Here is a slideshow presentation of Street Art, with little discussion on its history, differentiation of kinds (e.g. Street Art, Mural Art, Graffiti, and Public Art), various movements, and function of street art. This is presentation is created in attempt to share information and educate people.

1. STREET ART
BY LUCYLLEBC

2. OUTLINE
I. HISTORY
II. DEFINITION OF TERMS
A. STREET ART
B. MURAL ART
C. GRAFFITI
D. PUBLIC ART
III. ARTIST INFLUENCES
IV. FUNCTION OF STREET ART

3. WHEN DOES VANDALISM BECOME
ART?

4. WHAT IS STREET ART?
• Visual art presented in public settings
• is art created on surfaces in public places like
sidewalks, exterior building walls, and highway
overpasses.
• usually created as a means to convey a
message connected to political ideas, social
commentary, or confrontation
• it contests hypocrisy and inequality in society
as it serves as self-affirmation for artists whose
oeuvre lies outside the traditional scope of
fine art.
Jaune says “The trash man is like a scavenger in our
society. They are cleaning the world but they are
insignificant, invisible.”

5. HISTORY OF STREET ART
• The desire of people to leave their mark on
walls has been around for thousands of
years. Archaeologists have found graffiti
scratched on walls in the city of Pompeii.
• But in terms of contemporary street art, we
can trace its beginnings to tagging,
scratching initials or a name on public
property, in New York in the late 1960s.
• Graffiti artists of the 1970s and 1980s looked
for new places to make art, reacting and
rebelling against society's rules.
Graffiti on walls of Pompeii reveals that Ancient
Roman householders put graffiti on their walls
when elections are coming up.

6. HISTORY OF STREET ART
• The work has moved from the
beginnings of graffiti and vandalism to
new modes where artists work to bring
messages, or just simple beauty, to an
audience.
• Street Art is also referred to as Urban
Art or Guerilla Art.
• Street Art such as Graffiti is typically
made and showcased outside of
traditional art settings like galleries and
museums.
Darryl McCray, better known as Cornbread, is the man who
is often credited with being the first graffiti writer,
tagging his name all over North Philadelphia. The story
goes that he started graffiti writing because of a girl he had
a crush on, Cynthia Custuss, which led to him
writing ‘Cornbread Loves Cynthia’ all over the area, then
continuing with his own tag.
-Steve Gray, Widewalls.com

7. PURPOSE OF STREET ART
• communicate with everyday people. (exposure to all types of
people)
• works that reflect or to raise awareness on social or political
issues; however, subject matter is incredibly varied and diverse.
• "smart vandalism"
• urban space as an untapped format for personal artwork, while
others may appreciate the challenges and risks that are
associated with installing illicit artwork in public places.
• creating art in a format which utilizes public space allows
artists who may otherwise feel disenfranchised to reach a
much broader audience than other styles or galleries would
allow
• a way for disenfranchised groups of citizens to express their
dissatisfaction with society.
Source: Banksy

8. STREET ART
• refers to a set of artistic practices produces in public, often urban, settings that are
intended to be seen by the general population and passerby
• Artworks that can be defined as street art when the street and location is central to
the meaning and production of the work and the works therefore make material or
artistic use of the street by its interest in some form of durable aesthetic impact,
discounting temporary performances or installations.
• Can be found on a number of surfaces including walls, pavements roofs, signposts
and powerboxes
• Practices not limited to: murals, graffiti, paste ups, stickers, sculptures, stencils,
mosaics, yardbombing or poetic assaults
Definition from artofthemooc.org

9. Michael Paderson -questioning the idea of authority
Dandelion Void II

10. Martin
Whatson
“Behind the
Curtain”

11. Banksy

12. Shepard Fairey
-created posters, stickers and
others, supporting Barrack
Obama’s candidacy in election
for President on 2008.
-originally independent, the
Obama campaign noticed it
through Yosi Sergant, and was
able to sell and produce more
-helped in the campaign

13. From: Maric, Bojan (2014, July 29) “Graffiti and Street Art”
Retrievd from: https://www.widewalls.ch/the-history-of-street-art/

