Stavanger

Artist: Alexandre Farto aka Vhils
Title: Stavanger
Media: Chisel on wall
Dimensions:42" X 30"
Date: 2010
Statement: “In this act of excavating, it’s the process itself which is expressive, more than the final result. It’s a process of trying to reflect upon our own layers.” (Vhils)

Tara

Artist: Dan Bergeron AKA Fauxreel
Title: Tara
Media: Chromogenic Print
Dimensions: 48" X 32"
Statement: "to document people that are rarely focused on in mass media".

Women Are Heroes in Kibera Slum

JR

28 Millimetres : Women Are Heroes in Kibera Slum

Mutiple Photographic Prints, Wheat paste

A village

January 2009

JR shows the beauty of humanity by taking awkward yet stunning photos of every-day people and then pasting huge verisons of them all over town. In doing so he is removing the walls that seperate people and replacing them with images of the very people that hide behind them. He is reminding people that what trully makes a city has nothing to do with buildings, but has to do with the people who live within them.

conclusion

      What we learned as a group when organizing an exhibition of works from various artists was how hard it was to find information on particular artist. When researching the main “street artists” we found it difficult to find information as well as getting these amazing pieces of art into our exhibition since this type of art work is done on sidewalks, sides of building, asphalt streets or pretty much any urban setting. When doing this blog about “street art”, what we found to be the most challenging was finding information on the different artists since much of this type of art is underground and illegal. What came the most naturally to us was how easy it was to personally relate to these pieces of work. We all agreed that this was because this type of art is done on the street, where it easily available to the public to view and had a style that is unique. When planning, getting this exhibition together, and playing the role of curator we enjoyed having to find the art work to put on display at our exhibition. We also enjoyed learning more about the artist that partake in this relatively new type of art work.