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A History of Guerilla Art. By Alex Radivoyevich. Goal and Thesis. To show you a brief history of guerilla and street artwork. Give you a new appreciation for the art of the streets. Main Points. Technique Early Times Modern Era Commercial Success Conclusion. Technique.
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A History of Guerilla Art By Alex Radivoyevich
Goal and Thesis • To show you a brief history of guerilla and street artwork. • Give you a new appreciation for the art of the streets.
Main Points • Technique • Early Times • Modern Era • Commercial Success • Conclusion
Technique • When most people think of street art, they usually think of graffiti, done freehand with aerosol spray cans. • Street artists also use more a-typical media and techniques, including stencils, LEDs, mosaic tiling, murals, stencils, stickers, etc.
Early Times • The street art movement began in the early 1980s in several locations around the world. Namely Paris, New York, London, Berlin, and Los Angeles. • Some of the early artists include Blek Le Rat (Paris), AVANT (New York), and Feliz (Berlin)
Modern Era and Commercial Success • With the growth of street/guerilla art comes more popularity and more artists. • There are now thousands of street artists and a few of these artists have achieved commercial success. • Many people know the Obama “Hope” posters, the artist who created those started the Obey Clothing company, Shepard Fairey.
Modern Era cont. • Another artist to achieve great success, and keep his identity secret, Banksy, started out idolizing Blek Le Rat. He, or she (or them no one is actually positive), has made a living making a mockery of popular culture. • The artist BLU has been known to take abandoned buildings in Sao Paulo and turn them into a massive canvas, in which he uses stop motion photography to tell a story.
Conclusion • Street art has crossed the void from counter-culture into mainstream, while still maintaining its roots. • It is an international language, understood by people all around the world. • I hope I have informed and have gotten you interested in guerilla and street artwork.
Works Cited • "Street Art." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 02 Dec 2010. Web. 3 Dec 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art> • "Obey Giant." Obey Giant - Worldwide Propaganda Delivery. Shepard Fairey, 21 Sep 2009. Web. 3 Dec 2010. <http://obeygiant.com/>. • "MUTO- a wall-painted animation by BLU."Youtube.com. Web. 3 Dec 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGaqLT-gO4>.