Transcript A History of Guerilla Art

A History of Guerilla Art
By Alex Radivoyevich
Goal and Thesis
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To show you a brief history of guerilla and
street artwork.
Give you a new appreciation for the art of
the streets.
Main Points
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Technique
Early Times
Modern Era
Commercial Success
Conclusion
Technique
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When most people think of street art, they
usually think of graffiti, done freehand with
aerosol spray cans.
Street artists also use more a-typical
media and techniques, including stencils,
LEDs, mosaic tiling, murals, stencils,
stickers, etc.
Early Times
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The street art movement began in the
early 1980s in several locations around
the world. Namely Paris, New York,
London, Berlin, and Los Angeles.
Some of the early artists include Blek Le
Rat (Paris), AVANT (New York), and Feliz
(Berlin)
Modern Era and Commercial
Success
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With the growth of street/guerilla art comes more
popularity and more artists.
There are now thousands of street artists and a
few of these artists have achieved commercial
success.
Many people know the Obama “Hope” posters,
the artist who created those started the Obey
Clothing company, Shepard Fairey.
Modern Era cont.
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Another artist to achieve great success, and
keep his identity secret, Banksy, started out
idolizing Blek Le Rat. He, or she (or them no one
is actually positive), has made a living making a
mockery of popular culture.
The artist BLU has been known to take
abandoned buildings in Sao Paulo and turn
them into a massive canvas, in which he uses
stop motion photography to tell a story.
Examples
More Examples
Conclusion
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Street art has crossed the void from
counter-culture into mainstream, while still
maintaining its roots.
It is an international language, understood
by people all around the world.
I hope I have informed and have gotten
you interested in guerilla and street
artwork.
Works Cited
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"Street Art." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 02 Dec 2010.
Web. 3 Dec 2010.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art>
"Obey Giant." Obey Giant - Worldwide Propaganda
Delivery. Shepard Fairey, 21 Sep 2009. Web. 3 Dec
2010. <http://obeygiant.com/>.
"MUTO- a wall-painted animation by
BLU."Youtube.com. Web. 3 Dec 2010.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGaqLT-gO4>.