Kawsisking
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Harold Ancart - New Print, by Kawsisking on Jan 14, 2018 16:29:56 GMT 1, Not an urban artist, but a great one nonetheless. Brand new, stunning edition just released. Very reminiscent of the painting he brought to Basel Miami.
mocastore.org/products/harold-ancart-untitled-flame-print
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Hairbland
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Harold Ancart - New Print, by Hairbland on Jan 14, 2018 17:55:09 GMT 1, Granted, from Wikipedia, but pretty accurate:
Urban art is a style of art that relates to cities and city life often done by artists who live in or have a passion for city life. In that way urban art combines street art and graffiti and is often used to summarize all visual art forms arising in urban areas, being inspired by urban architecture or present urban lifestyle. Because the urban arts are characterized by existing in the public space, they are often viewed as vandalism and destruction of private property.
Although urban art started at the neighborhood level, where a lot of people of different cultures live together, it is an international art form with an unlimited number of uses nowadays. Many urban artists travel from city to city and have social contacts all over the world. The notion of 'Urban Art' developed from street art which is primarily concerned with graffiti culture. Urban art represents a broader cross-section of artists that, in addition to covering traditional street artists working in formal gallery spaces, also cover artists using more traditional media but with a subject matter that deals with contemporary urban culture and political issues.
From Barry McGee, answering the question Do you still consider yourself a street artist?: No. I 'm just someone who used to do graffiti, Inever felt there was any art to it. Graffiti is a separate universe from the art world.
Granted, from Wikipedia, but pretty accurate:
Urban art is a style of art that relates to cities and city life often done by artists who live in or have a passion for city life. In that way urban art combines street art and graffiti and is often used to summarize all visual art forms arising in urban areas, being inspired by urban architecture or present urban lifestyle. Because the urban arts are characterized by existing in the public space, they are often viewed as vandalism and destruction of private property.
Although urban art started at the neighborhood level, where a lot of people of different cultures live together, it is an international art form with an unlimited number of uses nowadays. Many urban artists travel from city to city and have social contacts all over the world. The notion of 'Urban Art' developed from street art which is primarily concerned with graffiti culture. Urban art represents a broader cross-section of artists that, in addition to covering traditional street artists working in formal gallery spaces, also cover artists using more traditional media but with a subject matter that deals with contemporary urban culture and political issues.
From Barry McGee, answering the question Do you still consider yourself a street artist?: No. I 'm just someone who used to do graffiti, Inever felt there was any art to it. Graffiti is a separate universe from the art world.
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