Bubble/Softie and Wildstyle

Bubble or Softie Wild Style

Mixed with tags or throw-ups. Rounded edges and slightly overlapping letters. Looks as if they are blown up. (Anapur, 2016, para. 7)

Famous artists associated with:

Phase 2, Seen, Rime

Phase 2. (2019). Phase 2 in front of one of his artworks in 1973. Lady Pink. (2011). Evolution Triptych. Retrieved from https://online.dontpaniclondon.com/magazine/arts/a-nekst-tribute. Hard to read, but amazing to look at the “convoluted and interlocked letters, arrows, spikes and other decorative elements merge into one another making it difficult to discern what has been written.” (Anapur, 2016, para. 6) Duncan (2019) also quoted photojournalist Martha Cooper from 1982 stating, “a writer will therefore often make a piece deliberately hard to read” (para. 3) because it gives a sense of being in a secret society. This was often done on subway cars adding to a higher chance of getting caught, but earning the artist more prestige. Famous artists associated with: Dondi White, Daze, Saber, Comet, Blade, and Futura 2000, Lady Pink