14. BOTH FORMS OF PUBLIC EXPRESSION AREN'T ALWAYS DONE WITH THE PERMISSION OF PROPERTY OWNERS, WHICH BRINGS THE
ISSUE OF VANDALISM INTO THE EQUATION.
BOTH DIFFERS FROM TECHNIQUE, FUNCTION AND INTENT.
STREET ART
• larger goals or intent
• Street artists take the tools and ideas of
graffiti and use them to make art that
sends a message.
• want people to see their work because
their goal is to provoke discussion and
reaction / make a statement
GRAFFITI
• don't intend for the public to understand it,
nor do they care
• directing it to other individuals marking
similar territory or to a specific group of
people.
• guerrilla artwork on inner city walls and train
lines
• Usually personal branding of the writers

15. GRAFFITI
• Writing or drawings scribbled,
scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a
wall or other surface in a public
space
Defined from Oxford dictionary

16. Graffiti- word based Street Art- image based
Photo from
http://www.columbia.edu/~sl3731/graffitiART/

17. GRAFFITI ART
• Two forms of artistic overlap
• ’Graffiti’ + ‘Art’
• elaborate graffiti that is more
figurative, using images and colors
akin to most street art paintings.
• Elaborate and figurative graffiti
combined with images
Photo from
http://www.columbia.edu/~sl3731/graffitiART/

18. MURAL ART
• A painting applied to and
made integral with the
surface of a wall or ceiling.
• Does not refer to mosaic
forms part of the overall
scheme of the painting
Definition from Britanica.com
Picture from https://www.vanmuralfest.ca/about/

19. MEXICAN MURALISM
• Mexico’s political revolt in 1910 that would come to
influence the country’s biggest art movement
• new government sought to establish a brand new
Mexican society founded on its rich tradition but very
much forward-looking.
• Since most of the population was illiterate, an effective way
to change that would be through the creation of visual
messages that would not only appeal aesthetically, but that
would also promote certain ideals.
• form of social realism at its finest.
• portrayed the Aztec warriors battling the Spanish in their
fight for the independence, humble peasants fighting in the
Revolution, common laborers of Mexico City using fresco,
encaustic, mosaic of glass, ceramic and metal, and
sculpture-painting
Photo from Ohio State Univesity Website
https://u.osu.edu/krisskarupafinal/revolution-in-art-mexican-muralism/

21. Diego Rivera
• most traditional artist.
• European Modernism
-elements of Cubism,
later toned down to
recreate the flair of
indigenous murals.
• depicted his people as
noble and glorious,
saluting their history
and heritage and
paying homage to the
hard workers in the
most respectful way
• an extraordinary visual
diary of Mexico in all its
diversity and honesty
Diego Rivera – La historia de México- de la conquista al futuro, 1929-1935. Mural at Palacio Nacional, Ciudad de
México

22. José Clemente Orozco – Destruction of the Old Order (detail), 1926 at National Preparatory School, Mexico
City
José Clemente Orozo
• European expressionism
• dark prophet, he
emphasized human
suffering and cruelty,
leaving nothing unsaid
when it came to the
horrors of the Mexican
Revolution
• whitewashed by the
government for their
explicitly straight-
forward content
• the fear of mankind’s
ever-growing
dependency on
technology and the
incredible power it will
have over us in the
future.

23. David Siqueiros – El pueblo a la universidad, la universidad al pueblo, 1952–1956 at National Autonomous University of Mexico
David Siqueiros
• artist incorporated
science, technology and
machinery into his work
while still holding on to
the primary task of
conveying a message to
common people.
• evoked speed and
progress, but also the
kind of political vision
that was not well
received by the
authorities in Mexico, or
the United States –
which is why today most
of his murals can be
found in South America.

