Graffiti Pop
Namesake:
Refers to the appropriated graffiti imagery used to create sanitized portrayals of urban settings in 80s pop culture.
First wave of corporate appropriation of Graffiti culture. Typically includes urban streetscapes & iconography contemporary to the time period (eg. trash cans, brick walls, chain link fencing, street lamps, sidewalks, industrial elements, general 'urban decay'). It's also associated with that eras' portrayal of street, hip hop, & punk culture.