Will grafitti eventually become hieroglyphics?

Question

I wonder if almost all of us die of
pesticides. Future historians will
walk through empty New York or
empty Atlanta or another silent
post-cosmo vacuum, and see
grafitti or other signs of modern man.

Answer 1

Maybe, but I find it far more likely that the code used in text messaging (LOL, I nd 2 c u etc.) has a better chance of becoming an arcane language of symbology.

You can normally read graffiti as it is written on the wall, and the pictures depicted are often works of art, rather than cryptic images. I think in the future the work of some graffiti artists will be compared to that of Monet, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Andy Warhole, and Peter Max.

Answer 2

Its possible, if in the next 1000 years a completely different language is created and our english language is disbanded. Then the grafitti will be for most people unreadable and used by historians to decode what exactly our society was like. Hopefully they'll be decoding something more than just "Wassup homedawgs peaz"

Answer 3

Nope, all that art will get painted over by city planners and community redevelopment groups. Honestly, I think that Grafitti artists should start making a record of their stuff. Like photograph their work and publish books, then there will be a record.

Answer 4

I can see where that question might come form but i would have to say no, being that for it to be universally accepted in the future there would have be be universally understanding of it now...which i believe is not the case.

Answer 5

Hmmm probably not because most grafitti is senseless tagging of walls with no real historical meaning.

Answer 6

I'd love to think so.

I often imagine what future archaeologists will try to uncover about our era. I am guessing that other than graffiti, they will find millions of diapers and other non-degradable trash.

Wouldn't it be fun to know what they would say?

Answer 7

Wow - that is a very deep and interesting question. I tend to think that it will. All languages evolve over time. Just like my Egyptian ancestors did...

Answer 8

I think eventually they will, theres also a lot of great work on trains and I am always interested at looking at those neat work people have done.

Answer 9

I believe hieroglyphics and cave drawings were those of kids writing on the walls. They hadn't invented cleaners yet, so they had to leave the kids pictures on the walls. ;P

Answer 10

I suppose if it survives a long time and graffiti isnt still around when they find it, it will be of interest to some.