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		<description><![CDATA[For better and worse, self-reflection and meta-art is an inevitable facet of the digital age &#8211; this artist recognizes the blurred lines between physical walls and their Facebook equivalents, commenting on our relationship to social media while making light of it as well. iHeart(StreetArt) is a street artist based in Vancouver whose creations span the <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2015/03/08/social-media-street-graffiti-stenciled-signs-of-our-times/">&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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<div id="urb-ads-toc-box" class="post-ads-toc-box urb-ads-toc" style="display:none;"></div><p>For better and worse, self-reflection and meta-art is an inevitable facet of the digital age &ndash; this artist recognizes the blurred lines between physical walls and their Facebook equivalents, commenting on our relationship to social media while making light of it as well.</p>
<p><a href="#" data-featherlight="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/social-media-text-graffiti.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-77227" src="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/social-media-text-graffiti-468x322.jpg" alt="social media text graffiti" width="468" height="322"></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.iheartthestreetart.com/">iHeart(StreetArt)</a> is a street artist based in Vancouver whose creations span the spectrum from traditional tags and stencils to this series of works&nbsp;reflecting on our virtual lives and interactions, particularly how young people are raised in this strange new culture of communication.</p>
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<p>He variously uses, abuses, twists and repurposes elements of our wireless language, giving hashtags and message bubbles new meaning. While he is not alone in this <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2013/06/06/tag-clouds-geek-street-artist-remakes-messy-graffiti/">pursuit of geek graffiti</a>&nbsp;or in using <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2015/02/28/gaza-strip-graffiti-artist-banksy-tunnels-back-into-palestine/">street art for social commentary</a>, his dark humor and unique style set him apart.</p>
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<p>This is also only a smaller sampling of a much larger body of work by <a href="http://www.iheartthestreetart.com/blog/">iHeart</a> which spans various street art styles as well as gallery and installation works on topics beyond contemporary digital interaction.</p>
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