24. PUBLIC ART
• Community or municipal art
• Any work of art which is designed for and
sited in a space accessible to the general
public, from a public square to a wall
inside a building open to public
• Umbrella term which includes any work of
art purchased with public funds, or which
comes into the public domain (by
donation, or by public display, etc.)
irrespecticve of where it is situated in the
community, or who sees it
"Group of Four Trees" by Jean Dubuffet, Chase Plaza, New York, NY

25. CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ART
• It is commissioned by a very public process, in which the community has a clear and defined
role in selecting the artist, the site, and the artwork
• Public money funds the creation of the art piece, especially in the case of percent-for-art
ordinances. This arrangement means that the art has many audiences to please, not just the
artist and the selection committee, and that there is a degree of accountability assumed about
the artwork that artists do not encounter as much when creating work for private use or display.
• It is associated with a sense of longevity. Whereas a work of studio art or in a museum
collection may be sold or removed at a predetermined time, a work of public art, is protected by
the Visual Artists Rights Act and must go through an official process (called Deaccession) if it is
to be sold or removed.. It also must be designed to rigorous standards, as it is often expected to
last from 20-50 years, if not more, in an outdoor, fairly unprotected environment.

26. KINDS OF PUBLIC ART
• Sculpture: in the round, bas relief, kinetic
works (mobiles), electronic works, light
works; figurative, abstract, statuary; formed
from any material that provides the type of
durability required for the project;
• Mosaics including engravings, carvings,
frescoes;
• Fountains or water elements;
• Fine art crafts: clay, fiber (tapestries),
textiles, wood, metal, plastics, stained glass;
• Mixed-media video and computer-
generated works, collage, photography;
The 16th Avenue Titled Steps by Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher
Source: mymodernmet.com

27. KINDS OF PUBLIC ART
• Installations;
• Earthworks and environmental
artworks;
• Decorative, ornamental, or
functional elements designed by
an artist;
• Murals, drawings, and
paintings; and
• Monuments
Tear of the Cloud by Tony Oursler around the Hudson River, October 2018

28. REFERENCES
• Przybylek, Stephanie “Street Art: Definition & History” Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/street-art-definition-history.html
• Maric, Bojan (2014, July 14) “The History of Street Art” Retrieved from https://www.widewalls.ch/the-history-of-street-art/
• Herzig, Illana (2017, September 27) “These 10 Artists Are Challenging Our Idea of What Street Art Can Be” Retrieved from https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-artists-challenging-
idea-street-art
• Anapur, Eli (2016, October 13) “What Do You Know about Roman Graffiti ?” Retrieved from https://www.widewalls.ch/roman-graffiti/
• Smith, Lewis (2013, January 14) “The first Facebook wall? New study reveals the graffiti of Pompeii could have been an early social network” Retrieved from
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2262159/The-Facebook-wall-Pompeii-graffiti-early-social-network.html
• Gray, Steve (2015, March 19) “20th Century Graffiti - The Rise of Graffiti Art” https://www.widewalls.ch/20th-century-the-rise-of-graffiti/
• Invaluable “The Evolution of Street Art” Retrieved from https://www.invaluable.com/blog/the-evolution-of-street-art/
• Bitter Soup LLC (2017) “Street Art” Retrieved from http://www.arthistory.net/street-art/
• Weisberg, Jill C. (16 May ___) “The Difference Between Street Art and Graffiti” Retrieved from http://schriftfarbe.com/the-difference-between-street-art-and-graffiti
• ”Shepard Fairey” Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey
• Aldredge, Michelle (2012, December 25) “Arch Prankster or Art Genius? 52 Works By British Street Artist Banksy” Retrieved from https://www.gwarlingo.com/2012/banksy-arch-prankster-or-
art-genius/
• Lu, Seres, Columbia Journalism School “The Struggle Between Graffiti And Street Art” Retrieved from http://www.columbia.edu/~sl3731/graffitiART/
• Kordic, Angie (2016, June 17) “All You Need to Know About Mexican Muralism and Muralists” Retrieved from https://www.widewalls.ch/mexican-muralism-muralists/
• Project of Public Spaces (2010, January 1) “Public Art: An Introduction” Retrieved from https://www.pps.org/article/pubart-intro
• Yoo, Alice (2012, June 14) “San Francisco’s Secret Mosaic Staircase” Retrieved from https://mymodernmet.com/16th-avenue-tiled-steps-san-francisco/
• Battaglia, Andy (2018, September 18) ”Tony Oursler to Conjure Public Art in New York’s Riverside Park This Fall” Retrieved from http://www.artnews.com/2018/09/18/tony-oursler-conjure-
public-art-new-yorks-riverside-park-fall/