Fascinating Street Art At Singapore Aliwal Urban Art Festival On 17 January 2015 眼前一亮的创意街头涂鸦艺术欣赏19/1/2015 If you have been following my blog, you'll probably realise that I have been documenting and collecting a series of photographs that emphasize the graffiti and street art in the cities I had travelled to as well as in my own hometown, Singapore. As a longtime lover in the graffiti and street art medium, I am always excited to discover what artists are doing around locally and around the world. There are tons of fantastic sites and daily blogs that are covering the continued evolution of the street art and graffiti medium, but there is nothing quite as good as seeing the real thing. In recent years there has been an increasing interest in an ephemeral and viral form of art that is marking urban settings around the world, and has developed a flourishing sub-culture all its own. Now though, street art is going mainstream. Into its second edition, on last Saturday Aliwal Urban Art Festival returned with an exciting showcase of Singapore's growing street art scene. Organised by Aliwal Arts Centre, the festival's location in Kampong Glam is apt - the district is named one of Singapore's coolest neighborhoods by international press, with its rich history and culture mixed with on-trend shops and cafes. The festival brought together some of Singapore's most exciting street artists from RSCLS, a local popular artist collectives that seeks discourse and disharmony through random acts of artistic collaboration that challenges artists out of their comfort zones. 我在上个周末星期六实拍阿里哇街文化艺术节 (Aliwal Urban Art Festival), 也同时亲眼目睹了街头艺术家们进行艺术创作。眼前一亮的创意街头艺术吸引了大量观赏者。活动现场包括街舞、街头涂鸦等街头文化,在一开始就为活动定下了酷炫又刺激的基调。据主办方介绍,这场大型涂鸦活动是阿里哇文化艺术节涂鸦主题活动。街头涂鸦表演迅速勾起现场大家的兴致和童心,你难以想象人们站在巨幅的涂鸦作品下一动不动地欣赏着的场景,这种街边艺术确实让一些不起眼的街区变成了供许多民众喜爱街边艺术欣赏的好地方。 那一天的涂鸦活动聚集来自本地街头艺术家组织RSCLS涂鸦好手,创作总长达50米,长度足足有四辆货车加起来的涂鸦墙。我很佩服那些有才的涂鸦者,画在墙上或地上,惟妙惟肖,立体感很强,很艺术的样子。每个涂鸦师都有自己的个性,通过涂鸦作品他们可以自由地表达自己的想法。街头涂鸦使用的是一种专用的涂鸦喷漆,不仅画面设计、字体结构、透视效果要学习,甚至连按压喷头的力度,都需要一点点琢磨。 按的力度小,喷头出来的漆更细、面积小。一整面的墙壁,要用细小的喷头一点点覆盖,常常需要数个小时。经过3个多小时肆意喷绘,一幅一幅极具梦幻色彩的涂鸦作品逐渐呈现在众人眼前。 There is as yet no simple definition of street art. It is an amorphous beast encompassing art which is found in or inspired by the urban environment. With anti-capitalist and rebellious undertones, it is a democratic form of popular public art probably best understood by seeing it in situ. It is not limited to the gallery nor easily collected or possessed by those who may turn art into a trophy. Its definition and uses are changing: originally a tool to mark territorial boundaries of urban youth today it is even seen in some cases as a means of urban beautification and regeneration. Whether it is regarded as vandalism or public art, street art has caught the interest of the art world and its lovers of beauty. Whether you think street art is fine art or one step above vandalism, there’s no denying the skills and creativity involved. The best street artists have an impressive ability to communicate their message in the grittiest of environments. Here are some of the artists where you can see them work in action: 下面请大家欣赏一组街头涂鸦: 你可以试想象这样一个画面:以一个街头涂鸦师正在喷绘为背景,前面有一个在打碟的DJ,一个歌手说唱rap并表演口技,还有一个人正在跳街舞,这就凑齐了该展览的五大元素。所有人都可以涂鸦,其作品可以以任何一种方式呈现出来,比如说它可以是一句口号,可以是一个广告,也可以是一句示威的标语,或者仅仅是为了传达一条讯息。所以它并不仅仅是一种自由的绘画方式,它还能和音乐融合、与舞蹈融合,甚至可以给青少年带来启发,它能把在场的人都带入到一种欢乐的聚会的气氛中。 Spray-painting a funny face on the wall is by no means the road to street art eminence. Most of the popular street artists have bonafide artistic abilities. Their execution is spot on, multi-layered, witty in its content, beautifully composed, and the quick slight of hand to manifest imagery is nothing short of magical. To put it bluntly, street artists have mad skills. 感觉涂鸦 "cool" 的这个男孩子好带感,张扬的外貌,但涂鸦的时候格外认真,有一种艺术家的独特气质。 