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Could you imagine that photography could be used as a way to express street art?
Famous French street artist JR has done the unthinkable by applying photography to graffiti. Born in France on the 22nd of February in 1983. His graffiti name was face 3.
His artworks are unique in a sense that he mixes art and actions he uses the public to do his art which he communicates identity, freedom, and commitment.
Outline where you can find the street art of JR and its main artistic features?
JR doesn't necessarily have artworks in the art galleries that are put up for display for the public. He created an art gallery which is free for the world to see that exhibits it to the biggest and best in the world; the streets. It is freely published to the outside world and allows the public to help out with his amazing street work. He likes to catch the eyes of people who aren't as interested in art and he displays a form of artwork that is unique from famous artists.
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The model's faces are normally shot with a 28mm wide-angle lens which are portraits which express funny, real and he manages to get the perspective of the person in a normal formula. Which represents the different characteristics of the person which is usually unknown. These photographs have been enlarged and are then plastered on sides of buildings, bridges, rooftops, and even trains. This caught the public eyes attention where they least expected it.
How does JR use his unique creative street art style to engage audiences and grab
... previous jobs to convey a welcoming and educational message in his work. He makes his art clear, educational, and unconventional to express his individuality and help children in their development. Had it not been for his first couple of jobs, the teacher that showed him the banned painting, and his love for children he probably would not be the memorable artist that he is today.
The quotes at the beginning are from New York City graffiti artists Bando and Seco, and came from Subway Art, by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper. This book and another, Spraycan Art (by Chalfant and James Prigoff), have been invaluable resources.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) had three different artists work on display. It was split up into three different rooms the first room was Design 99 To Much of a Good Thing and in the next room is Latoya Ruby Frazier Mother May I and in the last room was Jef Geys Woodward Avenue. The art that was on display was not traditional art work. All of the artist’s work displayed in the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit was out of the box thinking. The flow in each exhibit made it easy to move from one piece of art work to another piece of work.
Within the impoverished urban streets arose a youth culture captivated by infamy and self-pride. A youth culture virtually undistinguishable from members of modern society with a passion, setting them apart from the community. The members of this underground subculture could be your next-door neighbor, your son or daughter, or the contractor repairing your roof, yet you would have no idea that they strive to “bomb” objects and surfaces found in everyday life. It is the subtle differences that distinguish a graffiti artist from the average member of society, such as their, mindset, desires, speech and active lifestyle.
Through successful conceptualization and execution of his “action” installations, Joseph Beuys was able to present how he and many others felt about such matters related to psychology, the social structure, and politics. The messages in Beuys’s works may not have been clear to many, but he sought to show that all humans are creative and that art is not meant to be easily understood because there wouldn’t be a need for art if is was. I believe Joseph Beuys can be considered one of the greatest time-based performers of his time.
Art is a very important part of humanity’s history, and it can be found anywhere from the walls of caves to the halls of museums. The artists that created these works of art were influenced by a multitude of factors including personal issues, politics, and other art movements. Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh, two wildly popular artists, have left behind artwork, that to this day, influences and fascinates people around the world. Their painting styles and personal lives are vastly different, but both artists managed to capture the emotions that they were feeling and used them to create artwork.
One of the most controversial art styles is known as Graffiti. Depending on the artist, it a work of art can include a minimum of one or two colors to an extraordinary amount of colors. Since this is a taboo form of art and more often completed in secrecy, untraditional use of spray paint is the primary source of paint for such artist; however, there are some cases in which markers, acrylic paint and stencils are used. Therefore, the paint strokes, as opposed to brush strokes, are free formed with no definition and sometimes will consist of “over spray”. Most often, the final piece consists of words, letters, and/or shapes that represent something to the artist. The artist’s canvas is untraditional as well, as it usually consists of train cars, buildings, subway cars, and other forms of public and private property. Graffiti, untraditional and controversial, does not meet the status quo of a typical art piece, as most all of the techniques used are unconventional and outside of the box; however, to some, it is still considered to be an
“I’m one of those people that gets upset when people don’t feel what I feel, like, ‘How come they don’t feel what I feel after this?’ which is kinda of adolescent,” he laughs. “It’s true, I want to make things that convey an emotional landscape. So as an artist I try to do that. I like to make it personal so… To make my art unique, it has to be personal,” he continues.
