Street art

John Fekner: Broken Promises/Falsas Promesas, South Bronx, 1980. The terms "urban art", "guerrilla art", "post-graffiti" and "neo-graffiti" are also sometimes used when referring to artwork created in these contexts.[1] Traditional spray-painted graffiti artwork itself is often included in this category, excluding territorial graffiti or pure vandalism. Artists who choose the streets as their gallery are often doing so from a preference to communicate directly with the public at large, free from perceived confines of the formal art world.[2] Street artists sometimes present socially relevant content infused with esthetic value, to attract attention to a cause or as a form of "art provocation".[3] Street artists often travel between countries to spread their designs. Some artists have gained cult-followings, media and art world attention, and have gone on to work commercially in the styles which made their work known on the streets. Background[edit] Street art is a topical issue.

Tate Modern| Past Exhibitions | Street Art In the first commission to use the building’s iconic river façade, and the first major public museum display of street art in London, Tate Modern presents the work of six internationally acclaimed artists whose work is intricately linked to the urban environment: Blu from Bologna, Italy; the artist collective Faile from New York, USA; JR from Paris, France; Nunca and Os Gemeos, both from São Paulo, Brazil and Sixeart from Barcelona, Spain. You can also take the Street Art Walking Tour: an urban tour of site-specific art from a group of five Madrid-based street artists: 3TTMan, Spok, Nano 4814, El Tono and Nuria – a map will be available in the gallery. Various events will take place during the exhibition, including an interactive evening with experimental New York artists Graffiti Research Lab, refacing Tate Modern with graffiti light projections.

Streetsy: Recent Activity Art urbain L'art urbain, ou street art[1], est, à la fois, un mouvement artistique et un mode d'expression artistique, qui s'affirme ou se revendique ainsi à partir de la fin du XXe siècle. « Aux origines illégales, subversives et éphémères, il s’agit en général d’œuvres ou productions plastiques prenant en compte le contexte de création de manière à le questionner, l'explorer, le marquer, le dégrader, le détourner ou le sublimer[2]. » C'est principalement un art éphémère vu par un large public. Il ne doit pas être confondu avec l'art dans la ville, dans l'espace urbain ou public (en anglais public art), et tous les projets initiés par des institutions publiques, comme le Federal Art Project américain des années 1930 ou les expériences menées en France à partir des années 1960 et 1970. Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] L'art urbain en tant qu'initiative individuelle commence à s'épanouir en France à partir de Mai 1968[10]. Influence[modifier | modifier le code] Entre autres : Quelques exemples :

Graffiti Graffiti in Toronto Graffiti is writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface, often in a public place.[1] Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and it has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire.[2] In modern times, paint (particularly spray paint) and marker pens have become the most commonly used graffiti materials. In most countries, marking or painting property without the property owner's consent is considered defacement and vandalism, which is a punishable crime. Graffiti may also express underlying social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression is based upon spray paint graffiti styles. Controversies that surround graffiti continue to create disagreement amongst city officials, law enforcement, and writers who wish to display and appreciate work in public locations. Etymology History

Arte urbano Plantilla realizada por Banksy, uno de los más emblemáticos artistas urbanos. El término arte urbano o arte callejero, traducción de la expresión street art, hace referencia a todo el arte de la calle, frecuentemente ilegal. El arte urbano engloba tanto al graffiti como a diversas otras formas de expresión artística callejera. Desde mediados del los años 90 el término street art o, de forma más específica, Post-Graffiti se utiliza para describir el trabajo de un conjunto heterogéneo de artistas que han desarrollado un modo de expresión artística en las calles mediante el uso de diversas técnicas (plantillas, posters, pegatinas, murales....), que se alejan del famoso grafiti pero no siempre tiene que ser en paredes pues ahora en la actualidad es posible, incluso, dibujar en forma experta 3D. Uno es el uso de plantillas (stencil), a menudo con un mensaje político, cobra especial relevancia en París en la segunda mitad de los años 60. Exponentes del arte callejero[editar] Referencias[editar]

Little People - a tiny street art project RED BULL STREET ART VIEW Tattoo Modern materials and techniques allow for a range of previously impossible designs and colors within tattoo art. A tattoo is a form of body modification, made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Etymology[edit] A Māori Chief with tattoos (moko) seen by Cook and his crew The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology of tattoo as, "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. From Polynesian tatau. The first written reference to the word, "tattoo" (or Samoan "Tatau") appears in the journal of Joseph Banks (24 February 1743 – 19 June 1820), the naturalist aboard Captain Cook's ship the HMS Endeavour: "I shall now mention the way they mark themselves indelibly, each of them is so marked by their humor or disposition". The word "tattoo" was brought to Europe by the explorer James Cook, when he returned in 1771 from his first voyage to Tahiti and New Zealand. Types of tattoos[edit] Traumatic tattoos[edit] Amateur and professional tattoos[edit] Identification[edit]