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Street Art - vandalism or fine art?
Grabmüllerová, Eva ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Wohlmuth, Radek (referee)
The diploma thesis ‚Street Art - Vandalism or Art?' deals with a world-wide phenomenon of contemporary art. The thesis focuses on the characterization of street art and history of street art (its origin and development) and analyzes the difference between street art and graffiti. The thesis presents street art techniques as well as notable street artists. The thesis also observes street art scene in the Czech Republic and depicts features that street art has in common with other art movements of the 20th century as well as with advertising. The diploma thesis will try to answer the question whether street art belongs to art or is pure vandalism. Keywords Street art, graffiti, Banksy, Blek le Rat, Shepard Fairey, vandalism, advertising, art of the 20th century, modern and contemporary art
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Street Art and Its Influence on Contemporary Czech Painting
Grabmüllerová, Eva ; Rakušanová, Marie (advisor) ; Vaňous, Petr (referee)
Street Art and Its Influence on Contemporary Czech Painting Street art as a concept refers to an artistic expression, which is, however, not defined by one homogenous technique or subject. The only attribute that conjoins the diverse forms and subjects of street art is a very specific urban area utilization. Although street art encompasses many diverse forms and techniques, the most prevalent ones are sticker art, street posters art, stencil graffiti, murals, traditional graffiti artwork, art intervention, guerrilla art, street installations, yarn bombing, LED art, video projection and flash mobbing. Street art can be a powerful platform for reaching the public, and frequent themes include adbusting, subvertising and other culture jamming, the abolishment of private property and reclaiming the streets. Street art, because of its short history, is hard to define in terms of origin. However, it is often mentioned that street art descended from the modern graffiti that first appeared in the New York City, in the United States during the 1960's. Graffiti is usually connected with the artist personas such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The most influential contemporary street artists are e.g. Blek le Rat, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Blu, Swoon, Os Gêmeos, Neck Face, JR, Above, Invader, Alexandros...
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Street Art - vandalism or fine art?
Grabmüllerová, Eva ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Wohlmuth, Radek (referee)
The diploma thesis ‚Street Art - Vandalism or Art?' deals with a world-wide phenomenon of contemporary art. The thesis focuses on the characterization of street art and history of street art (its origin and development) and analyzes the difference between street art and graffiti. The thesis presents street art techniques as well as notable street artists. The thesis also observes street art scene in the Czech Republic and depicts features that street art has in common with other art movements of the 20th century as well as with advertising. The diploma thesis will try to answer the question whether street art belongs to art or is pure vandalism. Keywords Street art, graffiti, Banksy, Blek le Rat, Shepard Fairey, vandalism, advertising, art of the 20th century, modern and contemporary art
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Street Art and Its Influence on Contemporary Czech Painting
Grabmüllerová, Eva ; Rakušanová, Marie (advisor) ; Vaňous, Petr (referee)
Street Art and Its Influence on Contemporary Czech Painting Street art as a concept refers to an artistic expression, which is, however, not defined by one homogenous technique or subject. The only attribute that conjoins the diverse forms and subjects of street art is a very specific urban area utilization. Although street art encompasses many diverse forms and techniques, the most prevalent ones are sticker art, street posters art, stencil graffiti, murals, traditional graffiti artwork, art intervention, guerrilla art, street installations, yarn bombing, LED art, video projection and flash mobbing. Street art can be a powerful platform for reaching the public, and frequent themes include adbusting, subvertising and other culture jamming, the abolishment of private property and reclaiming the streets. Street art, because of its short history, is hard to define in terms of origin. However, it is often mentioned that street art descended from the modern graffiti that first appeared in the New York City, in the United States during the 1960's. Graffiti is usually connected with the artist personas such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The most influential contemporary street artists are e.g. Blek le Rat, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Blu, Swoon, Os Gêmeos, Neck Face, JR, Above, Invader, Alexandros...
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