Guide to street art in Manchester

Connor Wake

Political

Political street art is when somebody does street art with a political view or opinion behind it. An example of this is the person on the left who got shot just because of his race but nobody made an issue with this so someone decided to spray paint his face for a memorial to him. This person was called mike brown in the news they used a picture showing that he was a bad person what he wasn’t, in fact he had a degree and that is what that memorial shows. This is usually illegal but can be legal is commissioned but that is not usually the case. This is street art as it is artwork in a public place what isn’t commissioned.

PostersPoster street art is the use of posters putting it on walls on the street.The posters are designed and made in a studio or at home on the computer, then after this it is printed onto wheat paper then pasted onto walls. This is illegal but is littering not vandalism, it is littering as the wheat posters eventually come off so it's isn't permanent thus not vandalism.

Stickers

Sticker street art is when you use stickers and put them all over the city on various objects. They are produced in factories and printed out on stickers ready to stick around the city. Stickers have the same legality as posters what is illegal but it is not vandalism as it is littering instead.

MosaicMosaic street art is a technique of decorative art or interior decoration. Most mosaics are made of small, flat, roughly square, pieces of stone, tiles or glass of different colors, known as tesserae; but some, especially floor mosaics, may also be made of small rounded pieces of stone, and called pebble mosaics. This is produced in factories and then stuck on walls using materials such as glue to make sure that it sticks on. This is illegal and is classed as vandalism unless it is commissioned where the artist is paid to put it up on a certain building.

TaggingTagging is a way of signing your name or putting words anonymously on walls and around the city. This is usually done with spray paint and is illegal as it permanent. This is usually done to mark someones area and get there name out there to boost their street credentials.

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