The works are site specific, the entire surrounding environment play a role in the composition of how the art functions. Graffiti and street art are a form of public art. Everyone has the same potential viewing opportunity, and creates a form of equal inspiration. Some works are outright blatant, but some of which are more subtle, clever and demand your keep eye for retention, and each time I experience new works in a different city, I’m energized. There’s a strong relationship between the cultural activity of a city which street art is a part of, and its economy. When you see street art, it’s really a sign of many more interesting creative things going on. Cities that have more street art tend to be cultural and artistic hubs. With the exception of "legal walls," where street artists are allowed to spray paint, the debate about graffiti and street art equating to vandalism, a controversy which will go on forever, but the fact of the matter is, its here to stay, and you can find it growing in every part of the world. Many people appreciate ‘street art’ such as larger, more artistic pieces, or murals placed in appropriate locations with the required permission. The human need to express oneself in an action of immediacy, or in the event of planned longevity seems to be ongoing. I found this whole set up of street art collective show to be invigorating, fresh, an act of kindness and revolutionary. If more galleries and established spaces could spare their walls for street artists then it would legitimize this movement and eradicate the stigma. What makes it vandalism is totally based on the laws in a country. If they were written differently, street art would be something else. Recognition can be a double-edged sword. We need to put more sophisticated art work into spaces where people will really see these pieces. Give audience a chance. So what if they don't understand it? Eventually, if they see more, they learn. This is the same way the Europeans got more sophisticated. The art was there, in their faces and it became part of their lives. They grew into this culture of art and architecture and slowly developed this understanding. There is this famous sticker that I’ve seen for sale in a museum and it declared: EARTH without ART is EH. Why fall to the milquetoast conventions of this world when you can strike out with color and unique flourishes? Can you honestly say you enjoy staring at blank walls all day? Can you endure a mundane and uneventful existence? Life is about moments with peaks and valleys that keep you on your toes. If everything remained the same and no change whatsoever, it will be a flat line, which is equivalent to being dead. 到场绝大部分人都觉得这种街头涂鸦让生活变得绚烂,变得多彩了。但是除了这面专门的涂鸦墙之外,似乎很难再找到这么集中展示涂鸦的地方了。我个人觉得城市有这些色彩也挺好的,不应该整个城市都是一个颜色。我想政府部门如果能像这里一样,指定一定区域允许涂鸦,让大家可以有地方发挥自己的才能,这不仅可以使城市增色不少,而且能使城市的涂鸦更加有序。 Street art is proof that some of the best pieces of art, at least contemporary art, are not locked inside museums. Instead, they are out in the open for everyone to enjoy. The strength of street art is its ability to captivate people as part of their day-to-day experience. Street art itself has developed and improved - most street art pieces are an amazing piece of art; many have stories to tell and a message to be heard.
So, next time if you pass by street art while traveling, think about what an artist might have been exploring, thinking, sharing to create a truly unique and personal travel moment to take home with you. 把涂鸦改成街头表演,让一般人有机会接触到新的艺术领域,不像花钱去听歌剧或古典音乐,内容是筛选过的,形式也较能预期;但街头涂鸦的形式或讯息,可能会不经意抛出一个全新的想法,让你进一步思考,而且创意超乎你的想像。 相比于传统的画作,涂鸦显得更加放肆、更加夸张,也因而更加随性,更贴近绘画者的内心。虽然涂鸦常常游走于法律的边缘,在地下道、老工厂等等有些阴暗的角落,与粗俗、暴力脱不了干系,但它散发出的艺术灵感却是如此闪耀。 当天的涂鸦表演,让大家能够亲眼目睹涂鸦艺术家的风采和街头艺术创作的过程;也例如涂鸦作为一种独立的艺术形态和室内的设计相结合,创造出另一种室内设计的风格。 我支持街边涂鸦艺术继续发扬下去。
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