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Tag Archives: #UrbanArt
Invaders of a lost art
One of these three invaders is an imposter. So, how can you tell which one is the Invader and which one’s are the imposters? Let’s look at the first of the three. On the left we have an invader (of … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics, Mosaics, QuestionableArt, StreetArt, StreetArtists
Tagged #UrbanArt, Invader, Invader the street artist, Space Invaders, StreetArt, urban artist
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Doork or Dork Art
Street art – often also known as Graffiti (or singular graffito) is an art form whose value is highly contested. The following are some terms you might like to know (if you don’t already): Street art aka post-graffiti is distinguished … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, StreetArt
Tagged #StreetArt, #UrbanArt, piece, post-graffiti vandalism, taggers
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Advanticious weed
I call this advanticious weed. It’s just a weed growing out of a building but it has a certain appeal does it not? As Questionable art I have three categories, ‘The Good’, ‘The Bad’ and ‘The Ugly’ (Ugly it is) … Continue reading
Gnome Gnapping
Another questionable observation was this particular placement of a gnome. Gnome-gnapping has been happening for many years, and when I went down a quiet city lane looking for street art, I didn’t expect to see Happy, Grumpy or whoever he … Continue reading
Slaps and Posters
There’s a huge variety of items that can be covered in paste-up art. This includes posters,wheat-pastes or wheaties, or slap up or slaps. Here’s an example of how quickly you can slap up a piece. Website | About | … Continue reading
Posted in Stickers&Slaps, StreetArt
Tagged #Posters, #StreetArt, #UrbanArt, grafitti, slaps, stickers
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Guerilla Knitting
Yarn bombing and guerrilla knitting can be cool. Our suburb was recently bombed overnight and the outcome is fantastic. There are various forms of bombing. I’ve seen lace around trees, crochet and knitted objects surrounding parking meters and road signs. … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet, StreetArt, Textiles
Tagged #GuerillaKnitting, #StreetArt, #UrbanArt, #YarnBombing
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Yarn bombing
Yarn bombing is becoming very popular. Anything from knitted, crocheted, woolly, cotton, lace, all stitched and attached to street furniture and other novelty ideas. Website | About | Facebook | Twitter “Is It Art?”
Posted in QuestionableArt, TheBad
Tagged #GuerillaKnitting, #StreetArt, #UrbanArt, #YarnBombing
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