Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Tag: stikman
Why the anonymous street artist continues to fascinate For nearly three decades, the anonymous artist known as stikman has placed images of a schematic humanoid figure (also known as stikman) in city streets around the United States, Canada, and Europe. The figure appears over and over again in varying forms, in many hundreds---perhaps thousands---of pieces … Continue reading Stikman: Theme and Variations
At a gallery show of a noted street artist a few years ago, an attendee explained to me how he would acquire pieces he'd find on the street. He was clearly proud of his clever technique for stripping away the works with minimal visible damage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-u3SpZ3jy4&w=360&h=510&r=0 The changing seasons alter a work of public art. … Continue reading The Living World of Art on the Street
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