There is also a sense of rebellion and excitement that comes from tagging and doing something that can be both dangerous and illegal.

There is motivation in the egotistical pleasure of leaving behind oneвЂ™s name of legacy, be it a nom de guerre or tag. The earliest graffiti artists used tagging as a means of self-expression and usually one of the few means of expression available to disenfranchised urban youths. Graffiti artists, known as writers, are often misunderstood by society. Or, in the case of heaven spot tagging, the artist must reach a more challenging location to do their tag. These elevated and complex forms of tagging use more color depth and additional design features. Elevated forms of tagging include the graffiti styles known as Throw Ups, Blockbuster, Wildstyle, and Heaven or Heaven-spot graffiti. However, tags and tagging have become more sophisticated and expanded into more complex forms of graffiti and street art. A tag is usually drawn, sprayed, carved, or painted quickly and usually uses only a single color. Tagging is probably the most common form of graffiti and the original style of work.

Tagging describes the act of creating a tag, which is a type of signature or symbol that uses an artistвЂ™s name or a pseudonym. There are ten main types of graffiti common on the scene today, but none is more ubiquitous with the graffiti movement as the tag. Tagging was popular in urban American cities in the late 20th century before becoming popular worldwide. Tagging is a type of graffiti, and both are forms of contemporary street art. Tagging is one of the most recognizable and prevalent forms of graffiti art.

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