streetart urban beautification strategizing

What the Fuck is my Street Art Strategy?

"Don't for a moment think that you're giving street art a bad name"
(I've already fuckin done that)
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oakoak

OakoAk is french, and takes street furniture, cracks in walls and other physical objects as challenging canvases for pop-culture street art. his website is here.

yarn bombing

(translated into british as yarn storming..."because you can't say bombing" ) is basically graffiti knitting . so now your grandma, nephew or cousin can produce some street art of their own, keeping door handles cosy and parking meters warm.

roadsworth

..."What began as a form of activism rooted in a desire for more bike paths eventually grew into an art project that, to a certain extent, continues today. Fuelled by a sense of righteous indignation I also felt empowered by the expressive and creative outlet that street art afforded me. Instead of feeling like a helpless passenger on a train headed for disaster I felt that I had created a voice for myself amid the noise of the city."

in short, amusing and awesome street art .

blu COMBO

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.

mobstr

Come on, Paint Me White Again

♥beautifullosers

like a lot of great cool films made independently, i'll probably never get to see this. which is sad. Beautiful Losers from NYC.

let's get sushi.

smoking is bad for you

so says this drain.

green + art

Reverse Graffiti.

A Living Carpet.

Then you get bored and think 'what the hell', i'll combine the two.

Graffiti Moss.
Who knew?

barcelona (2)

this shutter jumped out. I love it. Maybe with all the stores going into administration, there'll be more of these appearing...?

provoke me

this appeared in the Zurich Hauptbahnhof quite a while ago, and I don't think it's yet been removed. When statements like these are written randomly around the city, i really believe it adds to the culture and humanity of the place.


translation: it's not just your hairdryer that makes you beautiful...courage does too

who painted my door?

this is a photo i took, in a sidestreet in Barcelona - i love the colours, the artwork...and the spontaneity of it. the old man had no idea he was having his picture taken. my favourite sort of photography. barcelona is great for wandering round, looking at graffiti - there are some really creative artists at work - and of course, the ubiquitous tags scrawled on available empty spaces. i don't personally understand the mentality of tagging - especially when there are 3 tags within about 4 feet of each other. why would you do that? do you have the memory of a goldfish?