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STREET ART
Guerrilla Art
Mural Art
Always visual
In publically accessible places
Planned and executed
Mural Art
Tends to be
site-specific
Often political
Large scale
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Wall of Respect, 1967-1971
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1960s =
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Community-Based Mural Movement
Location – outdoors and in “neglected” sites
Initiative – artists instead of politicians or administrators
Leaders – black artists and other artists belonging to oppressed groups traditionally excluded from established art world
Support – community involvement in funding, logistics, celebration, maintenance
Collective – trend toward group creation instead of individual focus
Unity Through Diversity/Nubian Roots
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Mike Womble and Mayor’s Mural Crew, 1995
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Chicano Park, San Diego
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El Mac, 2014
Northeastern University – commissioned Ars et Scientia in 2014
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https://tinyurl.com/com-murals
Composition
Color
Line
Scale
Perspective
Story
Metaphor
Message
Intention
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Relationship to me
What does it mean
Do I like it?
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