Street Art and Reality on Hanbury Street London

The main difference between Graffiti and Street Art is that while the former often rebels, degrades, and lashes out against it’s environment the latter almost always merges, comments and even contributes to it. The following video by Shafiur Rahman is one of the better examples of this. This video documents the making of a piece done by Joseph Loughborough and Ben Slow on Hanbury Street in London. The piece called “Ma o Shishu” was found in a book about photography. Ironically the video also uncovers a hidden story of squatters living behind this work of art. This is why street art is my favorite genre of art. It isn’t about hanging art on walls as an excuse for exclusive audiences to drink wine and socialize, the purpose of art is to comment on the world we live in, and to beautify it. As the artist stated “Their piece changed the street. Everyone who passed – young and old, local or tourist – responded very warmly to it.”

via Street Art and Reality on Hanbury Street London – thenewpop.

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