Public Space - Street Art

1. Find a definition of “Street Art” and post it on your blog along with the hyperlink of where you found it.
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, stencil graffiti, sticker art, wheatpasting and street poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, flash mobbing and street installations. Typically, the term street art or the more specific post-graffiti is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.
Street Art

2. Find one news article about street art. Provide a brief summary of content, indicate what the media organization is and provide the link to the article.
Chris Brennan is a well known and connected photographer. Chris has put on a exhibit called No Art for 111 Minna. No Art is made out of a series of photographs Brennan has been collecting of buffed art work over the years., challenging the observer to look at buffering as an art itself;capturing a moment in time: The moment in time that the graffiti behind the current layer existed, and the now, in which the opaque paint takes over. Brennan believes that graffiti will never be legal, and he would not want it to be. If graffiti is legal, the essential beauty and skill of the art is taken away. The media organization is www.fatcap.com.
http://www.fatcap.com/article/no-art.html


3. Find two photographs of street art that appeals to you and answer the following questions about them. Post both the photos and answers when you are done.

What location is the street art? (city, surface, type of building or structure)   

 The location of the street art is on a wall of some building.

What shapes, symbols, images, colours does the street art incorporate?

The street art is basically an outline of a man sitting down in black and white, with a red background. The man is holding a white square sign, and  with red words; "Keep your coins, I want change."

Why did this street art appeal to you, or why did it grab your attention?

The reason why this street art appealed to me is because it was just simple, with a simple phrase with a meaning. It also grabbed my attention because I saw a picture of this street art before. The phrase grabbed my attention because the man is asking for change, but not materialized change, he wants change put to action.

What comment or statement is the street art making do you think?

I think the comment or statement the street art is trying to make is that the world needs the change.

What location is the street art? (city, surface, type of building or structure)

The location of this street art is in New York City, on peices of wood and a the wall of a building

What shapes, symbols, images, colours does the street art incorporate?

The shapes that this street art incorporates are shapes of a bunny, deer, and chicken. The colors that are incorporated in this street art is green

Why did this street art appeal to you, or why did it grab your attention?

The reason why this street are grabbed my attention because it is regarding the eniroment and animals

What comment or statement is the street art making do you think?

I think the comment or statement the street art is trying to make is that we should should think about the enviroment and try to improve it.

Visit Banksy’s “Shop” Section on his site. What does he encourage you to do? Why do you think he does this?

Bansky encourages people to be aware about the issues that are happening around us and the polital issues that are happening. I think he is doing this because he want's people to know about the things that are happening, and that in some way we can make a change.