Untraditional Art: Street Art

This essay will discuss the historical-, philosophical-, and theoretical background of House and Street by Stuart Davis created in 1931. This art is a typical example of the look and feel of the Modern Movement style.

A perfect example of the presence of artworks available for viewing is in graffiti. Graffiti is often a derogative term used to describe writing, drawing, or images placed on the surfaces of public buildings or areas. Although not considered fine art by many, as an expression of creativity and imagination, it falls under the category of artworks. What separates this form of artwork from those found in galleries is the atmosphere and environment that is attached to graffiti that cannot be replicated or found in art galleries. The raw nature of graffiti makes it appealing for viewers, however, the fact it is abundant in the urban environment justifies the idea that it can be viewed without the need for an art gallery.

“Street art is omnipresent in urban streets and is a rish source of inspiration for artistic creativity. . . It possesses the aesthetic voices of the ordinary and enables resistance for the marginalized. Banksy’s street art, in particular, can guide students to think about various social and political issues and to reflect upon the immediate, if not unjust, world in which they live, to transform that world, and to

If you were to go open a dictionary and look up the definition of art, you would see that it has art as “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination…” (“Art” 2017) and “Works produced by human creative skill and imagination.” (“Art” 2017). From these definitions, graffiti is art, yet in most cases, it’s considered vandalism because it is done without permission of the property. When graffiti is done in a designated place or with the permission of the property owner, then it can truly be considered art. But even if these circumstances are not met, if the graffiti goes beyond a simple tag, it is art.

Lorraine O’Gradys’ unintentionally historic performances, seemingly elevate everyday life to the status of art. In her ‘exhibit’ at the Studio Museum, her work is represented through photographs, in ‘Art is…’. Thirty years ago, O’Grady presented ‘Art is’ in the form of a float in the African American Day Parade right here in Harlem. Performers pranced with empty frames, metaphorically capturing fleeting pictures of the people and places that surrounded the route of the parade. By doing so, the trappings of high art were brought out of the museum, into the street, which promotes a new way people might begin to recognize this new art form in the celebrations of every day life. The

There are many different types of street art and murals that are part of any community. Street art and murals can give a voice or a cultural background to the community. Many types of cities have beautiful street art like Hollywood, within Hollywood there is a little community called Little Armenia. In this community there is a mural located on the side of Winona and Hollywood Boulevard. This mural is a symbol of what the Armenian Genocide was and because the mural is an area where Armenians and others walk from to go to the Turkish Embassy to fight for remembrance for the 1.5 million Armenians that have died on April 24. This mural shows us what the community is about and it brings the community higher and not lower.

Street art is progressively increasing as a forbidding magnet to charm tourists to the Bronx. People are taking benefit of the worldwide interest in street art and its strong origins as a Bronx art form, and expecting that this overpowers what Maruri named the “world-wide problem” of a bad image that the area still fights with.

Street art is a visual art created all over the streets, it can be present in a form of posters, graffiti, window paints, and murals, among others. All of those artists that chose to exhibit their art on the streets, rather than in a museum or gallery is because they are situated it in a non-art context. The products they use to produce their art works most of the time are: free hand aerosol paints, krink markers, plutonium paints and graffiti remover used to create perfect images all over the cities. Street art adorn the urban landscape, explode the skills of the artists, and finally but no less important, is constructive providing a specific social message for all the audience.

What this means is legitimate street art it's an attractive mural, instead of people writing scribble. artists take the time to actually masterpieces that allows the audience to be amazed.

The graffiti art movement was first introduced during the mid to late 1960s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the most fundamental contemporary art movements. Artists used bold and thicker letters to enhance their art and make it stand out. Graffiti artists spray painted subway cars which led to a new style called, “the throw up”. Although it is a well- known form of art, it is still considered to be vandalism and it can be punishable as a criminal offence.

People might have different opinions on what these street artists do. However they should look past the stereotype on street artists. They should instead look on why these street artists do these pieces of

Firstly, artworks are often use as a critique of government decisions. Wafaaa Bilal is an Iraqi-born artist. He is best known for his interactive works provoking dialogue about international politics and internal dynamics. In 2007, he lunched a website that allowed anyone to shoot at him with a paintball gun. “Domestic Tension” It was said to be “one of the sharpest works of political art to be seen in a long time” Using his own body as a medium, his aim was to raise awareness of what Iraqi people experiences was, living under the American Occupation. He wanted us to know what it feels like to shoot innocent citizens. Hence, “Domestic Tension” was a politically engaged artwork, in order to denunciate the damaged of the American Army in Iraq. This example can relate to the theory of Social practice, within the arts. Social Practice Art is a term for artwork that refers to social engagement as a primary medium. It is also known by different names such as: “socially engaged art, community art, new-genre public art, participatory art, interventionist art, and collaborative art.” Artists performing Social Practice art are aiming at a specific group of audience and propose critical interventions within existing social systems that inspire debate or catalyze social exchange. Social Practice Art work focuses on the interaction between the audience, social systems, and the artist through topics such as aesthetics, ethics, collaboration, persona, media strategies, and social activism. Engaged art is also well practice on the streets of its city. It is commonly called “Street Art.” According to Artrepublic.com, “Street art is any art developed in public spaces. The term can include traditional graffiti art work, as well as, stencil, sticker art, wheat pasting and street poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, flash mobbing and street

Dan Witz was a graffiti artist in 70s’. He has received the benefit from Wooster Collective, but he still has a think for street art. The feeling of graffiti like a freedom joke so that stay away from all frustrated, powerless, crap ... no sense of responsibility, do not expect, do not know what happened next moment, do not worry about any paint, get dirty hands and painting the taste has nothing to do things. For audience, it would be a moment to take the hint when through the graffiti walls. But network convert the mood to keystroke, and show the work on the crowded array screen without street atmosphere. It is a controversial point that how the development of street art, but the invariable theory is people found it and take value from

Both of these works are street art installments by an anonymous artist in LA who is known as Skid Robot. This artist travels around LA to different homeless areas and spray paints imaginary homes for the homeless to bring awareness to the growing poverty level in LA and the rest of the country. I have been fortunate enough to see one of these installments while driving in Los Angeles and it makes you stop and think about the current poverty situation in our world.

As graffiti recently transitioned to a more respectable art form, it developed a more respectable name: street art.