Throw ups, or throwies, are a form of graffiti that fall between tags and pieces in complexity. The name comes from the way they are designed to be "thrown" onto a surface as quickly as possible. They
A hollow throw up using the letters SPLEEN.
Graffiti is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elaborate wall paintings, and has
Throw up (graffiti)
…Throw ups, or throwies, are a form of graffiti that fall between tags and pieces in complexity. The name comes from the way they are designed to be "thrown" onto a surface as quickly as possible…
An abandoned roof felt factory in Santalahti, Finland which has been painted with graffiti, including work by 1UP (top left), 2012
Ancient Pompeii graffito caricature of a politician. Villa of the Mysteries.
Figure graffito, similar to a relief, at the Castellania, in Valletta
Satirical Alexamenos graffito, possibly the earliest known representation of Jesus