Arte.tv von gestern: Durch die Nacht mit.. JR & Gael García Bernal über Streetart in Buenos Aires.
Again: Seeing your city with different, new eyes is what fascinates me so much about art, "out-of-the-gallery".
What I love most about streetart is how the context adds meaning. Without the bridge this would just be a more or less boring, stupid piece of vandalism - the "where" makes the piece to what it is.
Luzinterruptus, “Tanta Policía, para tan Poca Gente…” (“A Lot of Policeman for So Few People…”); Madrid
(Above.) In protest of the number of police flooding the Malasaña district of Madrid, the local street artist collective Luzinterruptus decided to make it clear that the police had no reason to be paranoid. Adding homemade replicas of blue sirens to 50 cars in the neighborhood made it clear that the police presence was already sufficient.
How little things can send such a message. That's why I love streetart.