{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Bombing the City with Tags \u0026 Throws.","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/tomcat-tag.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-05-08T10:06:27Z","description":"The new Tags and Throws project focuses on fundamental street graffiti, capturing the bombing scene of the world today. One artist at a time!","html":"\u003cp\u003eTags and throws (short for throw ups) are still the fundamental basics of graffiti writing around the world. That’s not just a sentence, that’s a fact and although there are several more or less interesting graffiti websites in the interwebs, I just stumbled upon a new, quality blog focusing just on tags and throws! Under the motto \u003cem\u003eWe love Bombing\u003c/em\u003e, the aim of \u003ca href=\"http://www.tagsandthrows.com/\"\u003etagsandthrows.com\u003c/a\u003e is to capture the bombing scene of the world today - one artist at a time\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*In the early 1970s, a new phenomenon popped up on the streets of Philadelphia and NYC. Lettering; scratched, scrawled, painted or marked, in any manner on public property were spotted around the cities. The youth had discovered a new way to get fame – by bombing the city.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferred to as bombing, this sub culture uses marker pens, spraycans, roller paint and other fluid colors, as tools to get your name on any type of surface that your city may offer. A great bomber is one who is dedicated to hitting up the city, not only as a daily chore, but also with style.*\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eTomcat\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCyclope\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLary1985\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKatsu\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAdmit\u003c/strong\u003e and several more, they already got a nice tags and throws database and I’m really looking forward to get some more street bombing impressions!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1376\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1376\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1376\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_a450e4f14f9feb91.avif 480w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_b64f2829fe888657.avif 960w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_44f58eacdf8ef7c3.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_2121400f9b33b169.webp 480w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_2b5d06def46caa28.webp 960w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_8503bd716f7a2022.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_2bc1452c6e7a5255.jpg\" srcset=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_afe1de0980bb0c04.jpg 480w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_80adc186bfb1a21.jpg 960w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag_hu_2bc1452c6e7a5255.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1077\" alt=\"Lary1985 tag\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eLary1985 tag\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1376\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1376\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1376\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_2b58404bbcf82050.avif 480w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_af8338d2c80ed359.avif 960w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_97015c65a79a1099.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_f366e1065d14fbf2.webp 480w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_fce01cf715898484.webp 960w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_608ae99d75cf3efb.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_66b850d998d3ecc0.jpg\" srcset=\"/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_5f0ceaf95ef89402.jpg 480w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_1d190ef9bca3e5b.jpg 960w, /bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk_hu_66b850d998d3ecc0.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1077\" alt=\"Tags And Throws - Catwalk\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eTags And Throws - Catwalk\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nTags and throws (short for throw ups) are still the fundamental basics of graffiti writing around the world. That’s not just a sentence, that’s a fact and although there are several more or less interesting graffiti websites in the interwebs, I just stumbled upon a new, quality blog focusing just on tags and throws! Under the motto *We love Bombing*, the aim of [tagsandthrows.com](http://www.tagsandthrows.com/) is to capture the bombing scene of the world today - one artist at a time...\n\n*In the early 1970s, a new phenomenon popped up on the streets of Philadelphia and NYC. Lettering; scratched, scrawled, painted or marked, in any manner on public property were spotted around the cities. The youth had discovered a new way to get fame – by bombing the city.\n\nReferred to as bombing, this sub culture uses marker pens, spraycans, roller paint and other fluid colors, as tools to get your name on any type of surface that your city may offer. A great bomber is one who is dedicated to hitting up the city, not only as a daily chore, but also with style.*\n\nWith **Tomcat**, **Cyclope**, **Lary1985**, **Katsu**, **Admit** and several more, they already got a nice tags and throws database and I’m really looking forward to get some more street bombing impressions!\n\n![Lary1985 tag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Lary195-tag.jpg\u003e)\n\nLary1985 tag ![Tags And Throws - Catwalk](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/Tags-And-Throws-Catwalk.jpg\u003e)\n\nTags And Throws - Catwalk ","tags":["Graffiti Vandalism","Graffiti World"],"title":"Bombing the City with Tags \u0026 Throws.","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/bombing-the-city-tags-throws/"}