Day 4766: Legacy of Street Art & A Sharpener & TBT.

"Collapse": junk papers collage.

         

  

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Legacy of Street Art

Spotlighting Women Leading the Genre

Medianeras, “The Crystal Ship” (2021) in Ostend, Belgium. 

For street artists, the urban landscape is an infinite canvas. Whether wheat pasted, sprayed, or layered with brushes, vibrant compositions revitalize public spaces and provide an ever-evolving barometer of the political climate and current affairs. The genre has been historically dominated by men, but a new book by journalist Alessandra Mattanzaand Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art founder Stephanie Utz shifts the dial.

Elle, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg” (2020) in New York City

Women Street Artists spotlights the diverse practices of 24 graffiti and mural artists hailing from around the globe who work in a variety of styles, from large-scale public projects like Camilla Falsini’s vibrant pavement composition in Milan to striking interventions like Olek’s pink, crocheted coverlet for “Charging Bull,” Wall Street’s masculine bronze sculpture. Each finds walls, sidewalks, demolished structures, prison cells, grain silos, and other nontraditional surfaces to express ideas around feminism and empowerment, body imagery, racism, the climate crisis, and other critical issues.

Camilla Falsini, “Tactical Urban Planning Intervention” (2020) in Milan, Italy.

#LEDIESIS, “Superwomen” (2019) in Italy

Olek, “Charging Bull” (2010), Wall Street, New York City

Christina Angelina in collaboration with Ease One (2015) in Miami, Florida

You can find a copy of Women Street Artists on Bookshop.org, available now in the U.K. and scheduled for release in the U.S. on December 6

A few more of Demura Sensei's student

After last class training in Honbu Dojo

May 29, 2016

 

  

 

A 6 +minute video,The Artist Who Couldn't Draw, here

 

  

 

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