Time Based Street Art

There have been instances where some artists working on the street decide to incorporate another element into their pieces through video documentation. By far, the most effective and well put together pieces have been executed by the street artist named Blu. This artist utilizes stop animation paired with hand painted imagery on outdoor surfaces, whose scale is grandiose. The transformations that take place mingle with the flat pictorial plane and 3-dimensional space, which allows the term "street art" to be expanded on. The documentation and production of the final animation in video format are essential to the work. The ghostly images that are left behind on the painted walls serve as a form of history in the process. Some images are kept, others are washed away by more layers of paint... Watch some Blu animations. I bet you'll like them.

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

If you want to see some more, (which I'm sure you do) go to www.blublu.org

Connections in Advertising

Some artists have picked up on the fact that street art can often be related to the world of advertising. By posting artworks on the street, is to partly mimic companies who do more than their fair share of bombarding the public with messages for products or services. A middle aged man by the name of Ron English had become widely known for the witty satire that is involved in his works. He targets the pressing issues involved with large industries, and brings their most flawed attributes to the surface in a surprisingly humorous way. He has been labeled as an "art terrorist" and "billboard liberator," but the true name of this type of art is called "culture jamming." Ron is also interested in the widespread consumerism that has plagued humanity, and continues to grow daily. He believes that these spaces (billboards) should be given back to the people, and he does this by showing what he believes to be the truth of things. His background in many years of sign painting has enabled him to harness those learned skills and project them onto the world in a way that he sees fit. He has painted billboards illegally, which contain his own crude views, dealing with harsh social commentary. Check out his work. It's pretty hilarious!




I know the next two images aren't exactly representing street art, but this work was created by Mr. English, which is somewhat relevant. It's pretty damn funny, and just as risky as his other work. No wonder he's been arrested over 30 times.