I touched on this issue the other day, but I thought there was more to be said and some examples to be given.
There are a few graffiti writers who are blurring the line between graffiti and street art by painting trademark characters or symbols instead of, or in addition to, their names. Of course, painting characters has been around since the earliest days of graffiti, but in recent years, certain crews and writers have taken that a step further.
Here are a few examples of writers who I think are really pioneering a new form of character based graffiti. I think it could, and should, be one important direction for graffiti and street art in the coming years.
![Mr Bones Booker/Bones/Reader... Photo by hghwtr](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/276950940_c8f7a0133c.jpg)
![Mighty Mo Mighty Mo. Photo by Nicobobinus](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/720462239_16a7e59c161.jpg)
![Katsu Katsu. Photo by Sabeth718](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/3245174031_88aeb941f7.jpg)
More after the jump…
![Booker Booker/Reader/Bones... Photo by sabeth718](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/3245193165_d339b533ea.jpg)
![Faro Faro. Photo by C-Monster](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2806436978_aa6ed88a79.jpg)
![Rowdy and Tek33 Rowdy and Tek33. Photo by unusualimage](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/3161458286_26e25ee3fb.jpg)
![Bloke Bloke. Photo by shoehorn99](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2363891648_507893c017.jpg)
![Sweet Toof Sweet Toof. Photo by bixentro](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/1877772946_a2729733e9.jpg)
![Avoid Avoid. Photo by Atomische • Tom Giebel](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2836151580_21c83c9122.jpg)
![Burning Candy Burning Candy. Photo by unusualimage](https://blog.vandalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/3142905910_e541957da2.jpg)
If you know any other writers or artists doing similar work that I haven’t mentioned, leave a comment.