![]() ![]() In mathematical, political, criminal, and philosophical terms, street art is a subset of graffiti’ ().ģ. Street art is made in a number of mediums, including stencils, stickers, posters, paint, and sculpture. On the website, dedicated to a ‘group conversation about street art and related topics’, they offer this as a definition: ‘Street art is art created in public places, often without permission. – that is clearly understood by its producers as art and not advertising. I define street art as art that is painted, stencilled, stickered or pasted on public spaces – walls, trains, fences, etc. I focus here on street art because the relationship between street art and advertising relies on some shared similarities, despite the varied differences between these aesthetic forms. It is beyond the scope of this essay to detail the differences between graffiti, street art, tagging, muralism, etc. The definition of street art varies depending on sources. For more on Shepard Fairey as a cultural entrepreneur, please see Banet-Weiser and Marita Sturken (2010).Ģ. The ‘explosion’ in street art in the early twenty-first century is well-documented in the 2010 Banksy film, Exit Through the Gift Shop. ![]()
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