{"id":6295,"date":"2014-03-11T10:05:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T10:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artcorner.com\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2014-03-11T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T10:05:33","slug":"alternative-street-art-in-all-shapes-and-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/blog\/alternative-street-art-in-all-shapes-and-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Street Art in All Shapes and Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Art in the street is enlightening, it breaks the dormancy of routine. It exists for free, stating the existence of itself and from all around it. Art cannot be constrained to galleries. It needs to be in the street, happening to people. Transforming their eyes, their vision, so they can become \u2013 in their own way \u2013 artists too. Street art comes out of this surprise box that is the world, not to say &#8216;I am here but to tell &#8216;you are here too. Here are some examples of happenings bringing streets to life.<\/p>\n<p>THE AWAKENING OF LIGHT<\/p>\n<p>The French artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clementbriend.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clement Briend<\/a> creates light projections onto buildings and nature, blending in the same space two different realities. It is the projection of an idea without extracting the nature of the object upon the projects, creating this multi-dimensional feeling into his installations. &#8220;Cambodian Trees&#8221; is a great example of this effect, achieved by digitally project sculptural representations of deities and spirits overlaid on trees. It works out as a beautiful surprise, as the figures reveal themselves at night, taking the shape of nature as if the gods have just awakened.<\/p>\n<p>RAINBOW OF SHADOWS<\/p>\n<p>In hot summer, where shadows give comfort and relief, a creative mind colored the sky and created spectrums to cool down and brighten up the street of \u00c1gueda, in Portugal. The result was a stunning canopy of umbrellas, like a shadow rainbow, suspended over the steaming hot streets to shade the public walkway.\u00a0Very little is known about the mind behind the installation, but the Umbrella Sky Project was created by a production company &#8216;Sextafeira Produ\u00e7\u00f5es&#8217; to promote the local business and the historical region through an innovative and low-cost concept.<\/p>\n<p>BREATHING SCULPTURES<\/p>\n<p>There is something blissful about art that responds to nature. Art then incorporates elements to reinforce the idea that wind, water, and light are also artistic forces. American <a href=\"http:\/\/www.echelman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Janet Echelman<\/a>\u00a0explores the potential of unlikely materials, from fishing net to atomized water particles, combining ancient craft with cutting-edge technology, creating monumental moving sculptures.\u00a0Echelman explores public art and urban transformation in metropolitan cities all over the world in collaboration with landscape architects, engineers, lighting designers, and teams of talent.<\/p>\n<p>ALTERNATE WORLD<\/p>\n<p>Every so often we are confronted with pieces of Graffiti that blow our minds away. You can find great examples <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/blog\/top-10-instagram-art-profiles-to-follow\/\">here<\/a> and check out the profiles we chose for you.\u00a0And then there is the 3D Pavement Art, something that brings optical illusion to a new level. <a href=\"http:\/\/joehill-art.com\/page5.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Joe Hill<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetartutopia.com\/?tag=eduardo-relero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eduardo Relero<\/a>\u00a0are brilliant examples of works that make our body respond, no matter how distracted or indifferent to art one can be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.overstockart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flash-mob-one.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6306\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.overstockart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flash-mob-one-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"flash-mob-one\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.overstockart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flash-mob-one-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.overstockart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flash-mob-one.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>SOUND IN MOTION<\/p>\n<p>Music is one of the few activities that affect the entire brain, therefore our biology and our emotions. Either we hear, play, sing or dance. Flash mobs &#8211; either spontaneous, amateur, or sponsored &#8211; are great gifts to the public, offering people something extra in their ordinary lives but also making them stop, contemplate, and even become part of the process.\u00a0The bigger and most impressive flash mob happened in 2009, in a Black Eyed Peas performance for Oprah http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CttB6FmMgT4. This mind-blowing effect over thousands of people in the streets of Chicago was the catalyst for a Mob fashion all over the world. From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5RGiVwM2m18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Army Musicians<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1VDQDtVIir0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Heavy Weight Brands<\/a>. My favorite example of the power of music is what I call \u2018a singing Mob\u2019 from Bach to Bobby Mc Ferrin, turning thousands of random people into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=14LcvpXmb74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">beautiful Charles Gounod choir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy art, enjoy life, and feel free to share any art that made your chin drop and your soul fly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art in the street is enlightening, it breaks the dormancy of routine. It exists for free, stating the existence of itself and from all around it. Art cannot be constrained to galleries. It needs to be in the street, happening to people. 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