“Art is an evolutionary act. Its role in society and the
shape of art are constantly changing. At no point is art static. There are no
rules.”
– Raymond Salvotore Harmonart
Whenever street art is being discussed, a picture of this will pop out.
But here goes one of the classic graffiti that was famous back then,
'The Kilroy Was Here" graffiti. It was started by an American ship inspector who would write his name on the bulkhead of every ship that he inspected. Sailors then started to mark Kilroy Was Here at every place they arrived at, thinking that it will be interesting to mark their new territory. Once American sailor go on to the fad, the next thing you know is the " *Name* Was Here" phrase is all over subway trains and toilet doors.
Shepherd Fairey’s Andre the Giant
This piece of street art is said to be an experiment in
phenomenology. Phenomenology allow people to see something clearly that
is right before their eyes but masked; things that are so taken for granted
that they are hushed by abstract observation.
I am amazed by the history of street art, maybe people can stop being biased towards the beauty of street art.
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