fatcap and why streetart

Here's a quote I found on http://www.fatcap.com/ about why people make street art and why art in general is important. I found this to be a concise explantion of why artsts do what they do, with examples!

here's the specific link: http://www.fatcap.com/article/the-veil-and-street-art.html

 And so we have the campaign against big brands led by the street artist Zevs, which mobilized public opinion and the media, and the works of Bansky that are appealing because they generally transmit an intelligible, funny or sometimes disturbing idea. Remember, for example, when he painted the wall separating the Palestinian and Israeli people. Another well-known example: the celebrated posters of Shepard Fairey (aka Obey) who subverted the imagery of political propaganda...sometimes to political ends.

The main goal of art is usually to create something beautiful and not necessarily to convey some sort of message. However, certain works of art do happen to be provocative and in the absence of communicating a clear and intelligible message, they shock, pose questions, or force us to confront our preconceived notions.

disappearing man!

check this out! these blew my mind! see if you can find the guy in every picture!!!

http://www.thedirtfloor.com/2011/02/03/chinese-artist-liu-bolin-the-dissapearing-man/

google alerts...

I recently set up a google alert system for street art and graffiti, and it hasn't gotten anything yet. Come on guys! Publish some stuff! You're artists, why aren't you putting your stuff out there for all the world to see? If it's not on the internet, it can't go viral and make you rich and famous overnight!

Banksy

Banksy's the rockstar of the street art world. If you haven't heard of him, you're new to the art form. Here's his website, there's alot of good stuff. He's one of the first street artists to get his work featured in a gallery show, but in my opinion, his best work is done on the streets. He has a great coffe table book if you're a coffee table book person.

 www.banksy.co.uk/

Wooster collective

This site is amazing! It follows the street art scene in SoHo, which is a little niche but there's a lot of good stuff coming out of there right now. Check it out!

www.woostercollective.com/

first post: mission statement

This blog will attempt to connect you, the reader, with as much street art paraphernalia as possible, starting now. There's a movie on hulu called Exit Through The Gift Shop about a street artist named Mr. Brainwash and how he came to be. It includes interviews by Banksy, Fairey and other famous names in the street art circle. Even if you're only mildly interested in street art, it was a really good movie! This post is indicative of what this blog will be like. When I find cool things pertaining to street art, I will post them here. Enjoy!