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blockbuster / large-scale piece  

Definition

  • A graffiti style characterised by the ease of execution. It is made of large, square, or rectangular block letters. It is two-toned: one colour for the fill-in (using temper, roller, or paintbrush) and one for the outline. Mainly invented to cover over other people and to paint whole trains easily, but they are effective on smaller walls for maximum coverage.

Alternative Terms

jufuzuopin
Chinese
巨幅作品

Source

  • Anssi, Arte. 2015. Forms of Rockin': Graffiti Letters and Popular Culture. Årsta: Dokument Press.
  • Bisceglia, Marta R. 2024. «GLOSSARY», in Iezzi A. (edited by), Graffiti in China, 193-99: https://www.1088press.it/en/graffiti-in-china-enhanced-digital-edition/glossary/
  • Bisceglia, Marta R. 2025. Graffiti and Chinese Calligraphy: Looking for Identity in Fusion. PhD thesis. Bologna: Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna.

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  • 巨幅作品

    Chinese

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http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/blockbuster_large_scale

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