The Street Art Process

The clip demonstrates that street art is an actual process, just as the steps took to complete fine art, and is more than just ¨hooligans¨ randomly painting on buildings with a spray can. For example, a general pattern shown throughout certain shots, cuts and sounds, is the method used to create street art, which involves more than one may think. To begin with, the entire clip is composed of jump cuts where the shots are abruptly cut. Each cut portrays a different scene tying into the general theme that street art is not as simple as it looks and the artists should be respected as actual artists and not shamed because of the medium they choose to express themselves. A POV cut allows for the audience to see what the character is seeing. This type of break in the shots is used when the artists are making the paint. This cut gives one a perspective of what exactly an artist experiences just to prepare for creating their work. It puts the watcher in the shoes of the artist and demonstrates how the planning before a project requires time and effort just as any other piece of art does. The watcher is made aware of the artist's hands and materials needed to create the artwork which puts in perspective, to the watcher, the amount of …show more content…
Street artists have a vision without an agenda. Bringing media covered topics to the streets in a form of art opens the public eye on the subject in the area. Street art can transform the view that people have on topics, even if it's just a passing thought. This art relates to society because it is tangible and directly in front of the viewer so therefore it can figuratively bring the issue or other forms depicted in the media to a different part of society. Without any financial gain for the artists, they are expressing a thoughtful opinion to the public and can represent a first hand struggle in an area that can alter the public opinion. In all, street art gathers a lot of subcultures under one