Street Art

Street Art is the broad term for people creating visual art in public places. Just about every medium can be used such as paint, wheat paste, stencil, sculpture, and even art installations. Sometimes the artist may choose to make a political statement, or include socially relevant material in their piece but that is not always the case. One thing is for certain is that these artists use their surrounding environment as their canvases. They might do this so they can directly interact with the public. Some my argue weather "Street Art" is a profession, however some of these artist do get paid for their work, so therefore it could fall under the "professional" category.

This is a mural done by the artist Retna. I think this is a good candidate for visual elements. The three visual elements that I think stand out in this piece are line, shape and color.

LINE: There are lots of line throughout this piece. A majority of these lines in the piece are fluid and have a loose quality to them. Most of these lines form some type of symbol that the audience may be familiar. I see symbols that look like people to me, some of the lines look arrows to me as well. There are lines in the piece that start at the top of the page and go directly down to the bottom. Those lines stand out to me because they seem very direct, strong and they feel like they have a purpose.  

SHAPE: I think the shapes and they lines in this piece stand out but they kind of overlap with one another as well. The lines are what make up in the shape in this design. The shapes that are represented in this piece are the triangle and the circle. These two elements stand together to form a human like shape which is seen throughout the piece and definitely catches the viewer's eye. 

COLOR: Last but not least there is color in this design. I think the piece is very minimal even though the entire canvas is filled. There is only two colors in the design and they are primary colors being red and blue. I think the two colors really pop because they are really saturated and they are also very bright, hence making them pop. I do not know much information as to what the piece means or why the artist chose these colors.