What do you think the link between street art/graffiti and urban setting (architecture, the city)? and, how do you think this could impact of the city and the modern art movement?
Consider the city and the architecture along with the culture and art is a public gallery displaying the art movement, social qualities and culture.
I see the street art movement and culture is still at the beginning with some firepower behind it. As the city has become a confined area of urban growth we see 50% of the worlds population living in cities now. So the traditional medium for painting was traditional canvas material or the production of a piece was an indoor activity. Nowadays we find artists working in the streets set in dense areas where the display of work is applied to the urban fabric and civic places - this being the 'new' medium for artists.
This allows for a number of opportunities such as; people can be more creative, brightens up the city, a liveable city, increase in quality of publicly displayed art and minimises illegal art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFZUz2dvlx8&index=1&list=PL8I_cBsXrqzWqdzuLXh6gFhADhaFG_KIW
Dear Charbel,
The street art movement and culture in Baghdad-Iraq.
Because of the bad security conditions, Huge concrete blocks are now in Baghdad, to protect people from attacks, But the walls are disfiguring the capital now. Group of Iraqi artists worked on the transforming these walls into giant paintings, witnessing the amazing culture of their country.
Dear Charbel,
In Brazil the "graffiti" makes a cleanest and friendly city. Especially in São Paulo, the painting represents social and cultural characteristics in the neighborhood where it is.
It is noteworthy not confuse "graffiti" with "pichação".
More about:
http://lounge.obviousmag.org/blackout/2013/08/arte-para-todo-mundo-ver.html
http://www.cidadedesaopaulo.com/sp/br/o-que-visitar/roteiros/roteiros-tematicos/roteiro-arte-urbana
Best Regards,
Vanessa
Hi Jeanan, thank you. I was not aware of the wall in Iraq. This is a very interesting concept, I am sure Iraqi people and artists along with international will find this wall a great way to express their thought and emotion. This is ideal for artists to use as their public canvas for political, cultural and cheerful/entertaining street art.
Dear Vanessa, I will look into these links and '"pichação". I agree that high quality street art can beautify and make a cleaner city that represents its people, culture and the urban sociology of the place.
Thanks for your input
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