FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020
STEP 1: Take a Trip...Graffiti Art From Around the World
This set of experiences will take you around the world to look at how different artists have told their stories in the most public places possible. Enter the debate...is graffiti vandalism, or amazing examples of fine art? Or are they both?
GOOGLE STREET ART SERIES (Multiple Nations)
Check out these artists and how their stories have appeared in cities around the world.
THE WATER TANK PROJECT (NYC)
This audio-visual walking tour, takes you into a project focused on enlivening the old-school water tanks signature to the NYC skyline.
GOTTA LOVE BANKSY (UK)
Banksy is known globally for applying highly political art pieces in the most public places of the largest cities around the world.
This excellent collection looks at this elusive street artists work in London & Bristol, UK, and other cities around the world. Have you seen any of Banksy’s work here in NYC? It’s definitely around!
GLOBAL STREET ART FOUNDATION (Multiple Nations)
Check out the stories they’ve posted here. These are amazing examples of the power of graffiti art (when done responsibly of course) and contributes to the debate regarding vandalism and art work.
STEP 2: Daily Mindfulness Exercises:
Meditation for Stress Reduction
STEP 3: Visit a College Campus
Keep Track of Your Visits: Virtual College Notes Journal (Spring 2020)
STEP 4: Check out This Article
WHEN DOES GRAFFITI BECOME ART? (NYTimes, 2014)
The debate gets real here. 4 people with different positions on the matter collect their ideas in this curated conversation that was printed in the NYTimes 5 years ago. What do you think? Should this art be supported? Is it merely ruining the landscape of our cities? Lots of interesting questions and things to consider beyond the object we’ve come to either love or despise.
