Birdy Kids is a French-based street-art
artist collective
An artist collective is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims. The aims of an artist collective can include almost anything that is relevant to the need ...
.
Career
Birdy Kids was created in 1989, in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
, France. , it had three members: Gauthier, Stéphane and Guillaume.
The first graffiti that the collective made featured a bird (now known as "Birdy") along some of the ring roads of the Lyon area. Although it was first thought of as a degradation of public space, Birdy is now a symbol for the city, which explains why the graffiti remain untouched by the graffiti removal services.
Since 2000, Birdy Kids have participated in several events promoting
street art in other cities, including Paris and Barcelona.
In 2012, Birdy Kids was chosen to be the cultural ambassador of Lyon.
See also
*
Street art
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://birdykids.com/
Street art
French graffiti artists