Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Graffiti & Street Art

John Fekner ‘Broken Promises’ - 1980
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Fekner is an innovative artist who created hundreads of environmental and conceptual outdoor works consisting of stencilled words, symbols, dates and icons spray paintedin New York, Sweden, Canada, England and Germany in the 1970’s and 80’s. His messages were placed in areas in need of attention. His messages served to draw attention to the squalor of poorer areas in New Yokr and urged city people and local communities to take responsibilities for their environments.

Alexandre Farto - Also known as ‘Vhils’, is a portuguese sculpural artist.
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Paul Curtis - Also known as ‘Moose’
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‘Moose’ is a British graffiti artist from Leeds. Instead of typical methods of graffiti, moose is known for the style ‘reverse graffiti’. This means he creates his art by cleaning dirt and grime off surfaces.

Sam3 - From Spain, this artist uses shadow puppertry to create an environmental message.
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