Street 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...