STREET ART

Street art is an art, specifically visual art,developed in public spaces that is, *in the streets * though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art,as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, stencil graffiti, sticker art, street poster art, sideways  chalk art, art intervention, guerilla art, spray paint murals and street installations. Typically, the term street art or the more specific post graffiti is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism and corporate art. The work has moved from the beginnings of a graffiti and vandalism to new modes where artist works to bring messages, or just beauty to an audience.

 

HISTORY

Berlin Wall

Some of the earliest expressions of street art were the graffiti, which started showing up on the sides of train cars and walls, and it was the work of gangs in the 1920s and 1930s in New York. Truly impact of this subversive culture was extraordinary felt in the 1970s and 1980s. The history of street art originated with tagging, or scratching names on public property. Graffiti artists in the 1970s and 1980s began to inspire people like Keith Haring, who did chalk drawings in the New York City subway system before rising to prominence in the art world. These decades were a turning point in the history of street art; it was the time when young people, by responding to their social and political environmental started to create a movement.

Lodhi Art District

Types of Street Art

Street artists are known to fill life in the streets with their creativity and imagination. Street arts can be found all around the world. While known artists make some of them, others are made by unknown talented artists who like to give out their art without expecting anything. Street art is often termed as a wall painting or spray paint art, but many different types of street art are present around the world. Here are the top seven types of street art that you will often come across the urban streets.

Graffiti

Graffiti Berlin Wall

Graffiti is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. In modern times, spray paint and marker pen have become commonly used graffiti materials, and there are many different types and styles of graffiti; it is a rapidly developing art form.  It has a history which goes back to the ancient Egyptian and Greek period. Graffiti can be used to give out a message or just to make a plain wall look more attractive.

Stencil Graffiti

Stencil Graffiti

Stencil graffiti is a form of graffiti that makes use of stencil made out of paper, cardboard, or other media to create an image or text that is easily reproducible. The desired design is cut out of the selected medium and then the image is transferred to a surface through the use of spray paint or roll-on paint. The process of stencilling involves applying paint across a stencil to form an image on a surface below. Sometimes multiple layers of stencils are used on the same image to add colours or create the illusion of depth. Because the stencil stays uniform throughout its use, it is easier for an artist to quickly replicate what could be a complicated piece at a very quick rate, when compared to other conventional tagging methods.

Sticker Street Art

Sticker Street Art 

From the childhood hobby of sticking stickers to our hands and books, some of the artists have taken this concept to streets. Sticker is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers. These stickers may promote a political agenda, comment on a policy or issue, or comprise a subcategory of graffiti.They make eye-catching stickers of different sizes and post them out on the streets to the trees, lampposts, walls and benches. While some stickers can be removed easily, others are meant to stay for a long time.

Street Poster Art

Street poster Art

Street poster art is a kind of graffiti, more specifically categorized as "street art". Posters are usually handmade or printed graphics on thin paper. It can be understood as an art piece that is installed on the streets as opposed to in a gallery or museum, but by some it is not comprehended as a form of contemporary art.

Guerilla Art

Guerilla Art

Guerrilla art is a street art movement that first emerged in the UK, but has since spread across the world and is now established in most countries that already had developed graffiti scenes. In fact, it owes so much to the early graffiti movement, in the United States guerrilla art is still referred to as ‘post-graffiti art’. The production of guerilla  art is focused on cause and effect, not the material piece itself. It aims to produce an effect within the minds of those people who live within the environment being altered. It does not necessarily aim to produce meaningful art in itself.

Street Installation

Street Installation

Street installations are a form of street art and installation art. While conventional street art is done on walls and surfaces street installations use three-dimensional objects set in an urban environment.

Sideways Chalk Art

Sidewalk Chalk Art

Sidewalk chalk is typically large and thick sticks of chalk rather than Calcium Carbonate that come in multiple colors and are mostly used for drawing on pavement or concrete sidewalks. Many artists are talented enough to create realistic images on the sidewalks. You may see a real man standing across the street, but as you move closer, you will find that it is only an elongated piece of art drawn on the sidewalk.

Spray Paint Murals

Spray Paint Murals

Many artists like to draw paintings directly on the walls using spray paints. These are called murals and are usually the representation of the abstract ideas of the artists. It makes the walls look cooler, and some of the paintings may even look realistic.

 

List of notable street artists in Asia

INDIA

•  Daku, pseudonymous - graffiti, social commentary
•  Yantr, pseudonymous -  machines, social commentary

AFGHANISTAN

•   Shamsia Hassani – street art, digital art

HONG KONG

•  Tsang Tsou Choi – graffiti

IRAN

•   A1one – graffiti, street art
•   Black Hand – stencil artist
•   Reza Rioter – graffiti

KOREA

•  Royal Dog – graffiti writing, spray murals

PAKISTAN

•  Sanki King – graffiti, street art, sneaker art

ISRAEL

• Solomon Souza – spray paint art
•  Know Hope – social practice artist

THAILAND

•  Headache Stencil

 

Famous street artist

•  Cornbread
•   Daze
•   Dondi White
•   Tracy 168
•   Lady Pink
•   Jean-Michel Basquiat (SAMO)
•   Keith Haring
•   Shepard Fairey

SOME BEAUTIFUL STREET ART IN DELHI

Delhi is a city that is known for its art and culture. This art form is Graffiti which is spread across the mundane walls of the city and consists of drawings and paintings by world famous artists. Here is a list of the top street-art pieces that should not be missed by any art lover in Delhi.

KHAN MARKET

Khan Market Street Art

Everybody in Delhi is well aware of the Khan market. But how many of you have seen the other side of this market? The side which is painted with some super gorge street art which will make you keep staring.

HAUZ KHAS

Hauz Khas Graffiti

True to the super cultural and artsy vibe of the place, the street and wall art here is equally surreal. If you haven’t seen it in real, we’re sure you’d have spotted it in the movie Tamasha for sure.

LODHI ART DISTRICT

Lodhi Art District

India's first art district, with murals by 50 Indian and International artists. Lodhi Art District, From the collection of: Street art India. Lodhi Colony was the last housing estate build by the British, which bears a rich history in Delhi's timeline for its iconic architecture.

SHAHPUR JAT

Shahpur Jat 

A burst of colours, a dash of creativity and freedom of expression – Delhi’s tiny urban village, Shahpur Jat, signifies all this and much more.

Top 10 cities for Street Art in the world

• New York
• Berlin
• Mexico City 
• Lisbon
• Paris 
• Sao Paulo
• Bristol
• Buenos Aires

Delhi Street Art on wall

- JINSHA M