. (2018). "Facets of Graffiti Art and Street Art Documentation Online: A Domain and Content Analysis". University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Digital Commons. S2CID 149842845.