Abstract
Street art is a part of a community atmosphere and influences the way individuals experience a specific space. Artists appropriate public space as a canvas to create works that are frequently unauthorized or even illegal. These artists reclaim community space to share art, as well as, underrepresented opinions and subcultures that may not be expressed in our mainstream media-saturated culture. Doing so, street artists contribute to a larger discourse of social commentary and critique through their artistic practices. Renowned street artist Shepard Fairey and art collectives such as the Street Museum of Art, New York City, artist JR, have significantly changed how and where we view art. Using the theoretical lens of phenomenology and site-responsive art, this paper investigates the ways perception and environment informs the viewer’s experience. Additionally, the paper explores how street artists alter museum practices by selectively denying and integrating museum and gallery traditions like display tactics and didactic labels.
How to Cite
Sipe, N. R., (2013) “Street Critique: The Viewer’s Phenomenal Experience of Street Art”, Capstone, The UNC Asheville Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship 26(2).
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