presentation street art
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Street Art
By: Pat Riley
What is street art?• “Anything on the
wall that isn’t graffiti”
• Usually has a more thought out artistic process
Street Art vs. Graffiti
• Incorporates environment• Humor and social commentary• May include installations or 3-D
sculpture• Public audience / Private audience• Illegal
• Goes over the environment• Self promotion• Mostly all spray paint on concrete• “Turf Wars” and competing artists• Associated with gangs• Illegal
Examples Of Street Art
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0
YouTube Links
Signatures
Artist Trademarks
TERMS DEFINITION
Piece (short for master piece) A large and labor-intensive graffiti painting. Pieces often incorporate elaborate effects. More credit is given if placed in a difficult location and well executed it will ear
Slash To put a line through, or tag over, another's graffiti. This is considered a deep insult.
Heaven spots Pieces that are painted in hard-to-reach places such as rooftops and freeway signs, thus making them hard to remove.
Cannon A slang term for spray paint cans.
Bomb To paint many surfaces in an area
Some Important Terms
• Art? • Or Vandalism?• Efforts to preserve• Removal
Public Opinion
Politics
Near Bethlehem – 2005
Famous Street ArtistsBanksy Shepard Fairy
Invader Mr. Brainwash
Commercial Success
I don't agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I'm prepared to make an exception for the ones I'm nominated for," he said, adding: "The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me.”
- Banksy
• At London Zoo, an artist climbed into the penguin enclosure and painted "We're bored of fish”
• In May 2005 Banksy's version of a primitive cave painting depicting was hung in gallery 49 of the British Museum, London. Upon discovery, they added it to their permanent collection.
• Banksy replaced up to 500 copies of Paris Hiltons’sdebut CD, Paris, in 48 different UK record stores with his own cover art and remixes by Danger Mouse. Music tracks were given titles such as "Why am I Famous?", "What Have I Done?" and "What Am I For?
Notable Pieces
Some Common Themes in Street Art• Anti – Establishment• Anti – War• Poverty• Social Inequality• Homosexuality• Human Condition• Anarchism
“I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard, sometimes that means sweating for days over an intricate drawing. Efficiency is the key”
- Banksy
Themes & Social Commentary
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZK7D6WqzR0
YouTube Links
Asheville, NC
“Exit Through the gift Shop” – A Banksy film
Streetsy.com
Urbanart.com.uk
Obeygiant.com
Works Cited