{"id":4417,"date":"2022-10-04T13:36:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulaworldwide.com\/beta\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T13:37:10","slug":"10-street-artists-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulaworldwide.com\/beta\/10-street-artists-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Street Artists You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Artsper Magazine<\/a> \u00a9 du Site www.artsper.com<\/p>\n

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JR, Kenya, 2008<\/p>\n

Humourous, captivating, disturbing and heavily engaged urban frescoes<\/a> adorn the walls of cities worldwide. However, with street art\u2019s increasing presence in galleries, many believe that the street art<\/a> is \u201cdomesticating\u201d itself, and is losing its urban identity. Artsper takes to the streets to find the 10 street artists you simply must know.<\/p>\n

1. Banksy<\/p>\n

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Banksy, Olympic Javelin Thrower
\nEvidently, we cannot approach the street art subject without talking about Banksy. Mixing politics, humour and poetry through stencils of children, soldiers and even monkeys, Banksy\u2019s murals have become an essential reference for every street artist. Through provocative imagery, the enigmatic Banksy creates highly engaging artwork.<\/p>\n

2. Vhils<\/p>\n

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Vhils mural in Kentucky, USA
\nAlexandro Farto, A.K.A Vhils, is a Portuguese street artist born in 1987. Vhils\u2019 notoriety exploded when Banksy invited him to the\u00a0London Cans Festival\u00a0in 2008. The artist travels around the world, creating his monumental frescoes and revolutionising stencil-based artworks. He approaches graffiti with a variety of media and material, including scissors or even jackhammers.<\/p>\n

3. Roa<\/p>\n

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Roa, Pure Evil Gallery
\nBelgian artist ROA predominately works in Europe and the United States. The street-artist creates enormous black and white murals, which most of the time represent animals such as rodents or birds. His work explores the classification of species and living organisms.<\/p>\n

4. Kobra<\/p>\n

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Kobra, Sailor Kiss
\nEduardo Kobra<\/a> is a Brazilian artist, who began his career in 1987. Kobra transforms urban landscapes into multicoloured frescoes, which often carry political messages warning of the effects of global warming and deforestation. Kobra\u2019s kaleidoscopic works have earnt him an esteemed ranking in the world of street art.<\/p>\n

5. Invader<\/p>\n

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Invader, San Goku, Paris 75012
\nYou might have seen various \u201cinvaders\u201d adorning the walls of Paris or Los Angeles. These popular computer game characters were created by an artist who hides behind the pixelated faces of his subjects, never revealing his true identity. Since the late 90s, Invader<\/a> has turned the streets into an urban tribute to 80s video games, \u201cinvading\u201d public spaces with a vintage, digitalised reality.<\/p>\n

6. David Choe<\/p>\n

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David Choe
\nHe is an American street artist and graffiti enthusiast. in the early 2000s, Sean Parker, founder of Napster, commissioned Choe to\u00a0 decorate the Facebook HQ in Silicon Valley. As a reward for his murals, Parker offered Choe cash or shares in the company, and despite his lack of faith in the start up, he chose company stock. Like Choe\u2019s artworks, Facebook became astronomically famous, and Choe\u2019s stock options are now worth over $200 million.<\/p>\n

7. ABOVE<\/p>\n

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At the core of every existentialist argument lies the question: who or what is hidden behind ABOVE? However, when it comes to the street artist, we know that he was born in California, and that he began his career in the mid 90s.\u00a0 ABOVE now travels around the globe, painting his artist name in several languages, across walls worldwide. His garishly vibrant murals are accompanied by arrows, which always point in one particular direction; and we\u2019re sure you can guess where.<\/p>\n

8. JR<\/p>\n

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\u201cLa rue est la plus grande galerie d\u2019art au monde\u201d\u00a0(\u201cthe street is the biggest art gallery in the world\u201d). The artist earnt worldwide recognition for his black and white works, often exhibiting them in favelas and slums. Aiming to represent the underrepresented, JR even created a film dedicated to women, entitled \u201cWomen are x`heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n

9. Swoon<\/p>\n

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Using wheat-paste, Swoon creates life-sized murals of highly detailed figures. Her works are often depicted on abandoned buildings across New York, and tackle social, political and environmental injustices.<\/p>\n

10. Lady AIKO<\/p>\n

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Her creations are a fusion of Eastern and Western culture, particularly Japanese and American aesthetics. AIKO pieces of art celebrate not only urban art, but also femininity, Pop art, abstraction and contemporary Japanese style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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