Street-art… September 15, 2010
Posted by WorldbyStorm in Culture.trackback
This might be of interest, an exhibition of street-art in Anewspace Gallery Friday 24th September to Sunday 3rd of October 6 Chatham Street Dublin 2
Featuring Works by
ADW ASBESTOS CANVAZ CISTO CONOR HARRINGTON COOL-C DBC(WE HOPE) EINE EELUS KARMA LOKI MORGAN SOLUS SPLINK(I LOVE LAMP) WILL ST LEGER XPIR & MORE TO BE ANNOUNCE
Mind you, check out the press release…
Over the past 5 years there has been an explosion of Street-art worldwide and Ireland has experienced a growing movement with several international names creating pieces in the city. As well as local artists developing into respected figures. This project hopes to shine a spot light on the movement and expose the viewer to the world that is happening under their very nose.
Street Art or Graffiti is not the art of the dis-enfrancised community. It is not a about being poor, a minority, talented or clever. It is more a sense of opportunity and motivation. An expression outside the boundaries of societies accepted outlets. To often it is high-lighted in press sound bites regarding its removal.
It exists because it can. The artist is the viewer, often creating works that are never seen beyond a close circle of fellow artists and friends. And while it can be appreciated. Unlike many forms of expression, a mass or gallery audience is not its concern. It has existed forever and is beyond any fashion trend or movements. It will always be ‘despite your face’.
This collection hopes to present Irish and International street art in the Dublin area. It is by no m eans a complete over-view (as the scene is far bigger then anyone can imagine). But instead is a snap shot of an under ground existing in Irish society. …
Hmmmm….
There is a great gallery of dublin street art from first half of decade here: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/68527
Each thumbnail when clicked brings you to a separate collection of images. Lots of politically charged stuff.
Not the woostercollective.com fine art that has nowhere to go stuff – which I imagine the exhibition mentioned will feature.
Should have
given proper wooster link: http://www.woostercollective.com/
and mentioned that you need to open comments on the discrete indymedia pages the thumbnails lead you to so as to see all of the images – there are absolutely oodles of them.
Thanks a million ec, dead handy.