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2 min read•august 12, 2024
Street art evolved from graffiti tags to diverse urban expressions. From subway murals to stencils and wheat paste, artists found new ways to leave their mark on city landscapes, sparking both admiration and controversy.
Today, street art encompasses , sculptures, and guerrilla interventions. Artists push boundaries, addressing and blurring lines between street and fine art, transforming into for creative expression.
Early Street Art Forms
Origins and Evolution of Graffiti
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- Graffiti emerged as an form in the late 1960s and early 1970s
- developed as a way for graffiti artists to mark their territory and gain recognition
- Consists of stylized signatures or pseudonyms
- Often executed quickly and repeatedly across
- became a prominent form of graffiti in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s
- Artists painted elaborate murals on subway cars, transforming them into
- Sparked controversy and led to increased efforts to combat graffiti
Techniques and Mediums
- gained popularity as a quick and reproducible form of street art
- Involves creating a template and spray painting through cut-out sections
- Allows for precise and repeatable images ()
- emerged as a method for adhering paper-based artworks to walls
- Uses a mixture of wheat flour and water as an adhesive
- Enables artists to create and install off-site
- Facilitates the display of posters, photographs, and in urban environments
Contemporary Street Art Movements
Evolution of Large-Scale Urban Art
- experienced a resurgence in the 21st century as a form of public art
- Involves creating large-scale paintings on building facades and walls
- Often addresses social and political issues ()
- developed as artists sought to push beyond traditional graffiti techniques
- Incorporates elements of graphic design, illustration, and fine art
- Emphasizes aesthetics and conceptual depth over simple tagging
Innovative Approaches and Interventions
- Urban art expanded to encompass a wide range of styles and techniques
- Includes sculpture, installation, and multimedia projects in city spaces
- Blurs the line between street art and contemporary fine art
- focuses on creating unexpected and often subversive interventions in public spaces
- Aims to challenge viewers and provoke thought or action
- Can include , performances, or alterations to existing structures (Banksy's "Girl with Balloon")
- responds directly to the physical, social, or historical context of its location
- Tailors the artwork to complement or contrast with its surroundings
- Often integrates elements of architecture or landscape into the piece
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