Jose Antonio has decided to paint a graffiti on an old mechanics shop downtown. He begins his work by walking along the two walls available. He stares at them from every angle possible. Antonio then picks up his sketch from a box full of Ironlak paint cans, looks at the sketch; then grabs a light-colored spray can. He now walks up to the wall and begins painting. As he does this he glances at the paper in his right hand while he paints with his left. He walks as he paints moving from left to right taking side steps as he goes. He finishes the sketch on the wall and takes the pink spray can with his paint-stained hands. At a slower pace than before Antonio gets close to the wall and begins to fill the inside of the sketched letters with a bit of pink. He moves his body from left to right and his hand from top to bottom. His hand and body movement uniformly shades in the letters and shapes. He then sets down the pink, picks up a dark brown, repeats the same process, and does the same with the white paint. Antonio now picks up a light yellow can and with even circular motions he filled in the sketched bubbles with color. Jose now grabs the black paint and outlines everything with it. He moves in a careful and steady manner. This time his hand moves from middle to top, then down, and back to the middle. His hand does not stop moving from the moment the first black drop of paint lands on the wall to the last. Again, he goes from top to bottom painting diagonal lines from the corners of the letters and shading the spaces between the outline and diagonal
Street Art as we commonly understand it today has its origins in the hip-hop culture of New York in the late 70s. As it spread around the world it resonated with others in urban areas, it adapted and mutated but also retained much of its original ideology and sentiment. For example, much of Hip Hop in its various forms has its origins in ritualised competition – the dancing, the rapping and the scratching – and the art was no exception. As well as marking their own territory on fixed points like…
flowers.” And how the film traces the history of Barcelona street art from its beginnings after the Franco dictatorship in the 1970s to the influence of American hip-hop culture in the 1990s today’s variegated scene. Also a French street artist who moved to Barcelona in 2003, explain their participation and opinions on Barcelona’s scene. The writers also talk about the different types of graffiti going on. Ranging from covering street art in one city to globally — important similarities between the…
EXIT THROUTH THE GIFT SHOP Banksy is a anonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. He was a street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stenciling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Banksy's work was born of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and…
The Art of Graffiti "Graffiti has been around since man encountered his first stone wall" (George 11). I think it is important for people to recognize this long lasting art’s positive impact on society. Especially for someone living in a big city like Chicago, where graffiti has been popular for almost three decades, it is unrealistic to think it can be avoided (Bisnett 1) . Growing up in Chicago, I have come across multiple types of street art. Whether I’m using public transportation or just walking down the street…
Banksy is a pseudonymous United Kingdom-based, graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.[1] Banksy's work was made up of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians…
citizens of Greece to act out. ● Introduction of Problem Recently the Greek rebels have turned to street art to express their outrage. ● Importance of Problem (source) The debt is crucial to the state of the country because it's causing so much unrest that citizens have turned to vandalizing to voice their outrage. ● Thesis The citizens only want the government to fix the nations debt, and they chose to protest through street art. ● Preview of Points: Problem, Cause, Solution Graffiti originated from the Greeks…
LANGUAGE ANALYSIS 2 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/taggers-are-a-pain-in-the-arts/story-e6frfhqf-1226304469708 Graffiti taggers are a pain in the arts by: Michael Pernar From:Herald Sun March 20, 201212:00AM Graffiti in Hosier Lane, Melboourne. Picture: Source: Herald Sun TO many, graffiti is art. In the outer suburbs of Melbourne, it is blatant vandalism where zero tolerance should be enforced. A great deal of graffiti that people see in the outer suburbs is plain trash. If…
anyone can own art. Its universally available and not exclusively priced – you can go to an art gallery, second hand shop or even IKEA and pick up a painting or sculpture or canvas for £20 easily, it may not be a Picasso, but it’s still art. However, there is still an exclusive section of art that is completely out of grasp, of both the public looking for something nice to hang in there loo, and the experienced collector who would never pay less than £50,000 for a piece of art – priceless art. Priceless…
6/13/13 DANC 2303-36086 Step Up 3 The street dance performances by the actors and actresses in the film Step Up 3 have always caught my attention. This style of hip hop dancing is entertaining to watch. During the film the mail character, Moose, is dealing with financial troubles and finds a street dance competition with the first place prize being cash. He decides he could use this money and throughout the film the audience sees multiple hip hop, street dances in which Moose is preparing and practicing…
Alec Chapman Ms. Rigg 15 October 2013 Final Draft Graffiti Art Taki, a man who lived on 183rd Street in Washington Heights, worked as a personal messenger who traveled all throughout the big city. While he did so, he would use a small marker and write his name wherever he went, at mostly subway stations and also the insides and outsides of subway cars. Eventually, he became known all throughout the city as a mysterious figure. In…