The subject of graffiti often brings out strongly polarized reactions from urban dwellers, who either support it as art or criticize it as vandalism. Brandon Baunach of DesignCrack has developed a project based on an idea of Drew Heffron that has amazingly drawn both fire and criticism from both sides: Graffiti Report Card stickers for […]
Posted by Urbanist December 22nd, 2007
Graffiti, Street Art, Subvertising, Urban, Urban Art, Urban Videos
Comments: 9
San Francisco has a rich history and culture that spans a diverse set of groups time periods. Today, San Francisco is known to be one of the most welcoming and liberal cities in the world. Some of the history behind this truth is sketched on the walls of the city. This history is at times […]
Posted by Kango December 16th, 2007
Graffiti, Street Art, Urban, Urban Art
Comments: 8
From The Secret Art of Graffiti Removal group on Flickr
Most would argue that graffiti removal is at best the elimination of vandalism or at worst the destruction of art, right? One award-winning film argues something quite different: that graffiti removal is the ultimate next step in the progression of modern art. Despite its semi-satirical intent, […]
Posted by Urbanist December 9th, 2007
Graffiti, Street Art, Urban, Urban Art, Urban Images, Urban Videos
Comments: 29
Architectural light graffiti comes in many forms that all share one common feature: the effects are there one second and gone the next. The only record of these curious performance arts comes in the form of photographs and videos. Here’s a look at three types of urban light art: dorm room tetris, lightstick air animation […]
Posted by Urbanist December 6th, 2007
Graffiti, Guerilla Action, Urban, Urban Art, Urban Images, Urban Videos, Various
Comments: 18
Does illegal street art amuse or annoy you? Graffiti on walls is appealing to some and an eyesore to others, but it is hard to find legal art on the street like this to be anything but impressive. Here are three examples of strangely legal urban street art from artistic Japanese manhole covers and creatively […]
Posted by Urbanist November 29th, 2007
Graffiti, Street Art, Urban, Urban Art, Urban Images
Comments: 26
