Street Art: Crime or Art?
What is Street Art?
Street art is arguably classed as Urban Art and also known as Contemporary Art.
This form of Art represents the voice of the lower class in debate with the political class, they express themselves with sprays on plaster and endure 'A life spent scribbling in books scrambling over walls and fences, scrawling on any available surface'. It is today accepted by designers and artists who also are influenced by these contemporary visualised forms, this form of contemporary art has changed the views of many and has given society its own taste of mixed, demanding, and subjected opinions. This worldwide craze of 'innovative styles' craved attention of many. Graffiti artists like Banksy, Twist and Basquiat resulted in 'International Attention' because of their work being highly influential regarding social and political aspects.
However Street Art normally is also seen as pure vandalism to the walls of public and a form of disgrace to society by those individuals who rebel. It is also believed to be supported by Fascists who have been involved in expressing Nazi Images.
Street art evolves from graffiti; it is graffiti that has allowed street art to progress solely and being presently labelled as 'Modem Graffiti'.
It has allowed the unknown rebels of society to be heard on the cold walls of cities and the back streets. The purpose of Graffiti and how it was formed can be explored through the effects of society, the period, environmental surroundings theoretical and historical aspects.
There is a certain way of linking street art with the historical context, the period within the ancient civilisations and the Roman Empire used forms of expressing a form of art on a walls of certain buildings.
The first places for street art to have a huge impact on were America - New York,
Madrid, London, Barcelona and many other parts of the world thereafter.
However a lot of the works have taken place on surfaces of public places like trains, shop shutters, subways,
Street art is arguably classed as Urban Art and also known as Contemporary Art.
This form of Art represents the voice of the lower class in debate with the political class, they express themselves with sprays on plaster and endure 'A life spent scribbling in books scrambling over walls and fences, scrawling on any available surface'. It is today accepted by designers and artists who also are influenced by these contemporary visualised forms, this form of contemporary art has changed the views of many and has given society its own taste of mixed, demanding, and subjected opinions. This worldwide craze of 'innovative styles' craved attention of many. Graffiti artists like Banksy, Twist and Basquiat resulted in 'International Attention' because of their work being highly influential regarding social and political aspects.
However Street Art normally is also seen as pure vandalism to the walls of public and a form of disgrace to society by those individuals who rebel. It is also believed to be supported by Fascists who have been involved in expressing Nazi Images.
Street art evolves from graffiti; it is graffiti that has allowed street art to progress solely and being presently labelled as 'Modem Graffiti'.
It has allowed the unknown rebels of society to be heard on the cold walls of cities and the back streets. The purpose of Graffiti and how it was formed can be explored through the effects of society, the period, environmental surroundings theoretical and historical aspects.
There is a certain way of linking street art with the historical context, the period within the ancient civilisations and the Roman Empire used forms of expressing a form of art on a walls of certain buildings.
The first places for street art to have a huge impact on were America - New York,
Madrid, London, Barcelona and many other parts of the world thereafter.
However a lot of the works have taken place on surfaces of public places like trains, shop shutters, subways,