STREET ART AND CULTURE Angela Petrella Georgia Hillel

STREET ART AND CULTURE Angela Petrella Georgia Hillel Marian Schurman

INTO THE STREETS v. What defines street art/vandalism and what draws the line? vstreet art developed from a desire for artists to communicate something outside of the traditional and institutional venues where people view art (ex. Galleries) vstreet art is generally in public places, most often on sides of buildings or subway stations vcan include stencil, graffiti, wheat pasted poster art, installation, etc.

ORIGINS v“Street Art” is a term that gained popularity during the graffiti art boom of the early 1980 s v. Street art started with New York’s graffiti boom centered in the Bronx. It took off in the 1960 s, maturing in the 1970 s and peaking with the spray painted full-car subway train murals of the 1980 s

ORIGINS (CON’T) v. Punk rock music's ideologies were also instrumental to street art's evolution as an art form during the 1980 s. v. Associating graffiti and street art with an under ground rebellious scene v. Some of the anti-museum mentality can be attributed to the ideology of F. T. Marinetti who wrote the “Manifesto of Futurism”. A famous quote from that book said, “we will destroy all the museums”. Many street artists claim we do not live in a museum so art should be in public places with no tickets.

MANIFESTO OF FUTURISM Background information on the movement: v. The Manifesto of Futurism was written by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909 v. It initiated an artistic philosophy called Futurism, that was a rejection of the past, and a celebration of speed, machinery, violence, youth and industry v. Which became a very important artistic movement. v it also advocated the modernization and cultural rejuvenation of Italy.

STREET ART IN MONTRÉAL v. Street art is illegal in Montreal, unless it is on a wall designated for that purpose by the government or paid by the business-owner v. Property owners are required by law to remove illegal markings. If they don’t, there are fines and action to remove the graffiti by the city workers (paid by the building owner) vmainly in industrial train yards, metros, Plateau (full of murals), Turcot yard

A’SHOP v. A’Shop: artist-run production company that specializes in graffiti murals, street art and urban aesthetics. Some of the members are around since the 90 s, and were pioneers of the Montreal graffiti movement

MONTREAL STREET ARTISTS v. Bosny: Concordia University Fine Arts student, popular Montreal-based street artist, originally from Notre-Dame-de-Grace v. Miss Teri: Montreal-based graffiti artist whose personal mission is to bring beauty to the streets. She has a more romantic and feminine style. v. Pask: graffiti writer (does not do drawings much), well-known in the Montreal graffiti community vothers: Bruno Smoky, Sake, Reka, Pixel Pancho, Labrona, Gawd, Shalak Attack, Love Bot, Jason Botkin, etc.

MURAL FESTIVAL v. The festival is a celebration of urban art. People from all over North America gather for the festivities. v. It allows the public to watch the creation of street art in real time, as during the entire 11 days of the festival, street artists are allowed to paint. v. Along with the murals, there is also musical events, seminars, outdoor exhibitions and various other attractions. v It is also funded and partnered with multiple different sponsors encouraging creativity and the arts. It exhibits several groups and artists as their main attractions.

TAGGING v“Tagging” : stylized signatures, initials or nicknames for the graffitist. v. Legally, it is a criminal offence, because it can include things like; marking a public space and degrading the city’s image, changing people’s perceptions of the neighborhood and increase sense of unsafety, and it costs the city a lot of money to remove and maintain. v. Demographically, taggers are usually males from the ages 17 -23. They are a way to identify ones presence to other street artists and gangs. v However, “Gang graffiti is usually done by kids who want to join a gang, not actual gang members. ” – Detective Kevin Bartles of the Austin Police Department’s Gang Unit.

TAGGING (CON’T) vpunishments for tagging can range from being a class B misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, depending on the location, amount of damage done, the age of the tagger, and the person’s criminal history. v Locations that are automatic felonies include churches, schools, and cemeteries.

SOCIAL ISSUES vused in countries where there is little to no freedom of speech vused to express political and social opinions

ZIMBABWE vwomen arrested for road painting to express dissatisfaction with the socio-political landscape. In August 2008, 9 women were arrested for their road painting “Woza Moya” (“come, healing wind”). v. They were all members of the Woza movement (Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise)

PALESTINE v. In Palestine, graffitis usually includes messages, phrases, images, and slogans that have political meaning. They use graffiti to counter loss of national identity. Images from religious and cultural groups v. World-known artist Banksy has many graffitis on the wall separating Palestine from Israel

LEBANON v. In Lebanon, graffiti is being used to unite the masses (“Beirut Never Dies”), rather than divide with political messages. v. Graffiti is becoming more modern and stylized v. After the Minister Pierre Gemayel was killed, “Public Space” tags appeared all around the city in an attempt to take back the streets of Beirut

IRAN v. In Tehran (Iran), graffiti artist A 1 one wants to educate people and make them see the repression they are living in, because censorship is common in Iran. He wants the government to promote arts

THE THRILL v. As a highly available outlet, more people do graffiti because they like the feeling of the adrenaline when running away from the police. v. Graffiti for most graffiti artists is all about reputation and popularity, and the more popular a graffiti artist gets, the more they will show up. v. Freedom of speech and idea of getting as many people as possible to see your work v“leaving your mark”

STREET ART VS. VANDALISM

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