Urban Art Association

Street Art / discuss?, by Hairbland on Jul 25, 2016 14:57:37 GMT 1, Good read that encapsulates a number of threads and opinions mentioned here frequently:

hyperallergic.com/310616/street-art-is-a-period-period-or-the-emergence-of-intermural-art/


Here's one tasty quote:

As such, much of what is called Street Art today should, in my opinion, simply be termed neo-Muralism (or even Creative City Art). Neo-Muralism is Street Art turned professional, Street Art on steroids. Entranced by the belief that bigger is always better, this “more is more,” Maximalist attitude has today come to act as the overwhelmingly dominant framing of Street Art. What’s more, alongside this neo-Muralist pursuit, Street Art has also taken a clear turn toward Kitsch. Mickey Mouse snorting cocaine and seductive female depictions. Colourful caricatures and saccharine sentiments. Surface effects and art as advertising. It is as if the utmost parody of what Street Art once was has become the norm.