OakOak’s Street Art Interventions

[changeling67]

Amazing artist OakOak creates hilarious, imaginative, irreverent and sometimes a little macabre street work that has filled column inches from BBC Brazil to Beijing’s biggest daily newspaper. Daubing simple graffiti and paintings on urban features – often the broken ones – OakOak tries to do what street artists do best: amuse and inspire people of all ages and demographics by appropriating the city’s less appealing elements.

I think people who dislike graffiti are more likely to respond well to incidental or micro-graffiti because it is well-executed or well thought-out.  I do however, love the 'Sideshow Bob' piece.


Link --------------------------> http://www.daily-art.com/oakoaks-street-art-interventions/

Comments

[bluegerl.livejournal.com]

He's Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant... and his humour!!! I just DIED seeing Gonzo!!! and that OUCH pole through the eye... oh I'm going to follow him! Bless you, you DO find some treasures!!!

I shall look at cracks in walls, and bunches of stray flowers in walls with a different eye now! So MUCH to 'read' into just a daily 'thing'.

Bless you... You do make me happy you do!!!

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

I love that stuff too - but then again, I have a higher tolerance to graffiti than most, especially if it is good graffiti.

[koshien.livejournal.com]

This is lovely, a little macabre at time but very thought provoking....unless you see all street art as just vandalism. But then again if it's a Banksy most people think of ££££ before even thinking about his message or that he has defaced a building.

I changed my mind about graffiti at a young age when I read a book about late 70's-early 80's graffiti on the NYC transit system from the school library and was mesmerised by the reasons for the creation of art just as much as the bold designs themselves. My favourite story was a guy who spray painted his and his girlfriend's name over an entire subway car so that his declaration of love would travel all around the state.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

I have a profound interest on graffiti - here is the link to my LJ entries on the subject -----------------> http://calico-pye.livejournal.com/tag/graffiti

I know that hastily scribbled tags are an eyesore, but the artwork of graffiti can be amazing. I find it interesting that as soon as the artwork becomes 'photo-realistic,' people are far more relaxed with it.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

They are good - very creative and eye-catching :-)