ART iN THE 1980'S

ART IN THE 80's

During the 1980's art was very popular and important. There was many new styles of art during this decade. Many included pop art, other art works that were forms or influenced by graffitti Neo-Geo, Neo-Expressionism, Graffiti, and Appropriation . There were many artists during this era like Jasper Johns, Willem De Kooning, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Marisol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella, Andy Warhol and PatrickNagel.

Graffiti, Was a big and popular for of art during the 80's. Many artists were in fluenced by graffiti and graffiti artists. Many graffiti artists came from a interesting background, and would usually start their career on the "down low". Many Graffiti artists started painting in the ghetto or poor areas of their cities. A lot of the graffiti art originated a lot in New York Suburbs. At first as still today, was not good, and there was a lot of restriction about this form of art.

During the years between 1985 and 1989 became known as the "die hard" era. Alot of the type of art that was associated with graffiti was thought to be related to gangs and violence and crimes. One famous graffiti artis was named Jean-Michel Basquiat, who started out by tagging locations with his signature SAMO (Same Old Shit). Another well known artist, who although did not exactly do graffitti work, did do a form of graffiti work which was influenced strongly by graffiti.

Alot of the graffiti was not what today's modern graffitti is known as. A lot of the graffiti, was pictures of stuff that represented someone or something aluable to people. in the 1980's alot of the graffiti was known as "... an effective tool of social emancipation or in the achievement of a political goal". Many of this art that was created, spread throughout the country. A lot of this form of art would be found all over, in major citieas like, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and cities like this.

This Form of art was and is very important because, graffiti throughout the years it has gotten better and better. Many people who practice and master this art, get many of their ideas from the past, and especially from the 80's. the art during the 80's was really significant, and will continue to.