Street Art
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| Originally published | 2008 |
| Authors | Cedar Lewisohn |
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| ID | 2593934 |
About Street Art
Street Art - art made in public spaces and including graffiti, stickers, poster art, stencil art and wheat-pasting, but not corporate-sponsored advertising or "public art" - has become one of the most popular and hotly discussed areas of art practice on the contemporary scene.
Brick Lane: Chinese political slogans appear on London street art wall
...London s Brick Lane, well known for its Street Art, has become a talking point after one of its walls was covered by slogans extolling Chinese Communist Party ideology...
Why famous faces are popping up mega-sized on UK streets
... Gough is one of the country s leading authorities on Street Art, so much so that some have even suggested he could be Banksy himself (" No comment! " is all he will tell me...
Gucci & Paris Fashion Week: How my dyslexia made me an artist
... " Street Artist Navinder Nangla has been making waves in the fashion world with his work spanning fashion hubs London, Paris and Seoul...
Police foil group trying to steal Banksy mural from Ukraine wall
... " We ll do everything to preserve these works of Street Art as a symbol of our victory...
Eurovision: Liverpool will put on best party ever, mayor says
... Ukrainian fashion, Street Art, orchestral musicians and painted eggs are among the plans...
Banksy kept under spare bed to go on display in Salford
... " In keeping with the ethos of having Street Art free to view by the public, Leopard and Barcode will be displayed in the foyer of The Art of Banksy, giving the public the opportunity to come and enjoy it free of charge, " he said...
French Banksy: Eight guilty in theft of Bataclan mural
... A fourth man man, described as a 41-year-old millionaire lottery-winner with a passion for Street Art, was convicted of helping them conceal the door in the south of France...
Upfest 2022: Bristol hosts Europe's largest graffiti festival
... The free Street Art festival also featured more than 300 artists painting live, music, stalls and activities...
Upfest 2022: Bristol hosts Europe's largest graffiti festival
Bristol welcomed thousands of visitors from across the globe as it hosted Europe's largest graffiti festival.
Upfest celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, with organisers estimating around 50,000 people attended The Event in Bedminster on Saturday and Sunday.
The Free Street Art festival also featured More Than 300 artists painting live, music, stalls and activities.
Event director Steve Hayles was pleased to welcome so many artists and visitors to The Event .
" The sky is blue, The People are here and we have 300 artists artists painting live over The Course of the weekend, " He Said .
" Over The Past three weeks we've painted 80 murals out on The Streets of Bedminster so people can come to The Park and around the area to see all the completed murals, " he added.
Mr Hayles said The Free festival had grown " exponentially" since its creation.
" We started at the Tobacco Factory with about 40 artists and 40 visitors, " he added.
The Event was held in Greville Smyth Park for the First Time this year, with artists creating art From Scratch on blank canvases and adding their designs to a New York subway train placed at The Site .
Samba and reggae band Batala Bristol were among The Musical performers as visitors enjoyed The Event in warm sunshine.
The main festival was not held in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic, although Upfest did work with artists on other projects.
Source of news: bbc.com