Essay On Street Art

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1. Introduction
Street art first made its appearance in New York City during the 1920s and 1930s. It was typically found on the subway train cars and walls of derelict buildings in the form of graffiti texts. In 1970s, it was popularised when youths used it as a form of expression. Street art is fundamentally defined as just visual art created in public spaces and it comes in a variety of styles. The most common form of street art is graffiti texts, which can be often confused with vandalism. Street Art has always been a subject of debate, especially during its introduction in Singapore during the 1980s. The purpose of this paper is to shed some light into street art, and to uncover the often neglected positive perspective of street art to the general public. The paper will focus on the street art in the context of Singapore and the controversial issues faced by street artists in Singapore as well as the governmental support in promoting Singapore. …show more content…

Street art in Singapore

In the past, street art in Singapore has been regarded with cynicism, as it is often portrayed as vandalism on the streets that disrupts the uniformity of the area’s atmosphere. Street art has rarely made the headlines of the news other than cases of prosecution against offenders who have crossed the boundary of street art and into the field of vandalism. This causes the lack of awareness and understanding of street art to the public. The Vandalism Act, which criminalises vandalism on public properties, has prevented the existence of graffiti outside the circle of commissioned works. (Vandalism Act, 1966)
In the recent years, more organisations have been making attempts to develop it. Social Creatives Ltd is an organisation aimed at forming a bridge between community arts and commercial arts through mural arts, a form of street art.

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