Graffiti

Graffiti tagging holds a unique place within graffiti culture as the most immediate and essential form of urban writing. Reduced to a stylized signature, it emerged in the streets of New York in the late 1960s, driven by a logic of visual identity, territorial presence, and peer recognition. Far from being a simple scribble, the tag is a fully fledged graphic system governed by strict codes: letter style, fluidity of line, mastery of gesture, and the ability to place one's mark in unexpected locations define the status and reputation of its author within the community.

Through rhythm, repetition, and the occupation of public space, it explores notions of presence and urban visibility, while also influencing many contemporary practices, from street art to experimental typography. Figures such as Taki 183, considered one of the pioneers of New York tagging, and later Jean-Michel Basquiat, who translated this graphic energy into the gallery context, illustrate the trajectory of a practice that moved from the street into institutional spaces.

On Artsper, this selection highlights works directly inspired by this graphic universe, where the line becomes an autonomous language and the energy of lettering structures the entire composition.

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Painting, Mon Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€700

Painting, #Artvoyou in UK, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Coke, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Sculpture, Voyou, JP Malot

JP Malot

Sculpture . 30 x 40 x 3 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€600

Painting, Dots on Abstract.., JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Mon Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€700

Painting, Mon Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, EEEEEEEEAT 2009, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€500

Painting, Voyou, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 cm Painting . 11 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€300

Sculpture, Love & Hate, Papa Mesk

Papa Mesk

Sculpture . 6 x 11 x 4 cm Sculpture . 2.4 x 4.3 x 1.6 inch

€200

Painting, Shoot The Bank, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€230

Painting, Yo! Mao, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 6.5 x 13 x 1 cm Painting . 2.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch

€130

Painting, Wizzard Bodé, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€400

Painting, YO! Mona Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€400

Painting, Tipping point, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting . 85 x 135 x 4 cm Painting . 33.5 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,500

Painting, Toucan, Seb Paul Michel

Seb Paul Michel

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€250

Print, Voyou, JP Malot

JP Malot

Print . 20 x 25 cm Print . 7.9 x 9.8 inch

€90

Print, YO! Mao, JP Malot

JP Malot

Print . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€140

Print, Voyou, JP Malot

JP Malot

Print . 50 x 70 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 inch

€100

Painting, Wonder Woman, PyB

PyB

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€140

Painting, Loewémoi, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

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