Street Art and Its Influence on Contemporary Czech Painting

Street Art and Its Influence on Contemporary Czech Painting Street art as a concept refers to an artistic expression, which is, however, not defined by one homogenous technique or subject. The only attribute that conjoins the diverse forms and subjects of street art is a very specific urban area utilization. Although street art encompasses many diverse forms and techniques, the most prevalent ones are sticker art, street posters art, stencil graffiti, murals, traditional graffiti artwork, art intervention, guerrilla art, street installations, yarn bombing, LED art, video projection and flash mobbing. Street art can be a powerful platform for reaching the public, and frequent themes include adbusting, subvertising and other culture jamming, the abolishment of private property and reclaiming the streets. Street art, because of its short history, is hard to define in terms of origin. However, it is often mentioned that street art descended from the modern graffiti that first appeared in the New York City, in the United States during the 1960's. Graffiti is usually connected with the artist personas such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The most influential contemporary street artists are e.g. Blek le Rat, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Blu, Swoon, Os Gêmeos, Neck Face, JR, Above, Invader, Alexandros..