Street ART/graffiti

Art or vandalism ?

A little bit of history...

• Begining of the 70’s in America, and particulary in New York• Subway Art• Hip Hop Culture• Goals : to obtain “The Fame”, to be known by other graffiti artists (or Writers) and to say “I was there”• Related to MCs and DJs but also sometimes to gangs

Different technicsdifferent styles

Throw up or Block Letters

Wildstyle

Different technicsdifferent styles

Different technicsdifferent styles

Stencils

Paste up

Different technicsdifferent styles

And so many possibilities...

From the street to the art worldBanksy

• Artist from Bristol, UK, with a secret identity• Stencil artist (mostly)• Important messages on his pieces, commited artist• Tries to make people think• Brought Street Art in museums• Now sells to celebrities such as Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt• New projects (Movies, Dismaland, ...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcGpNnPqCjg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4mvZB_8qYs(Dismaland)

From the street to the art worldShepard Fairey / OBEY

• Artist from America• Skateboard culture• Started doing street art with Andre the Giant paste ups• Developped his logo as a brand• Made street art “sellable”• Paints lots of murals all over the world• Also political and commited to causes

From the street to the art worldTiltt

• Artist from Toulouse• Skateboard culture• Accumulation of block letters (or throw ups)• International artist

From the street to the art world

Space Invader

• French artist• Glue mosaics on walls • Designs inspired by the game Space Invaders• Pieces all over the world

From the street to the art world

Ernest Pignon Ernest

• French artist• Paste up on walls • One of the first ones in France to do street art (but not graffiti)• Starts doing his installations in 1971

From the street to the art worldC215

• French artist from Paris• Stencils• Really detailed technic

From the street to the art worldJeff Aerosol

• French artist from Paris• Stencils• Massive murals and littles scenes

From the street to the art worldROA

• Artist from Belgium• Paints giant animals •Paints all over the world•Uses the context and the shapes of the walls he’s painting

From the street to the art worldVHILS / Alexandre Farto

• Artist from Portugal• “Ingrave” walls instead of painting them• New technic...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6FU1Fvn9Nk

From the street to the art worldBlu

• Italian artist• Stop motion videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGaqLT-gO4

From the street to the art worldSofles

• Australian graffiti artist• Trying to find new creative ways to show graffitis (stop motion videos, augmented reality,...)• Realises huge projects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv-Do30-P8A

graffiti

and Vandalism

Graffiti and vandalismRisot/Rizot

• French vandal• Doesn’t want to be categorized as an artist• Claims to be a real graffiti writer• Goals : to be everywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifa748UC63A

Graffiti and vandalismKidult

• French vandal• Insurrection against brands using graffiti• Wants to show society that graffiti is not for sale• Anti-system• Uses an extinguisher with paint inside to vandalise fancy shops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdLVSvJafqc

Graffiti and vandalismRasko

• Russian vandal• We don’t know too much about him..• Paints mostly trains, train tracks, and highways• Highly wanted by Russian authorities

Graffiti and vandalismCombo

• French street artist from Paris• Commited artist• Paste up artist• Takes risks to convey ideas and messages

Graffiti and vandalismPixadores

• Lots of “crews” in Brasil• Letters inspired by Heavy Metal, graffiti and Viking symbols• Cover whole buildings by climbing them• Lots of deaths every year...• Highly wanted by the police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6dhT9YqxWk

Graffiti and vandalismFUZI

• French artist based in Los Angeles• Claimed that he didn’t know how to draw, but he didn’t want that to stop him from what he wanted to do• Creator of the “Ignorant Style”• Now, he’s also a tattoo artist (he tattooed Scarlett Johanson)

Graffiti and vandalismJPS

• Street artist from UK• Uses stencils• Play on words, jokes

Graffiti and vandalismVarious Artists

“Jokes” and funny graffitis, “smart vandalism”. Various artists

Conclusion• An Art born in the streets• Lots of different technics and approaches• Art that can be risky when done illegally• You can find legal or tolerated spots all over the world to practice, meet other artists and paint safely

MAKE ART, NOT WAR