Even a decade ago any attempt to use a wall that is strictly not one&rsquo;s own for purposes of venting one&rsquo;s creative energies was frowned upon and incited severe invective and even civic action. By and large it was condemned as graffiti and therefore not officially sanctioned nor institutionally condoned. Then the news channels internationally began reporting about the mysterious Banksy, a street art painter who was not seen nor heard but whose works on public walls in London drew attention for it was not strictly graffiti nor was it an acceptable emerging art form to be mounted on galleries. Over the years, street art has moved a long way since that time and though it has not yet resolved sticky issues like official approval or wholehearted acceptance as art, it has today exploded into a movement worldwide. Its appeal has taken on viral proportions as the depressed and neglected streets of every prominent city worldwide is now sporting some street art tendencies giving a new dimension to art vocabulary. Even auctioneers and gallerists have begun taking an interest in it and trying to work round its sub-culture status for clearly this form of art has not reached the public domain via the conventional gallery route and yet has caught public attention just as strongly. Although street art has now come to stay, paradoxically, there is still no one concrete definition available for it. While some enthusiasts and art lovers embrace it as the most vibrant form of democratic art, others run it down as anti-capitalist, a nuisance, a way of exposing dissent using public space and so on. Collectors, too, are none too enthusiastic about it because unlike conventional forms, it cannot be acquired and sported as a trophy in one&rsquo;s living room as the other forms of art for already the likes of Banksy, ShephARD Fairey have become the&nbsp;stuff of art conversations worldwide. For the residents in whose localities this art form is visible on their walls, there is a general acceptance of it for its aesthetic enlistment potential as well as for its capacity for neighbourhood regeneration. According to the St+Art India Foundation, a major street art consortium, people in such neighbourhoods have seen it as a positive happening. In their view, people in such locales become more conscious of their environment and thus reap the benefits of seeing their neighbourhood acquire an upmarket stature. However, long-time residents of such depressed neighbourhoods have been quick to point out that street art has forced the urban poor out of the locality even as middle class people have moved in and bought property in these places. Termed as gentrification, critiques conclude the effects of Banksy&rsquo;s art as a case in point. By and large criminologists have been ardent supporters of street art as they argue that a run down look is an open invitation to vandalism and disorder, which in their case they had named the &lsquo;Broken Window&rsquo; effect. First published in 1982, their findings had proved that disorderly neighbourhoods were directly linked to disorder as passersby would invariably conclude that no one cared for a place when it has a shoddy appearance of broken windows and thoughtless graffiti. But street art one must realize is not a single style of art making for like conventional art it has made use of a variety of tools and ideas. Of course, the most commonly visible form is executed by artists who use a roller brush to spray a can of paint on a wall and then insert some interesting quote or smart idea within the painted framework. Others create a stencil and then make repeated images of it across the space available. Here too, the spray paint is used to dab the stencil cutout on the wall. In a more detailed take on the theme, artists assemble smaller parts together in a mosaic-like effect to provide the complete artwork or message.<img src="http://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/10566/186817/58369aaae366a/1479973488827.jpg"" owidth=280 oheight=391" style="height:698px; width:500px" />At other times, one may even spot a video installation being projected on the walls and of course, the place of installations to express street art is yet another outlet for the artistic spirit. Innovative creators make use of their surroundings by assembling a group of people in a certain posture or format to express an idea as a part of their street art concept, or utilise the road sign or a bolt or other prominent everyday object and create their projection around the same. Thus, street art holds promise of vast creativity and no two artists have been known to utilise the street canvas as a duplicating tool. This has given rise to a complete genre of street artists in India whose masterpieces are eagerly awaited at various cities. The movement in India has led to street art developing into regular festivals, throwing up names that are fast becoming household references in the art circuit. As the focus is not on the decorative aspect of art, artists like Leena Kejriwal have used street art to be a platform for bringing up the issue of women trafficking thereby combining her skills with technology and social concern. Others like Harsh Raman have found similarities between Brazilian initiatives and Indian ones and have been instrumental in starting the Wall of Women project, wherein women artists form a collective to adorn ad paint their causes on public walls.<img src="http://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/10566/186817/58369aaae366a/1479973528713.jpg"" owidth=442 oheight=263" style="height:298px; width:500px" />Shilo Shiv Suleman also is part of this creed who has given voice to social causes through his telling depictions. Others like Samir Parker has zeroed on to the poor by installing colourful tarpaulin and seen from the rooftop as a protection against the rain in Mumbai. He unearths the character of the city through his use of this utility material that is a symbol of the urban poor as they shelter under this flimsy protection during inclement weather conditions. On the other hand, Jheel Goradia uses digitally reworked images of Bollywood icons to convey the message of coming out of the box. Tweaking images for a&nbsp;purpose is the essence of the work of Bengaluru artist Nanjundaswamy, who focuses on civic issues using 3D images of gods crossing waterlogged streets. Mumbai&rsquo;s anonymous street artist Tyler satirises familiar icons to bring home the truth. Even as far off as Kochi the satirical streak is evident in the works of Guesswho with his Mona Lisa depictions. Others like Yantr and Ranjit Dahiya have partnered together and showcased their genius across Delhi and Mumbai. A recent showing of the works of street artists at Delhi&rsquo;s Lodhi Colony and Meherchand Market complex invited a great deal of publicity and media attention all for the right intentions. Being a first of its kind, this exhibition has proved that street art is the numero uno in giving crumbling walls a facelift, but also in creating financial rumbles by turning a hitherto less frequented poor cousin of the posh Khan Market area into a viable competitor for consumer attention. More and more branded shops are taking over this sleepy area sandwiched in between posh residential areas and upmarket shopping complexes proving thereby that street art is art that is meaningful, participatory and uplifting.&quot;Residents of those localities where this art form is visible on their walls become more conscious of their environment and thus reap the benefits of seeing their neighbourhood acquire an upmarket stature&quot;.&quot;Art collectors are not too enthusiastic about street art because unlike conventional forms, it cannot be acquired and sported as a trophy in one&rsquo;s living room as the other forms of art&quot;.

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Gone too soon

TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES

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BETWEEN DREAMS AND ILLUSIONS

FINAL SHOW OF THE CHAOS TRILOGY III

ALIGNING Paths of Eight Artists

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