The History of Street Art
Street art is a movement born out of 1970s graffiti boom in New York. Street Art has evolved from mainly textual graffiti in public spaces to a conceptual visual art Today, it includes many forms and pictorial techniques. Street art artists are initially street artists who create in public spaces, often illegally and with a view to rebel against the status quo. Artists have often created socially engaging street art that denounces political or social situations. For this reason, tags and street art in general have long been perceived as pure vandalism. However, with time, this vision has evolved and street art has been more and more accepted by the art world. Many street art artists have made the transition, exhibiting their street art paintings in museums and galleries. Today, Street art painting is a much appreciated and admired movement, because of the freedom that it celebrates and the vast creativity that it demonstrates. Many famous street art artists such as Shepard Fairey exhibit all over the world and are in high demand with collectors. SINGULART brings together a number of emerging street art artists who offer a committed and innovative street art style.
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SINGULART gallery works with emerging and established street art artists around the world who continue to work on the street while also collaborating with international galleries. Famous artists like Virginia Valère have exhibited their street art paintings at Art Basel Miami, and Nasca and Super Pop Boy are both living and working in the cultural hub of Berlin. Shev Lunatic offers colorful and vibrant street art works and Malik is recognized for his unique use of space in his street art canvases that depict the interior of prisons. Discover the best of contemporary street art at SINGULART.