Graffiti
The further you delve into the world of graffiti/street art, the more apparent it is that specific styles begin to emerge out of different cities over time. For whatever reason, "Western" graffiti seems to have taken less of an artistic approach over the years. Granted, occasionally you can discover some incredibly imaginative street art in Canada and America but, for the most part, seriously artistic work is left for Europeans.
Case in point...Ukraine:
via Hemmy
London is home to the infamous Banksy, who has managed to shoot street art into a realm never before seen. I mean, who knew Angelina Jolie would be buying up seriously pricey collections from a man who began by stenciling all over London in the dead of night? I might be slightly "over it" now but I can't make a post about street art without a few Banksy works. And, just to keep with the theme of things, these are all found in London, although he did some incredibly socially-conscious (as his work always is) pieces in New Orleans after the hurricane.
via Art of the State
Going back a few years...
Picasso's light graffiti from 1949. This kind of light art is super popular right now but anytime I see a time-lapse photo of bubbles, robots or words created with any kind of bulb or fire, I think of this. Gorgeous in its simplicity and originality at the time, Picasso's light art is overlooked in most surveys of his work. I find it fascinating that even though this is a hard thing to control, his style permeates.
via Wooster Collective
And finally...
I think I've blogged this before but it's still in my bookmarks and fits this post.
The Reverse Graffiti Project
via Daily Motion
That's all for now. 4 down...many more to go.
xo
