Guerilla art
found out about this while looking at banksy work . A form of free expression and clever creative vision ? Something , like the seed bombing that creates something beautiful and awesome by using clever creative techniques ? Or a form of Vandalism ??
some information i found on a guerilla art website about it :
Guerilla art is the surreptitious, and often sudden, creation or installation of unauthorized public art, often with the purpose of making an overt political statement. The term is often used interchangably with "street art."
Guerilla art consists of reclaiming space and changing its dynamics with images or counter images, art that has been created anonymously and left on walls or in places such as public squares. Guerrilla art is not only spray paint and text and images. It can also encompass theater and film projections projected on walls of buildings.
Guerilla art has arisen as a small underground movement starting in the 1980s, partially as a response to the perceived takeover of public space by commercial interests, the perceived banality of many authorized public art pieces, and the frequent lack of authorized exhibition opportunities for artists.
One of the most popular forms of guerilla art is the alteration of billboards, often with the intent of creating an absurd or ironic message from the original advertising content. Such installations are often meant to be somewhat subtle.
A school of thought exists that much artistically-intended graffiti can be considered as guerilla art as well.
Stickers, stencils and poster art are increasingly influential—Robbie Conal regularly uses Los Angeles as his personal gallery space. Shepard Fairey's Obey Giant stickers can now be seen in cities across the United States. Other prominent members of the movement include the billboard liberation front, Adbusters, Bansky and the Guerilla Girls.
Although guerilla art is sometimes equated with the use of disposable media, one of the most famous pieces of guerilla art was the installation of the bronze sculpture Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica in front of the New York Stock Exchange in December 1989. Although unauthorized, the sculpture became an immediate hit with many New Yorkers, leading to its permanent installation a few blocks away in Bowling Green plaza.Jason Sprinkle, part of Fabricators of the Attachment (FA), tied a chain to the hammering man in Seattle, WA. Another guerrilla art group, the Provos, during the 60s in Amsterdam acted out happenings where the Provos would give out thousands of white bikes. In another "performance," the Provos dressed up as Santa Claus and handing out presents that did not belong to them to children in the department store, causing the police to respond and publicy arrest a handful of Santas in front of the children.
http://www.concepttshirts.co.uk/guerilla-art.php
Guerilla art consists of reclaiming space and changing its dynamics with images or counter images, art that has been created anonymously and left on walls or in places such as public squares. Guerrilla art is not only spray paint and text and images. It can also encompass theater and film projections projected on walls of buildings.
Guerilla art has arisen as a small underground movement starting in the 1980s, partially as a response to the perceived takeover of public space by commercial interests, the perceived banality of many authorized public art pieces, and the frequent lack of authorized exhibition opportunities for artists.
One of the most popular forms of guerilla art is the alteration of billboards, often with the intent of creating an absurd or ironic message from the original advertising content. Such installations are often meant to be somewhat subtle.
A school of thought exists that much artistically-intended graffiti can be considered as guerilla art as well.
Stickers, stencils and poster art are increasingly influential—Robbie Conal regularly uses Los Angeles as his personal gallery space. Shepard Fairey's Obey Giant stickers can now be seen in cities across the United States. Other prominent members of the movement include the billboard liberation front, Adbusters, Bansky and the Guerilla Girls.
Although guerilla art is sometimes equated with the use of disposable media, one of the most famous pieces of guerilla art was the installation of the bronze sculpture Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica in front of the New York Stock Exchange in December 1989. Although unauthorized, the sculpture became an immediate hit with many New Yorkers, leading to its permanent installation a few blocks away in Bowling Green plaza.Jason Sprinkle, part of Fabricators of the Attachment (FA), tied a chain to the hammering man in Seattle, WA. Another guerrilla art group, the Provos, during the 60s in Amsterdam acted out happenings where the Provos would give out thousands of white bikes. In another "performance," the Provos dressed up as Santa Claus and handing out presents that did not belong to them to children in the department store, causing the police to respond and publicy arrest a handful of Santas in front of the children.
http://www.concepttshirts.co.uk/guerilla-art.php
DAN WITZ :
some really fun and clever works of guerilla art i found online by American artist and Guerilla artist Dan Witz , ive been a fan of his work for a while now and love to look at the really mad examples of street art he does heres some of my favourite ones below :
the third man : Dan Witz
from a series , skateboarders are graffiti
Do Not Enter : Dan Witz
from a series "Hoodies"
I guess there are so many different ways to look at these issues ! maybe thats what confuses me so much i think with so many ever growing thoughts and knowledge on it all my minds really bunged with which way to go with the project at the minute , i really believe that perhaps taking the seed bombing , Guerilla Gardening thing further would be interesting but which direction ? Maybe graphics , poster design advertising for the likes of these events that are held or the seed bombing / Guerilla Gardening in general , to highlight the pros and cons on both sides of the argument ? Im only thinking like this because ive looked and cant find anything online advertisement wise for it at all , sure lots of green posters but not highlighting the specific events etc ! you know branding for this type of thing ! Maybe im way of track here but im tryin to explore every avenue before i decide , i guess at this stage i would def benefit from a tutorial ! :) guidance is required !:S
some examples of the type of "GREEN" posters i found out there : ) !
Bizhan Khodabandeh
clever !
i like this idea well some of it , i like the way THE GREEN MILE , to me that enforces the need for more green , miles and miles of it infact :P just my thoughts on it
i like this ideas also as i think again it enforces the " we live in green " type of thing , trying to say san fran is green , etc clever using the city and the places in it all in green , nice idea i think , simple!
i put this in simply because i love the sketches , really nice , clean informative sketches ,
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