Urban art is the art that represents the city. It is a controversial concept, since even if you think of cities as essentially chaotic and artistic, there are still many people that would argue that urban art is not art. Urban art is mostly created in the streets. It is the product of street artists and graffiti artists who express their thoughts and feelings by means of an ephemeral medium. The most famous example is Banksy, one of the greatest urban artists.
We collected for you a list of some Banksy quotes that will help you to understand what he thinks about urban art. These quotes will help you to understand better his work and also to inspire you in creating your own urban art.
Urban art can be considered as a form of social activism. What Banksy does through his paintings is to denounce the injustices committed against poor people or to make us aware of problems that are invisible to us because they are so common. Urban art can also be considered as an attempt to reclaim the city from the commercialism and gentrification: Banksy destroys objects that have been turned into commodities through advertising or just because they are expensive (such as a Limited Edition). Banksy tries to bring back originality into a city that has become part of a huge commercial machine.”
Hi, I’m Skoe from Brazil and here are my favorite urban artists from all over the world. If there is any artist you would like to see on this blog, please let me know.
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I read this article because I wanted to understand the appeal of urban art. I found the topic interesting and the article interesting, but I didn’t find the explanations in it very helpful.
One of the things that made it unhelpful is that it’s not really about urban art. It’s more like a description of a particular kind of artist, and a defense of that kind of artist against various criticisms. It’s about a certain attitude toward art and its audience, not about a particular kind of art or audience.
The other problem is that the author doesn’t seem to have much experience with street artists other than Banksy, who isn’t even described as an urban artist in the article. So his descriptions don’t seem to apply very well to most urban artists. This might be because he is a critic writing for other critics, and therefore trying to minimize how much he has to say that isn’t already conventional wisdom among them.
But if this article is only about one particular kind of artist, why did I read it? Why do articles like this get written? Because someone needs them written. Artists and patrons both want different kinds of information from critics than they can get from each other or from books on art history.
Artists want publicity, and patrons
Urban art is a form of art that is created in the city, in public places. It can be permanent or temporary. The word urban is used to define that this art is made by an artist who feels he or she is part of the community and he or she wants to communicate with people from this community. This artist wants to raise awareness about certain topics or issues with his or her artwork.
Urban art has become very popular over the last years and it can be found almost everywhere in the world. Urban artists want their artwork to be accessible for everyone and for it to spark a debate among people who see it. It’s important for urban artists to feel close to the audience and create artwork that makes a statement about contemporary society.
Urban art can be found in different places like on the walls of buildings, in subway stations, on billboards or on the streets.
Art is the bridge between us and the rest of the world.
Art has the power to make us feel, to help us understand our lives. It helps us envision new possibilities for ourselves and our world. It can inspire, it can challenge, it can communicate, it can bring people together, it can help us heal, it can make a difference in our everyday lives. Some artists have this power naturally; most have to work at it.
Artists are just like you and me: they live in cities and towns just like yours; they breathe the same air as you; they are affected by their environment in the same ways as you are; they face the same problems as you do; they have hopes and dreams just like you do. And they know better than anyone else what life is like when you live in an urban environment. They know what is possible, what is not possible, what is right around the corner, what seems like a distant dream or difficult goal. Their art will reflect those experiences for you.
Artists are also unique individuals; each of them has his own unique vision of the world he sees around him. And he has his own way of communicating that vision to others through his art.
Artists inspire people to create their own
Webdesign is the art of making a website look and feel professional. It’s easy to do, but not everyone does it **right**.
In this blog I want to share some tips on webdesign and give you a good starting point for designing your own personal site.
The key to all design is simplicity. Technology has progressed so much that you can make a website really awesome with just a few lines of code, but remember: **Less is more**.
When you’re coding your website don’t overwhelm your visitors with fancy javascript animations, flashing text or other eye-catching things like that. Use them only if they add useful content to your page and they are absolutely necessary to bring this point across. And even then: **Be subtle**.
I’m not saying it’s not a good thing to have flashy effects, but be sure they’re tasteful and don’t interfere with the content too much.
I’ve seen (and made) many websites where the designer had put way too much time in adding cool stuff like parallax scrolling, fading effects etcetera and forgot about the actual content of the website!
Remember: **Content is king**!
