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CAPS! 2019:
Graffiti and Street
Art with Zero
Faizlyana Ismail
Art Coordinator
Princess Elizabeth Primary School
I
have always been interested in graffiti and street
art. When I was a secondary school student, I filled
my student handbook with tags. A tag -- a stylised
personal signature, is the most basic form of graffiti.
When STAR revealed the list of artists who would be
featured in CAPS! 2019, I immediately recognised
Zulkarnaen Othman, who goes by his moniker, Zero.
With little hesitation, I jumped at the opportunity
and signed up for the Artist Talk and accompanying
workshop.
Key Takeaways
Through the talk by Zero, we had an insight on the history of urban and
street art, how it had grown and transformed globally as a universal art
form. He also shared more about our community’s perception towards
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