Hi Guys,
So what I am looking for are photos of street art, It could be graffiti drawing, painting or even sculptures.
Here is an example (from @wordpixman)...
In a week (Jan 3rd ) I will pick 5 pictures and we can all have a vote to find our favourite!
I don't have any, but hopefully Cat @catmac doesn't mind me sharing a few of hers. She has plenty and they are great!
And she has heaps more so check her out. They are great!! Oh and she also has plenty of sculptures too.
Wausau has an annual Chalkfest when artists of all different abilities "rent" a section of sidewalk on the Square downtown and create beautiful temporary art.
"Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park Is an outdoor museum that delights visitors with over 200 embellished concrete sculptures, built by self-taught artist Fred Smith beginning at age 65, after his many years as a logger, farmer, tavern owner, and musician. The site is a historical panorama of life-size and larger-than-life statues depicting people, animals, and events from local, regional, and national history, folklore, and mythology. Smith created the Wisconsin Concrete Park as a gift "for all the American people".
Smith built his sculptures using available materials - wood frames wrapped with wire, covered with cement and embellished them with glass, mirrors, and other materials, creating captivating and original works. The Wisconsin Concrete Park is recognized as one of the finest sculptural environments by self0taught artists in the country and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places."
Over several years, Ashland has added numerous murals on the facades of downtown buildings depicting days gone by in the city.
The posters in my photo are part of Adelaide Street Art project done by Peter Drew, the photos have been taken from 1920 mug shots, enlarged and placed around the city (a total of 19 different posters in different locations).
I have a bunch in my project but here are a few of my personal favorites. The first two are from the Mission District in San Francisco. The third one is from the 70s and is part of a larger mural on the outside of an old record store in Sacramento on K Street.
@popcorn Thanks! The artist is Joe Mangrum. It takes him most of an afternoon to create these amazing sand drawings, and when he's done he takes a few photos and sweeps the whole thing up. Can you imagine?!
i love the revolution graffiti, millions of people are tagging, defacing and destroying public scapes with nasty images.....i personally believe that the bulk of these hooligans have a talent and this local shop owner actually pays these 'hooligans' money for their very talented art....more people shood support this activity in a positive way...just a thought
@justindereniws Absofreakinlutely!! The city of Melbourne, Australia issues street art permits for various walls around the city. The grafitti artists don't get paid, but at least they can create in peace without being hassled by the cops...I am currently acting as the go-between for a local shop owner and some street artists so he can find someone talented to paint his enormous wall. He will be applying for funding to pay the artist(s) from the local govt arts body :-)
@tabbycat - Tabitha check out 5Ptz.com - its one of the best graffiti sites on the planet in Queens, NYC. The owner of this big warehouse permits graf artist to do there thing in peace and they come from all over the world. That's where I shoot most of my graf pics for my album and I've posted a bunch here on this thread.
@popcorn - Hey Mia here are two more entries I shot today at the 5Ptz Warehouse in Queens, NYC. This was created by world-famous street artist James Cochran aka Jimmy C:
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This one in New York last month
Mural Detail
Protest Art
Fancy Graffiti
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@john244 I vote for this as my favorite, I pass this all the time and this photo captured the mural beautifully.
Singer Serge Gainsbourg's home
famous space invaders (there're more than 1,000 differents ones in Paris)
And she has heaps more so check her out. They are great!! Oh and she also has plenty of sculptures too.
"Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park Is an outdoor museum that delights visitors with over 200 embellished concrete sculptures, built by self-taught artist Fred Smith beginning at age 65, after his many years as a logger, farmer, tavern owner, and musician. The site is a historical panorama of life-size and larger-than-life statues depicting people, animals, and events from local, regional, and national history, folklore, and mythology. Smith created the Wisconsin Concrete Park as a gift "for all the American people".
Smith built his sculptures using available materials - wood frames wrapped with wire, covered with cement and embellished them with glass, mirrors, and other materials, creating captivating and original works. The Wisconsin Concrete Park is recognized as one of the finest sculptural environments by self0taught artists in the country and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places."
Over several years, Ashland has added numerous murals on the facades of downtown buildings depicting days gone by in the city.
These are in San Francisco's Mission District. There are over 300 murals spread through a 25 block area, and many more through the city itself.
and all the other ones are really cool too!
wow, a website and quite a few books!
great thread Mia - this is one I took In India earlier this year!
And one from Manchester's Northern Quarter.
Thought this could be street 'art'! :)
Fargo's back alley art