Heather Dunn DNY 1000C 10/25/2017 Research of Blek Blek le Rat, a French graffiti artist who has a well-known name as the “Father of stencil graffiti”. Blek expresses his artwork by using stencils instead of stylized lettering for graffiti. Hundreds of artists all over the world was inspired by his artworks with his stenciled style. The British artist Banksy even said, "every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek has done it as well, only twenty years earlier
Some major street artists that we will focus on are Blek le Rat, Banksy, and Dolk. All of these street artists are European based artists, but some occasionally travel to America to express their talent through graffiti. These mentioned visual artists are known for using stencil graffiti, which uses cardboard or other media cut into an image to make it easily reproducible. One popular street artist Xavier Prou, better recognized as Blek le Rat, is known as the “Godfather” of politically-conscious
Argumentative Research The fine for graffiti is up to one thousand dollars or up to a year in jail. But should graffiti be considered art? Critics say that graffiti is ugly and all graffiti is vandalism, because it could quite possibly drive people away. On the other hand, advocates believe that the graffiti art is beautiful and expressive. They believe it could be full of culture, could get cities and businesses more recognition and bring in people. They also believe that it’s evolving all the time
stenciled pieces in the late 1990s. Banksy is the topic of a 2010 documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, which inspects the connection between commercial and street art. Banksy instigated his graffiti art routine by admiring the workings of Blek Le Rat and often reusing his past ideas. He has been a part of the graffiti sight ever since the early 90s. Originally, he was with a graffiti crew in Bristol by the name of DryBreadZ crew or DBZ. A while later, he created a
Kendall Schmitt Kevin Allton English 201 8 February 2015 The Mysterious Banksy In all the world there is one thing that I want to do in life and that is to be noticed and/or known. Maybe not worldwide or even throughout my country but even just in my city, I want to do something that people remember me for. This is kind of like Banksys life but his story is just a bit twisted. He is a shadow in the night that leaves an image in the streets. Banksy, if that’s even his real name, is a famous street
Modern street art and graffiti are undeniably tied together. Graffiti could be considered the forefather of street art in many ways- it has paved the way for the development of modern street art. Yet, while both are still hotly debated topics, street art is seen in a more positive light while graffiti is still considered to be a negative term. Graffiti is associated with the vandalism that the government desperately wanted to erase. Graffiti has played a huge role in the development of street art