Is street art a true art form? Does it provoke the same emotional impact that museum art has? There are many people who disregard street art as a form of vandalism and something that should be subject to punishment. However, after watching the film Exit Through the Gift Shop, I began to question why street art is not considered a true form of art by a large portion of the art community. Street artists convey messages in their work that cause us to think critically so that we can truly understand the meaning, just as fine art in museums do. The temporariness of street art does not necessarily take away from the emotional impact that is intended by the artist. What makes art, art, is not what it looks like, but how the viewer perceives it. I believe that you cannot put a boundary on art, no matter if it is in a museum or on a street corner, as long as the creativity and authenticity is there, and the viewer is challenged to think.
The name graffiti was created in 1971 by the New York Times when they wrote
What really makes a picture considered a piece of art is that it provokes a certain feeling. It stands for something and has a meaning behind it. There is always a purpose behind an artwork and reasoning as to why an artist creates a piece to look the way it does. The street is composed largely of surfaces and objects owned by the city and other people; the artistic use of these surfaces is normally an act of vandalism. This fact forces many street artists to be anonymous or to use pseudonyms. Many street artists are notoriously unidentifiable and difficult to contact. Also due to the illegality, and partially as a result of exposure to the forces of nature, street art is highly ephemeral some of it exists for only a couple of hours before it is buffed out, scrawled over, or naturally
Although other artists know who he is, Banksy doesn’t have a public face that he shows at galleries and in his documentaries. In Will Ellsworth-Jones article “The Story Behind Banksy: on his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down” he talks about one of Banksy’s earlier galleries. Ellsworth-Jones says “The show was a high-profile demonstration of the phenomenon that has come to be known as the ‘Banksy effect’—the artist’s astounding success in bringing urban, outsider art into the cultural, and increasingly profitable, mainstream” (2). Banksy’s “effect” is altering urban culture and bringing it to art galleries to be displayed and sold. In the grand scheme of things, he is commodifying graffiti and urban culture, making it more consumable and then proceeding selling and profit off of it. In A&E’s biography page for Banksy they state that Banksy’s work is unique due to the fact that it “often engages political themes, satirically critiquing war, capitalism, hypocrisy and greed.” The uniqueness of his work is a common reason different news outlets give for Banksy’s success. Contrary to popular belief, Banksy’s content isn’t groundbreaking. Artists of all mediums, including graffiti, before and during his time have touched upon all of the same themes as
He acts like he doesn’t care about the success or money and just wants to make art, despite being rich from art and making art that is good to invest in. His New Portraits piece had a mixed reaction because of how simple he made his alterations, how it was not a new message he was getting across, or how high the price tag was. The message would be seen as something like Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades, an item or image taken and only altered by adding a signature. He pushes the envelope and lands himself in court to maintain this rebel image he has, however the added drama of his work probably increases the value since it becomes more known. This work and Spiritual America were both pieces that caused a stir and made him more known. Labeling himself an outsider seems odd since at this point he is the most well-known artist of his time and his photography work is the most expensive art pieces on the market. The way he tries to portray himself feels different than his
In 2011 he started his research on the Indian truck art. As he started the research he realized that truck art had not been documented in the form of books or publications. That’s when he decided to conduct his own research, so in 2012 he travelled to various parts in India to conduct his own research. He travelled for nearly 45 days to the different cities and villages in India to collect all the information about truck art in the form of interviews, video footage and numerous photographs. After the research all the information that was needed was compiled and edited into a documentary film called