Test Your Knowledge of Urban Art

Urban Art Definitions: What You Need to Know

• Street art is an amorphous form of art found in or inspired by the urban environment.
• Street art has anti-capitalist and rebellious undertones and is a democratic form of public art.
• Street art is not limited to galleries and is not easily collected or possessed.
• Street art is considered a nuisance by some and a tool for communicating dissent and political concerns by others.
• Street art is changing, and it is now seen as a means of urban beautification and regeneration.
• Street art has caught the interest of the art world and its lovers of beauty.
• The legal distinction between permanent graffiti and art is permission.
• Most street art is unsanctioned, and artists who have painted without permission have been glorified as legitimate and socially conscious artists.
• Vandalism is the inexcusable destruction of property, and it has negative repercussions on its setting.
• The Broken Window Theory suggests that neglect in a place generates more negativity and leads to an increase in actual violent crime.
• Street art has regenerative effects on a neighborhood, but it has also been criticized for contributing to gentrification.
• Forms of street art include traditional painting, stencil painting, sticker bombing, mosaic, video projection, street installation, wood blocking, flash mobbing, and yarn bombing.