What is Street

Art?
× Street art is an original type of art that
we can find only in the streets.

× The artist usually tries to leave the

same kind of message like political
issues, feelings, their emotions.

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CHARACTERISTICS
of Street art
× elicits a strong political or social message.
× historically linked to breaking from
traditional practices, be it in terms of
subjects or artistic styles.
× Scale and time are often important factors
× Uses different types of materials for their
art.

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Examples
of STREET
Art
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GRAFFITI ARTWORK
STENCIL
gRAFFITI
STICKER ART
WHEAT PASTING
STREET
POSTER ART
FAMOUS Street artists
King Robbo, or John Robertson
was an English graffiti artist. In 1985, he painted
this graffiti work under the London Transport
Police Headquarters on a wall beside Regent’s
Canal in Camden.

Darryl McCray
Born Darryl McCray, Cornbread is generally
acknowledged to be the first modern graffiti
artist, who got his start tagging in
Philadelphia during the late 1960s.
Os Gemeos is a collaborative art duo of
twins Otavio Pandolfo and Gustavo
Pandolfo
Shepard Fairey is one of the leading street
artists perhaps best known for his Barack
Obama “Hope” poster. The Purple Rain
Protest was an anti-apartheid protest held
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× Banksy is the pseudonym of a
"guerrilla" street artist known for his
controversial, and often politically
themed, stenciled pieces.

× Who Is Banksy?
× Banksy, a street artist whose identity
remains unknown, is believed to have
been born in Bristol, England, around
1974. He rose to prominence for his
provocative stenciled pieces in the late
1990s. Banksy is the subject of a 2010
documentary, Exit Through the Gift
Shop, which examines the relationship
between commercial and street art.
BALLOON
GIRL
× 2002, at London west bank

× It is said that Balloon Girl is

arguably one of Banksy’s most
famous works as it has been
re-envisioned for many times.
An events company removed
the mural and auctioned it off.
The painting was later
reworked by himself on the
third anniversary of the
Syrian conflict.
DESCRIBE t big impact?
an

Critique of Balloon Girl

Use big image.
× The little girl is painted
in black and white the
heart shaped balloon is
painted in bright red.

× The little girl, in a play

dress, is watching her
balloon get carried
away by the wind with
one arm outstretched.

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analyzE impact?
ant big

Critique of Balloon Girl

Use big image.
DOMINANT
PRINCIPLES

× Line: curved lines

× Shape: Heart

× Color: Black

× Focal point: Red and

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interpret
Critique of Balloon Girl

ant big impact?

Use big image.

× The little girl was
painted in black and
white, with little detail
of it, making her a
universal subject. Her
heart-shaped balloon
pops brightly signifying
hope, love, innocence,
childhood and self-
confidence.

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evaluatea
Critique of Balloon Girl

nt big impact?

Use big image.

× The artwork generally
signifies hope which is
something that anyone can
relate especially those who
are struggling. The
artwork portrays an idea
that even how many
obstacles that we are
facing right now, there’s
always light after darkness
or rainbow after rain.

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