Stencil Art $1.69 AUD
Category: Pop Culture
In any urban setting throughout the world today, you can expect to see examples of stencil art. On street corners, train stations and public toilets the world over stencil art is a favoured tool of the graffiti artist. Many consider such imagery urban pollution, the work of mindless vandals. Such attitudes ignore what has fast become one of the most significant artistic and cultural movements of the early 21st century. Stencil Art is no longer the sole domain of the graffiti artist, the aesthetic is now ubiquitous in advertising, the mainstream press and even on the walls of the world’s most famous galleries.Although stencil art as a method of graffiti has only risen to mainstream prominence since the start of this century, its roots run much deeper into 20th century street art. Prominent New York street artist John Fekner started working with stencils as early as 1968.
