Sunday, May 26

Where Does Graffiti End And Street Art Begin?

Graffiti cartoon

So when does graffiti turn into street art, and aren't we surrounded by it wherever we look?

"Is it a coincidence that graffiti was spawned in New York, arguably the world's most advertising saturated and simultaneously most media savvy city? One can argue that graffiti is the by-product of a society inundated with advertising. After all, both seek to do just that. Advertising and graffiti function on a Phenomenological dimension to awaken the viewer's curiosity. On one level they rely on the sheer amount of coverage and penetration, and on a deeper one they rely on the quality of the delivery to embed themselves into the human consciousness."

~ Alex Kataras

Banksy street art
Banksy Street Art at Wood Green High Road, London
McDonalds suckling child advert

Gomes graffiti
Gomes Graffiti
Other Graffiti or Street Art Posts:
Travelling To Infinity And Beyond With Graffiti
Food For Thought: Peas Or Peace
Ants In The Pursuit Of Happiness

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8 comments:

  1. Re:
    ""Is it a coincidence that graffiti was spawned in New York, arguably the world's most advertising saturated and simultaneously most media savvy city?"

    I think you'll find that it started in the Middle East,if this film is correct -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lru4dJ4J6g

    .-)

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  2. I'm torn, some graffiti I like but other stuff that ruins buildings and similar things I detest.

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    1. Some is now classed as Urban Art - see festival link in reply to Trish's comment below.

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  3. Some graffiti is art and spiffs up neighborhoods!

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    1. You are right. By 'coincidence' just found out there is an Urban Art festival in Bristol, England today - said to be the largest in Europe see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/22664987

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  4. This precisely the debate over the recent sale of a banksy piece


    http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/may/11/banksy-slave-labour-mural-row-sale

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  5. and this classic "banksy" wisdom


    http://www.upworthy.com/the-coke-ad-that-could-destroy-all-other-products-especially-coke?g=3

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