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World War 2
Soldiers would mark buildings, equipment, Tanks & artillery with stencils for various reasons. Solders also marked belongings according to what division they were in. -
John Fekner
John Fekner placed his work outdoors for the very first time in New York. He wanted to bring attention and people to take action
to areas that were condemned, dangerous or hazardous. -
Internet
the Internet has helped stencil to be place in the street art Hall of Fame. -
Banksy's Art
This man created an art culture devoted to his work but kept his identity a mystery for over twenty years. Banksy's stencils are powerful messages, he used dark humour to spread his opinions on art, philosophy and politics. -
Dolk
He is one of the urban artists that was the first to make the transition from the streets to gallery space. He had his first exhibitions in 2006, ever since he has displayed his graffiti in galleries. -
Social Change
People have been struggling in developing countries with there freedom of speech. Street art is a way for these people to have a voice and get there governments attention. They dont like this idea and are putting more rules out to stop street art, the artist are not backing down and want to be heard. These youths think the government has no respect for the laws, religions that affect them. -
Student Debt
Another topic that artist are painting is student debt. Some students are graduating universities with over $60,000 in debt. They Then graduate and owe more money then they have ever seen. Students are struggling with this debit and needs to make the government aware. -
Present day Stencil Grafiti
Present day stencil graffiti is the same concept as far as the stencil part goes but more colours are used. Some of the graffiti now is incorporated to a much bigger mural/picture.
