The world of art is constantly changing. Every time I came up with a way to incorporate this evolving subject, it was back to the drawing board. I reached out to my brother,
Ben, who went through the same process 4 years earlier. I asked him straight up
"What should I do?" He said, "I can't tell you what to do. Think
of it this way, this is your one chance to master something strange, unique,
something that speaks out to you." With that advice, my mind ran wild. It
was not after long I came to the conclusion, I wanted to do street art. The one thought that came to mind was, Josh you have no artistic talent. The way I looked at it was that, I had not found my artistic talent yet. I kept telling myself as I further invested in a street art project, the master at anything was once beginners.
Street
art is, to put it plainly, different. I have always had a deep interest in
street art. Entering any major city and seeing the murals and even the positive
and uplifting graffiti fascinated me. It is all so beautiful and modern, yet
90% of the time it is looked down upon. So why? That is one of the main
questions that I hope to find throughout the process of the Genius Project.
However, I want my main focus to stay on street art and the how it is changing
with the times.
Art can
be expressed in any way, but look at the two pieces of art above. One of them
was sold for 43.8 million dollars while the other is viewed as toxic. It simply
does not make sense. Street artist work hard and create beautiful pieces,
meanwhile some "modern" art is something a young child could create.
Modern art is disgusting, urban art is amazing. It gives a voice to the people.
At this
time, I can see my project going in a number of ways, however I am firm in my
idea of the pursuit of street art. I want to enlighten people of what true art
is and show people that art just like the rest of the world is able to change
with the times and thrive.
The art of "graffiti" has always been an interest and always gets me thinking, "How did that guy even get up there?"
ReplyDeleteSeeing your motivation for street art was really neat and i cant wait to see your finished project. A question did arise were: What type of approach are you taking? (spray paint or more authentic methods)!
I cant wait to see you progress and ill be checking back EVERY week to see how bad you are failing! jkjk! Good luck!
I am taking the approach of spray paint, however I am very open and have been planning on incorporating authentic methods (paint brush). The one problem I have with the authentic methods is that it is much more time consuming and takes much more precision while spray paint is quick and can be accomplished easier. Tough decision ahead!
DeleteI definitely agree with you that Street art is underappreciated, and modern art is basically just toddlers throwing up crayons onto a canvas. For your project, are you going to be making a new painting every week or one large final project or something else? I think it'd be really cool if we got to see you make pieces every week and watch as they get progressively better.
ReplyDeleteI am going to be make one final project, however I am going to be experimenting weekly with new designs and ideas. I will be sure to post those pictures and video of me working on my various designs.
DeleteI think what the topic you picked is super interesting! I've always found it interesting how graffiti art is looked down upon but once it's stuck into a museum, people are all over it. It'd also be interesting to see where the inspiration for graffiti art comes from. I know a lot of times the art doesn't look like one image but more like different things combined. Good luck and it'll be cool to see the finished project!
ReplyDeleteI have seen some really fascinating street art before, and thought, "why isn't this famous". I think this idea is really good, and creative. Are you planning on doing your art on paper, or actually on the street? Either way, i'm excited to see your work.
ReplyDeleteI am not going to be actually doing the art on the street. It is quite the process to do it legally. I am however going to be doing the my final design in the storage space in the back of my house. This will give it the feel of street art because it will be on the wall rather than just paper.
DeleteThis is such a cool project, especially coming from a self-proclaimed "non-artistic" person (for the record, whether someone is artistic or not is almost entirely a matter of how much they work at art, not necessarily talent...). Have you looked into the Philadelphia Mural Arts program? Their ideas I think would be very much in line with yours... their slogan is "we believe art ignites change" and their purpose is basically to turn illegal street artists into muralists who can create beautiful art without having to deal with the law-- it's the reason why Philly has the most most murals of any other city in the US. Seriously, look them up!
ReplyDeleteI have looked a lot into the Philadelphia Mural Art program and I have even got in touch with them. One of my main motivations of doing street art is because of Philly's deep roots with street art/graffiti/vandalism (whatever you consider it). I think what the Philadelphia Mural Art program is doing is great for the street art movement because they are publicizing good street art.
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