Street Art Fragments

really interesting article upon gender studies and street art

4 years ago I've organized a female-only street art show: it wasn't to demonstrate female creativity its different from male's one, it was to make people understand that the world of street art was not only made by men

it's good that after some years some critical voices start to rise and question the "female street art" label: this is a symptom the field is now open to accept gender differences as equal, evaluating the artists only by their work ^_^

enjoy the reading, is really worth!


(by the way, I will always support you girls! :D )

http://hyperallergic.com/188992/why-arent-women-street-artists-just-street-artists/

Why Aren't "Women Street Artists" Just "Street Artists"? As a young woman and an emerging artist with a connection to street art, I am trying to understand my identity within the artsphere.

This is just amazing
Love!!!!

http://noad-app.com/about/

About | NO AD About New York is a city of commuters. 5.5 million riders move through its expansive subway system on an average weekday. Advertisers take advantage of this huge, captive audience by bombarding everyone with commercial messages. Over the years, artists have attempted to take back this public space a…

Seen in Colonne di San Lorenzo: super cool!! :)

There are new looks in town..
Adore! :D

Faith47 was one of our guests at the events Female Street Art On The Roof and Urban Queens - Street Art al Femminile in 2011, do you remember? ^_^

http://goo.gl/wTmXPI

10 Women Street Artists Who Are Better Than Banksy Don't get us wrong, we like Banksy just fine. We followed his every move last year as he turned the entire city of New York into an outdoor exhibition. There are many reasons to love the anonymous street art king, from his social crusades to his inno...

Mermaid

Seen this morning in Turin :)

Achille Bonito Oliva, famous Italian art critique, on Banksy and street art: very interesting (apart the blue jeans quote) ^_^

italian only

http://www.arte.rai.it/articoli/banksy-e-la-street-art-visti-da-achille-bonito-oliva/2744/default.aspx

Banksy e la street art visti da Achille Bonito Oliva Achille Bonito Oliva dice la sua su Banksy, la street art e i suoi protagonisti, senza dimenticare la Pop art e le culture primitive africane che sono alla base delle diverse avanguardie artistiche [...]

"beauty is a subtle line between surprise and routine"

love it ^_^

what about the street?



http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303945704579389093887369188

Banksy Brooklyn Art Goes to Auction A portion of a wall from Brooklyn has been shipped to Miami and could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction Tuesday—all thanks to a graffiti artist whose identity has never been verified.

Unknown artist, in Tokyo, Japan.
Pic by Costanza Sartoris

just downloaded Vandalog's book Viral Art
sounds really interesting: an analysis upon how the internet and social media have been shaping the image of street art around the world
thinking about it, all I know about street art is coming from the web..

check it out!!! :D

ps it's free download ;)