Street Chronicles
Group Exhibition
Banksky | Invader | D*Face | Okuda San Miguel | Leon Keer | Shepard Fairey | Andre Saraiva | Pichiavo | Martin Whatson | Daleast | Andrew Schoultz | Roa | Andrew Hem | Lonac | Hua Tunan | Ruben Sanchez | Kai | Suanjaya Kencut | Ryol | Roby Dwi Antono
21-24 July 2022
Coex Hall B
Gangnam-Gu, Seoul , South Korea
For Street Chronicles, StreetArtNews is showcasing the works of artists who were the pillars of street art techniques, concepts and different styles. This proposal includes Banksy, whose identity remains anonymous to the day.
His politically charged works provoke alternative viewpoints, encouraging revolution in the art world, making him one of the most controversial street artists. Banksy’s work has been breaking down the boundaries and expectations of street art critics, using many different street art mediums and styles. Banksy began his graffiti practice inspired by Blek Le Rat, one of the most prominent artists in Street Art. Inspired by what he saw in New York during his visit in 1971, Blek Le Rat started creating artworks across the streets of Paris in 1981. He primarily used stencils in his practice. His first stencils were black rats running along the walls throughout Paris. In 1983 he began to paint life-sized stencils, which became his trademark alongside his rats and have influenced generations of street artists worldwide. Also included other notable Urban artists such as D*Face, Shepard Fairey and Invader, who all contributed to the development of the art styles and mediums.
A Thousand Star Series - Face #4, 105cm x 90cm, Acrylic, Spray Paint on Canvas, Yogyakarta, 2022
Alongside artists from the newer generation who weave the connection between street art and the wave of the new contemporary, such as Roby Dwi Antono, Andrew Hem, Lonac and Andrew Schoultz. Their work bridges contemporary art aesthetics with illustrative figuration. For example, Andrew Hem incorporates atmospheric and richly textured narratives in a vivid palette of twilight blues invigorated by fields of deep red and specks of golden light. Spirits are evoked through the visionary presentation of remembrances and dreams of his haunting impressions of civilisation and landscapes. While Andrew Schoultz’s work has a visual approach to social and political commentary. His enormous murals, paintings, installations and sculptures are heavily patterned, creating an intense and mesmerising vision of current events.
Street art is dedicated to bringing art to the people, raising awareness about political and social issues, and portraying the truth of reality.
‘I want the characters of the paintings to walk out of the museums to give them back to the
people of the city.’ -Blek Le Rat.