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[[File:Tag in Thailand.JPG|thumb|Several different handstyles from [[Thailand]] ]]'''Handstyle''' or '''hand style''' is a term in [[graffiti]] culture denoting the unique [[handwriting]] or [[signature]] of an artist, also known as a writer.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWgYAAAAQBAJ&dq=handstyle+graffiti&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s|title=The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti|last=Schacter|first=Rafael|date=2013-09-03|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=9780300199420|language=en}}</ref> Handstyle can also be shortened to "hand." Writers, or cities, can be said to have a unique hand, meaning "unique handstyle."<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwHnAgAAQBAJ&dq=handstyle+graffiti&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s|title=The Art of Getting Over: Graffiti at the Millennium|last=Powers|first=Stephen|date=1999-10-01|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312206307|language=en}}</ref> Much like [[fonts]] on one's computer or [[calligraphy]] there are many different handstyles. |
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Handstyles can be used as the basis for evaluation. Writers are usually perceived as having "good" or "bad" handstyles by those in the graffiti community.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kGKpCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22handstyle%22+graffiti&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s|title=Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art|last=Ross|first=Jeffrey Ian|date=2016-03-02|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317645863|language=en}}</ref> Usually, aesthetically-pleasing hands are preferred, while bad hands are considered as lacking practice or style.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Regional handstyles == |
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'''Handstyle''' is a term in [[graffiti]] that denotes a writers handwriting. Much like [[fonts]] on one's computer there are many different handstyles. Handstyles are usually unique to each writer and are commonly used to write one's tag. |
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Handstyles are usually unique to each writer and are commonly used to write one's tag. Handstyles can also be regional or shared between several writers. For example, in the 70s and 80s, the cities of [[Philadelphia]] and [[Chicago]] had distinct handstyles.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In 2013, Boathouse Gallery in [[Los Angeles]] held an art exhibition to display regional-specific, "cholo" handstyles.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://graffuturism.com/2013/05/28/video-smogtown-presents-alphabet-soup-group-exhibition-recap/|title=Video Smogtown presents “Alphabet Soup” Group exhibition Recap|website=Graffuturism|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref> These styles descended from [[gang]] writing in [[Chicano]] neighborhoods in the 60s and 70s,<ref name=":1" /> although they trace some elements back to hand-painted gang lettering in the 40s.<ref name=":2" /> The handstyle can be described as "elegant, single-line scripts." THe style has been popualrized by writers such as Chaz Bjorquez, CRYPTIK, DEFER, SLEEPS, PRIME reaching global significance, especially within the art world through galleries, exhiibtions, and collections.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Handstyle or hand style is a term in graffiti culture denoting the unique handwriting or signature of an artist, also known as a writer.[1] Handstyle can also be shortened to "hand." Writers, or cities, can be said to have a unique hand, meaning "unique handstyle."[2] Much like fonts on one's computer or calligraphy there are many different handstyles.
Handstyles can be used as the basis for evaluation. Writers are usually perceived as having "good" or "bad" handstyles by those in the graffiti community.[3] Usually, aesthetically-pleasing hands are preferred, while bad hands are considered as lacking practice or style.[3]
Regional handstyles
Handstyles are usually unique to each writer and are commonly used to write one's tag. Handstyles can also be regional or shared between several writers. For example, in the 70s and 80s, the cities of Philadelphia and Chicago had distinct handstyles.[2]
In 2013, Boathouse Gallery in Los Angeles held an art exhibition to display regional-specific, "cholo" handstyles.[3][4] These styles descended from gang writing in Chicano neighborhoods in the 60s and 70s,[3] although they trace some elements back to hand-painted gang lettering in the 40s.[4] The handstyle can be described as "elegant, single-line scripts." THe style has been popualrized by writers such as Chaz Bjorquez, CRYPTIK, DEFER, SLEEPS, PRIME reaching global significance, especially within the art world through galleries, exhiibtions, and collections.[3]
References
- ^ Schacter, Rafael (2013-09-03). The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300199420.
- ^ a b Powers, Stephen (1999-10-01). The Art of Getting Over: Graffiti at the Millennium. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312206307.
- ^ a b c d e Ross, Jeffrey Ian (2016-03-02). Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art. Routledge. ISBN 9781317645863.
- ^ a b "Video Smogtown presents "Alphabet Soup" Group exhibition Recap". Graffuturism. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
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