STREET ART

This article is about visual art practiced in the street. For performing art practiced in the street, see Street performance. For street theatre, see Street theatre.

upright!Street art by Banksy in Bristol.

Sociopolitical street art mural painting by SKORE183 - "Bu¥ €uro Bond$" in MunichGermany.

Street art by WATTTS in Paris

Street art done by Smear in Los Angeles, CA in 2006.

"Divorced" by Morley in Los Angeles, CA.

Street art by Jacek Tylicki in New York1982.

"Painting in the Global Tradition" byCes53, a Dutch street artist

Mural by BLU - "Gaza Strip" in Praha

"Lock On" street art (stencil and chained sculpture) by danish artist Tejn

Owl, Mezer, Moss. Venice Beach, CA.

Street art by John Fekner in Jackson Heights NY.

Street art is art, specifically visual art, developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, sculpture, stencil graffiti, sticker art, wheatpasting andstreet poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, and street installations. Typically, the term street art or the more specific post-graffiti is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.

Artists have challenged art by situating it in non-art contexts. ‘Street’ artists do not aspire to change the definition of an artwork, but rather to question the existing environment with its own language. They attempt to have their work communicate with everyday people about socially relevant themes in ways that are informed by esthetic values without being imprisoned by them.^[1] John Fekner defines street art as “all art on the street that’s not graffiti.”