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What is street art and does it belong to public space? Simo Sahlman University of Jyväskylä simo.t.sahlman@jyu.fi. History. History of modern street art began at the birth of graffiti in the United States (Ganz, 2004) .

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  1. What is street art and does it belong to public space?Simo SahlmanUniversity of Jyväskyläsimo.t.sahlman@jyu.fi

  2. History History of modern street art began at the birth of graffiti in the United States (Ganz, 2004). Tags and graffiti have since developed in to a versatile and widespread culture. Street art ”superstars” emerged and street art became part of popular culture. Street art influences can be found in movies, art and especially in advertising.

  3. What is street art? • It uses public street as a resource (Riggle, 2010). • It is illegal. • It is temporary. • It can also be performances, installations, etc. If street art is placed in a museum, it loses something essential to it’s nature. Putting a price tag on it, only takes away it’s original purpose of being public art.

  4. Street art as information • Art is meant to be received. • Street art stands out from the flow of information. • Street arts methods are part of it’s message. • Voice for anybody with a marker or a spray can.

  5. Street art as activism “Art is the community's medicine for the worst disease of mind, the corruption of soul.” (R.G. Collingwood) • Can present individual or collective values. • Invading public space gives out a strong message. • Opportunity to reach a lot of people while staying anonymous. • Gathers a lot of subcultures under one voice.

  6. Methods In my research, I will through a questionnaire, analyze peoples (from the age of 13) attitudes towards street art and public space. My hypothesis is that people are more accepting towards illegal art that they concive of as beautiful and for the most part will condemn simple writings etc. Exception for this could be writings that are clearly forms of activism. I believe that Street art can be seen as vandalism, activism, art, propaganda. I want to research what are the most commen conceptions of street art and public space among different age groups.

  7. Conclusion Street art is a part of public space no matter how people may feel about it. It is also a part of communication between peoples in space and that is why it is important to keep the discussion open both ways. I hope that by mapping some general attitudes towards street art, this research can lighten the results of this conversation.

  8. Thanks! References Riggle, N. A. (2010). Street art: the transfiguration of the commonplaces. The journal of aesthetics and art criticism, 68 (3), 243-257. Ganz, N. (2004). Graffiti world:street art from five continents. New York: Harry N. Abrams.

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