SPACES AND EXCHANGES: introduction

ART TRANSCENDS BOUNDARIES - ART WITHOUT BORDERS - ART KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES

KEY QUESTION: How does a street artist like Banksy use space to foster interaction with the public?

 to foster = favoriser

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How can public space be used to convey a messge?  

                                       
                                            OR

 To what extent does street art transform public spaces?


 

Best American cities for street art

Dave G. Houser Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (blog) 

Art lovers are finding that some of the most colorful and evocative art out there nowadays is not 

confined to the country's galleries and museums. Instead, it is seen outdoors — drawn, sprayed, stenciled and stickered on buildings and walls in towns and cities almost everywhere.

We're not talking here about raw graffiti, the work of vandals, but rather the magnificent murals created by real artists who approach their work with talent and purpose.
Street art is more than just an outdoor gallery of attractive or expressive scenes. It also functions as an introduction to the underlying cultural, political and social concerns surrounding the setting in which it appears. With the political climate in our nation heating up as fast as the earth's surface, the time has never seemed better for vibrant visual expression in public places.

1. New York, New York

Those most knowledgeable on the subject of street art generally concur that the now-nationwide phenomenon grew primarily out of New York City's hip-hop infused graffiti history — dating back to the 1960s and 1970s.
The Big Apple also was the starting point in the trend among pioneering street artists — or "taggers" in the lingo of the street — to sign or tag their work, usually with pseudonyms. For example, names of some of the most popular New York street artists include Iz the Whiz, Gaia, Swoon, Lady Pink, Nychos and Avant. The street art tradition carries on strong today across New York's five boroughs, but the best of it can be seen in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Astoria, Queens.




LADY PINK: A PIONEER IN STREET ART

https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/lady-pink/