Graffiti of a political nature.
Caricature of a politician.
(http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/800pxwwii_memorial_kilroy_was_here.jpg)
Kilroy/Chad - WW1
Engraving of Kilroy on the World War 2 memorial in washing D.C.
the outrageousness is not what it says but where it is found.
(http://ovineyards.com/english/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nous-sommes-la-pour-boire-68.jpg)
Nous sommes le pouvoir.
Paris unrest 1968.
Figures are shown on the left holding a working tool and on the right raising his fist in a power salute.
The graffiti has merged all the figures together to create one figure, emphasising power.
(http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/photos/insa_tube.jpg)
1970's New york spray can graffiti.
Evolves alongside hip hop culture.
Making language of the streets visible.
Announcing their presence, they will not be ignored. Spraying onto tube cars means that the art and message will travel further, therefore seen by more people.
Portrays the dissatisfaction of class and hierarchies, mostly from less wealthy parts of New York that would travel into the more affluent areas.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtGrJ8br_43KiHr9b1wUnS8pD4R3JF26IHIug51qzba7W-UWQF-Vb6rywIZCqddCf4WbDLiInHp8S_Gt1E9yLeDHpLQjgrjqDvYUqtd-EhvG85LMcf4Qn5lhyphenhyphen1udKyAx0vcgClivydPY/s640/126036_45JUF6WC7FRINFZAG5PPKR4V27DVAJ_samo_H203507_L.jpg)
Graffiti brought into the art world by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
SAMO. Same old. Intertwines messages and visuals.
Poetic but confusing style 'Life is confusing at this point'
(http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/basquiat/street-to-studio/images/visual_samo.jpg)
Death of SAMO.
'SAMO IS DEAD'.
(http://news.upperplayground.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/f8400d40fcsquiat.jpg.jpg)
Warhol and Basquiat
General Electric with waiter 1984.
One of Americas largest operations.
profited 14.2 billion dollars in 2011 and avoided paying tax.
(http://fashionstyleblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/keith-haring-radiant-baby.jpg)
(http://www.gwarlingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Keith-Haring-on-Street.jpg)
Keith Haring, Radiant baby, 1990.
Added his work to other works such as advertising by often sketching pictures/murals questioning sexuality alongside on black paper.
Making money out of work that originally had a social message.
In subways, breaking down the barrier between high and low art.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/BrokenPromises_JohnFekner.jpg)
Move of the written word, graffiti into fine art, with social message.
John Feckner, broken Promises, 1980.
using word art in a street setting to portray social message.
referencing the misuse of buildings in the city, people are homeless yet there are many empty buildings.
Jenny Holzer makes statements that state the obvious, wanting viewers to think about and consider the obviousness of the statement itself. Wants the viewers to ask themselves, what do these statements mean to me? Below are my 3 favourite pieces of Jenny Holzer works that were a set projected
(http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2009/02/24/jenny-holzer-projections/)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Feliz_1984.JPG)
Berlin Wall - Feliz 1984.
An emblem that technology was lacking in west Germany.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4425660137_7e7409a511.jpg)
TATS CRU 1997 for coca cola.
Graffiti explored in gaming, usually to symbolise freedom.
Tagging in games such as grand theft auto.
Invader french artist, born 1969.
Uses tiles as they are harder to remove than paint, they have permanency and are highly unlikely to be removed by the council. Started in France and then travelled across 22 different countries.
Visual - Space invaders.
Attack of montpellier was a piece of work in which Invader placed tiled pictures of space invaders allover the french town of Montpellier and the public could follow and find these tiled space invader pieces he had placed in the locations on the below map, similar to a game of pacman.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Kr06zMWviM/T4SHQDtIQfI/AAAAAAAAB9M/X9tpiaDZjiI/s1600/mapmontpellier.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Space_Invader_-_2007_-_Shoreditch_-_1.jpg/1024px-Space_Invader_-_2007_-_Shoreditch_-_1.jpg)
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