The Birth of Contemporary Street Art
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The Birth of Contemporary Street Art
Popularized in New York City, late 1970’s
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Origins
Political Propaganda
Vandalism triggered a sense ofrebellion
A powerfulway to express ideas. The street being the canvas of the art.
Art became for the people rather than something exclusivelyshown in galleries
A street poster from the May 1968 protests in Paris. It reads "the struggle continues."
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Kyselak is considered the grandfather of modern graffiti and street art.
Left, an unknown artist’s interpretation of Lyselak and right, an actual "tag" by Kyselak in Austria 1799- 1831
Introduction to a sense of anonymity in art
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Notable Artists of the 1980’s
• Keith Haring (May 1958 – February 16 1990) – First artist to bring more than just graffiti to the streets.
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22 1960 - August 12 1988) – More quote based, wanted to get the average man thinking.
“Crack Is Wack” Keith Haring 1986
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Jean Michel Basquiat began the iconic “SAMO” tag in downtown NYC 1977-1980*some artists still use the SAMO tag a a tribute to Basquiat
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Contemporary Street Artists • Invader • JR• Blu • Banksy • Shepard Fairey (Obey Movement) • Zed1• Morley• Herakut• Hot Tea• Poster Boy
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Invader
• Based in Paris • Possibly influenced by earlier mosaic work of
the Early Medieval Churches • Inspired by 1978 arcade game “Space
Invaders”• Started in 1998
Spotted In Amsterdam
www.space-invaders.com
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Hot Tea
• Work spotted since 2009 • Works with yarn • Experiments with public space
HotTea California, February 2013
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HotTea – Rituals (Video)Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn NYCExperiments with space Art for the people
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Shepard Fairey
• Began as a graphic designer • “Andre The Giant Has a Posse” sticker
movement of 1989 put him on the map as “OBEY GIANT”
OBEY GIANT Stencil Spotted in Athens
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• Became well known for the 2008 US Presidential Election stencil of Barack Obama
• Perhaps connects back to the use of street art as political propaganda – Also, Idolizing a contemporary figure which can be compared to earlier portraits of the renaissance (classic triangular composition)
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Shepard Fairey Ataturk 2008100 pieces printed
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Comparison
“Women Are Heros” JR Rio de Janeiro August 2008
Bust of Roman Emperor Galba 1st Century BCE
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• Realism • Individualism • Emphasis on Emotion and Character• The Emperor vs. The Average
Woman
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Citations
• “Haring” by Alexandra Kolossa published by Taschen books
• “Street Art” Vandalog.com, n.d. Web. 6 Oct 2013 http://blog.vandalog.com/.
• Ward, Ossian “How Graffiti Became Art” Time Out. Np., 26 Jan 2008. Web. 6 Oct 2013
• “The History of Modern Street Art and Graffiti Continued” WEURBANARTIST. Web. 5 Oct 2013 http://weburbanist.com/2009/04/24/the-history-of-modern-street-art-and-graffiti-continued/