Street art: communication through the walls of cities

Abstract

This article analyzes the trajectory of street art, especially wall art, from the Paleolithic period to contemporary times, highlighting its communicative, political and aesthetic function. The discussion ranges from the inscriptions in Pompeii, through Mexican and Brazilian muralism, the counterculture movement of the 1960s, the consolidation of graffiti as an element of hip-hop culture, to graffiti and tag. The contribution of this article lies in the interdisciplinary perspectives of art history, sociology, politics and law, which together enable a deeper understanding of street art. The analysis wasu conducted from a historical-cultural approach, based on a bibliographical review, observation of visual records and analysis of authorial photographs.