where to begin well i went to the sf moma today wow so many greats in one day it was overwelming standing in front of mark rothkos 15 foot blue and orange painting

im really picky about what i like to look at in terms of abstract paintings im not a huge fan of picasso but it was cool standing in front of his work that he painted many years ago i also am not a fan of bryce marden but after standing in front of his 15 foot paintings i like his work alot more then i did my favorite today was franz kline and mark  rothko and barnett newman and jackson pollack here is a list of painters work i saw today

jackson pollack

willem de kooning   

frida kahlo
jasper johns
picosso
mark rothko
bryce marden
paul klee
josef albers
marcel duchamp
henri matisse
franz kline
Barnett Newman

and many more it was a full day of greats

here is the rothko i saw 11 1/2 feet tall tittled no 14

as you may all know there was a black out in northern california i just went 20 hours without electricity i never even realized  how addicted i am to electricity i went to kinkos copys and spent 8 dollers for 20 min of time on the internet on a computer people were nervously shopping for batteries and things to make them feel better the parking lot was full at the store i went to all the batteries were on sale there was a nervous mood in the store poeple being rude and grabbing candles and batteries running stop signs all the street lights were out there was long lines at restaurants my house was freezing cold no lights  no tv no computer no oven no stove my fence got blown over in the storm but enough of my whining theres babys being killed in iraq

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Inside the temples, european explorers from the 1700's & 1800's left graffiti on the ancient walls. Not much was different than it is today.

This 2nd-century representation of a crucified donkey

ancient graffiti inside tower att he east end of the karlov bridge

Ancient graffiti from as far back as 1888, inside a chapel at Osios Loukas Monastery near Delphi, in Greece.

Ancient French Graffito

Ancient graffiti carved by pilgrims

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti
Historically, the term graffiti referred to the inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs of Rome or at Pompeii. Usage of the word has evolved to include any graphics applied to surfaces in a manner that constitutes vandalism.

Graffiti, known as Tacherons, were frequently scratched on the walls of Romanesque churches.

When Renaissance artists such as Pinturicchio, Raphael, Michelangelo, Ghirlandaio or Filippino Lippi descended into the ruins of Nero's Domus Aurea, they carved or painted their names and returned with the grottesche style of decoration. There are also examples of graffiti occurring in American history, such as Signature Rock, a national landmark along the Oregon Trail.

http://pressblog.uchicago.edu/2006/02/15/ancient_graffiti.html

Ancient Graffiti
Contrary to popular belief, not all ancient cave art was created by senior male shamans. R. Dale Guthrie, author of The Nature of Paleolithic Art, reveals that many graphic scenes of sex and hunting were drawn by teenage male "graffiti artists." In an interview with LiveScience, Guthrie said, "Lots of the wild animals in the caves have spears in them and blood coming out of their mouths and everything that a hunter would be familiar with. These were the Ferraris and football games of their time. They painted what was on their minds." The LiveScience feature on Guthrie, which is accompanied by four cave images, can be read here.

french version

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti
Historiquement, le terme de graffitis évoqué les inscriptions, chiffre dessins, etc, trouvés sur les murs de l'ancienne sepulchers ou ruines, comme dans les catacombes de Rome ou à Pompéi. L'utilisation de ce terme a évolué pour inclure toute graphiques appliquées sur des surfaces d'une manière qui constitue le vandalisme.

Graffiti, connu sous le nom de Tacherons, étaient souvent rayés sur les murs des églises romanes.

Quand artistes de la Renaissance tels que Pinturicchio, Raphaël, Michel-Ange, Filippino Lippi Ghirlandaio ou descendu dans les ruines de Nero's Domus Aurea, ils sculptés ou peints leur nom et leur revenu avec les grottesche style de la décoration. Il ya aussi des exemples de graffitis qui se produisent dans l'histoire américaine, comme Signature Rock, un ressortissant de repère le long de l'Oregon Trail.

Http://pressblog.uchicago.edu/2006/02/15/ancient_graffiti.html

Ancient Graffiti
Contrairement à la croyance populaire, et non pas tout l'ancien art rupestre a été créé par des cadres supérieurs masculins chamans. R. Dale Guthrie, auteur de The Nature de l'art paléolithique, révèle que de nombreux graphiques scènes de sexe et de la chasse ont été tirés par des adolescents de sexe masculin "graffiteurs". Dans une interview accordée à LiveScience, Guthrie a dit: "Beaucoup des animaux sauvages dans les grottes de lances ont en eux et le sang sortant de la bouche et de tout ce qui serait un chasseur familiers. Telles étaient les Ferraris et des matchs de football de leur temps. Ils ont peint ce qui était sur leur esprit. " Le LiveScience fonctionnalité Guthrie, qui est accompagné de quatre grotte des images, peuvent être consultés ici.