Graffiti is marks, scratchings or drawings made on a surface on a public place. It is often created with paint or spray paint. A single mark could be called a graffito but the word graffiti is usually used, meaning that there is more than 1 mark.
Graffiti can take the form of art, drawing or words. When done without a property owner's permission it is considered vandalism. Sometimes it is just a person's name or a rude word. Sometimes it is as a public political protest. It is often but not always illegal. Some cities have small areas where graffiti can be made. Sometimes graffiti are very beautiful. Some people consider graffiti as not only something bad, but something good, like art. Some people commission graffiti artists to do pieces on their buildings.
Graffiti has been found in very old cities. For example, in the Roman Empire, people wrote messages and drew caricatures on walls.Graffiti is also found in many places. Some people do murals of graffiti rather than just writing one mark in a location. It was used for good instead of vandalism.
Today, much graffiti is very complicated mixtures of writing and pictures. It is applied with spray-paint to building, bridges, street signs, train cars,and other areas. These are often signed with a tag (in graffiti slang, a signature), which is a shape special to an artist or group.
Some of the most common styles of graffiti have their own names. A tag is the most basic writing of an artist's name; it is simply a handstyle. A graffiti writer's tag is his or her personalized signature. Tagging is often the example given when opponents of graffiti refer to any acts of handstyle graffiti writing (it is by far the most common form of graffiti). Tags can contain subtle and sometimes cryptic messages, and may incorporate the artist's crew initials or other letters.
Bring your paint and get creative on one of the free walls in the parking lot behind the building. You are allowed to paint on the walls in the lot, even when there is already a piece painted there. With the free walls, everyone understands, that your work will get painted over.
The walls of/on the building however, are off-limits, as those are invitation only.
To claim this virtual, you will need to post of picture of yourself or a personal item, with a piece of artwork that is ANYWHERE on the property, not just at posted cords. Permission has been fully granted, we've tried to keep a traditional cache here, but that wasn't meant to be.
With the ever-changing artwork, this virtual can make for some great photos.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.