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Urban Art Biennial
Urban art (''L. urbanus f the city', originating in turn from ''urbs ity') refers to a Biennial, which has set its goal to clarify the current positions of this relatively new art movement, document its development in a two-yearly rhythm and provide an overview of the world scene in UrbanArt. The ''European Centre for Art and Industry Culture'' at UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site at the Völklingen Ironworks is hosting it in the Saarland town Völklingen. Description Urban art is a recent art movement of the 21st century, whose impetus emanates from the city and which refers to city life. The art is largely practiced by artists living in an urban environment or those who have a preference for the city. UrbanArt combines Street art, Graffiti and other varieties of the modern art movement. As it is predominantly inspired by urban architecture and thematises an urban lifestyle, it frequently embraces all forms of the pictorial arts that surface in urban spaces. UrbanArt is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jenkins (artist)
Mark Jenkins (born 1970) is an American artist who makes sculptural street installations. Jenkins' practice of street art is to use the "street as a stage" where his sculptures interact with the surrounding environment including passersby who unknowingly become actors. His installations often draw the attention of the police. His work has been described as whimsical, macabre, shocking and situationist. Jenkins cites Juan Muñoz as his initial inspiration. In addition to creating art, he also teaches his sculpture techniques and installation practices through workshops. He currently lives in Washington, DC. Life and career Jenkins was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but first began experimenting with tape as a casting medium for creating sculpture in 2003 while living in Rio de Janeiro. Wrapping the tape in reverse and then resealing it, he was able to make casts of objects including himself. One of his first street projects was a series of clear tape self casts that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan Hicks
Logan Hicks (1971) is an American contemporary artist born in 1971 and graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Background Logan Hicks was born in 1971 and grew up south of Baltimore, Maryland. In 1993 he left Maryland Institute College of Art a couple of classes short of a degree to start a screen printing business in Baltimore where printed t-shirts, stickers and posters. In 1999 he moved to San Diego after befriending Shepard Fairey. Leaving his screen printing press behind in Baltimore he began to use stencils for his own art. In 2001 he moved to Los Angeles. In 2007 he moved back to the East Coast, relocating to Brooklyn, New York where he continues to exhibit his work. In 2008 Hicks was one of two artists selected by Banksy to represent the United States in the Cans Festival in London. In 2010 he was selected to paint at Wynwood Walls In Miami by real estate visionary Tony Goldman. In 2016 he paint a mural at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazan Halwani
Yazan Halwani () is a Lebanese artist and activist from Beirut. Yazan is best known for his public art displays, including graffiti, murals, and sculptures. His murals can be found on buildings across Beirut, and often depict portraits of important Lebanese and Middle Eastern figures. Halwani, a graduate of American University of Beirut and Harvard Business School, started painting to protest against Lebanon's traditionally- sectarian politics and the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). His art celebrates Lebanon's unique cultural heritage and the creation of a unified national identity of secularism. Yazan's most recognizable work is the ''Eternal Sabah'' mural in Beirut's Hamra neighborhood, portraying the famous Lebanese singer and artist, Sabah. Artwork and style In 2007, Yazan started experimenting with graffiti benefiting from the loose regulation towards graffiti in Beirut. In 2011, Yazan decided to change his style and create a mural style that is independent of the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JonOne
JonOne (born John Andrew Perello, 1963), also known as Jon156, is an American graffiti artist. Originally from New York, he lives and works in Paris. Early life and upbringing JonOne was born in New York City, New York's Harlem neighborhood to parents from the Dominican Republic. Growing up in Harlem, his introduction to street art began when he would see graffiti and tags on subway cars and city walls. When he was 17 years old he entered the world of graffiti with his childhood friend "White Man," tagging his name ''Jon'' with the numbers ''156'' on walls and trains in his neighborhood. JonOne said, "The subway is a museum that runs through the city." In 1984, JonOne founded the graffiti group , in order to bring together their passion for painting trains at night and to help forget about their problems, including drug use. At this time, he met the artist Phillip Lehman, Bando, who was living in New York. Following an invitation from Bando, JonOne moved to Paris in 1987. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceet Fouad
Ceet Fouad ronounced: “see-TEE”(born 1971) is a French-Algerian graffiti artist. Biography Ceet Fouad was born in Algeria in 1971, of Moroccan descent, and moved to Toulouse, France, in 1978 at the age of seven years old. Since 2003, Fouad has been based in Shenzhen, north of Hong Kong. In 2019 he completed a 40m tall mural on a building in Toulouse, France. Exhibitions He has been a regular artist-in-residence at the Montresso Foundation's art estate in Marrakech, the "Jardin Rouge", since 2014. *1997 Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art *1999 Museum of Modern Art in Vienna *2000 National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions in Paris *2001 Museum of Castres *2007 Shenzhen — Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture *2015 UrbanArt Biennale in Germany *2016 Pop-Up Show at the Pompidou Centre in Paris. *2017 Amanda Wei Gallery Hong Kong - Art Stage (Off The Wall) Jakarta - Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong - Jardin Orange gallery Shenzhen. *2018 Alain Daudet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepard Fairey
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989 he designed the " Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Fairey designed the Barack Obama "Hope" poster for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His style has been described as a "bold iconic style that is based on styling and idealizing images." Early life Shepard Fairey was born and rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near the Walt Disney Concert Hall. MOCA's original space, initially intended as a "temporary" exhibit space while the main facility was built, is now known as the Geffen Contemporary, in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. Between 2000 and 2019, it operated a satellite facility at the Pacific Design Center facility in West Hollywood.Deborah Vankin (January 16, 2019)MOCA will close its satellite location at the Pacific Design Center''Los Angeles Times''. The museum's exhibits consist primarily of American and European contemporary art created after 1940. Since the museum's inception, MOCA's programming has been defined by its multi-disciplinary approach to contemporary art. Founding In a 1979 political fund raising event at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Op Art
Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or swelling or warping. History The antecedents of op art, in terms of graphic and color effects, can be traced back to Neo-impressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism and Dada. László Moholy-Nagy produced photographic op art and taught the subject in the Bauhaus. One of his lessons consisted of making his students produce holes in cards and then photographing them. ''Time'' magazine coined the term ''op art'' in 1964, in response to Julian Stanczak's show ''Optical Paintings at the Martha Jackson Gallery'', to mean a form of abstract art (specifically non-objective art) that uses optical illusions. Works now described as "op art" had been produced for several years before ''Time's'' 1964 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
