Public Space - Street Art

1. Street art is any art developed in public spaces - that is, "in the streets" - though the term usually refers to art of an illicit nature, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives.

This definition was taken from mimi.hu

2. The article I chose is No Art

Summary:

No Art is a news article from FatCap, a news website. The article contains text and pictures of a Graffiti photographer named Chris Brennan and his photos of various street art around San Fransisco. The article talks about the art exhibit that Chris is holding, named No Art, which shows photos that he took of street art being buffered out around the city. It shows us how that graffiti is handled and talks about how street artists feel about this and how it makes the city look different.

3. One photo that is chose from European Street Painting

  

This street art is on a city street in Mexico City, Mexico.
The street art incorporates logos of a car company, and various symbols to enhance the picture such as sand and beach items. A new Ford truck is the centrepiece of this street art and is surrounded by an array of shapes and colours attempting to resemble a beach.
This street art appealed to me because i think it looks very cool. It has a 3D image popping out and real objects to enhance the feel of the image. It puts two things i enjoy together; cars and the beach, so that was a selling factor. Mainly the giant car in the middle was what caught my attention.
I think that the main reason that this street art was made was to advertise the new Ford truck being sold in Mexico. It's showing people what the truck looks like.
Banksy encourages you to just use his art freely because he does not sell his art or produce anything out of it. I think he does this because he feels that art is free and everyone should be able to freely enjoy it. By doing this, he is giving them the freedom to view and see art.

The second photo that I chose was from Wikimedia



This street art is located on a wall in Austin, Texas.
You can see a person holding a sign while there are a few more signs in the air and on the floor. Each sign shows us a message. There are various colour and shaped on this street such as the characters blue jacket and the red writing on the signs.
This street art appealed to me because I liked the way that the character looked and I liked the fact that the messages on the signs get changed every so often.
I don't think that this street art is making a specific statement because of the fact that the words are changed every so often. I think whatever is written on the signs is what is on the artist's mind at any given time.