Friday, August 21, 2009

Sell-outs! Graffiti artists who crossed over from anonymity to wide currency

Yo: here are the big names in graffiti. Please write a brief profile on each in your google doc account under the headline Graffiti artists. Find and note differences between them. It will be due Wed, Aug 26, and will function as a prep for the visit to Artspace on Wed.

Follow up by researching them on vimeo.com. Vimeo is similar to Youtube but is less popular with the masses. I like vimeo because there are a lot of users from Europe and South America. One more exploration: see if you can find these artists on flickr.com.

Banksy,
Blek le Rat,
Jean-Michel Basquiat,
Keith Haring,
Shepard Fairey


Graffiti artists notes 10 pts.
Class fee 10 pts.
Comparison essay on classmate profiles 15 pts.
Background 3 pts.
Review of the Graffiti exhibit at Artspace 10 pts. Due Tues, Sept 1.
Arts Experience review / every 3 weeks 15 pts / due Mon, Sept 7

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