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Street Art

STREET ART STYLE

Street art is a style created for city walls, subway trains and other public spaces. Sometimes it is commissioned, yet most often it is an individual statement of defiant free expression. Although mostly an urban style, street art can be found all over the world, including JR’s pasted portraits on the separation wall in Palestine, Invader’s playful ceramic tile mosaics in Paris and the provocative stencil and spray-paint works by Banksy in London.

The Philadelphia-based Cornbread — aka Darryl McCray — is considered the first modern graffiti artist. He began tagging his name around the city in the 1960s. Graffiti art later flourished in New York City in the 1970s. There, young artists used spray paint and markers to create tags and large-scale graphic works, with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring both developing their distinctive styles through the graffiti scene, which would evolve into street art. Artists such as Tracy 168 and Lady Pink pioneered the Wild Style of complex graffiti writing in the 1980s, pushing the movement forward.

Because of its unsanctioned, improvisational and frequently covert nature, street art involves a range of techniques and aesthetics. Some street artists use quick and effective stenciling, whereas others wheat-paste posters, commandeer video projectors or freehand draw elaborate illustrations and murals. Shepard Fairey made his mark with street art stickers before designing the iconic “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

While the origins of street art are rooted in a strictly noncommercial creative act that confronted political issues, sexuality and more for a general audience of passersby, the art form has moved inside the galleries over the years. Today, just as Basquiat and Haring took their works from Manhattan’s Lower East Side alleyways into Soho galleries, artists including KAWS, Barry McGee and Osgemeos are in demand with collectors of fine art.

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Style: Street Art
My Sky - Dynamic Linear Design Composition Aboriginal Inspired Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ilan Leas uses graffiti-like strokes and bold angles to converge creating an intriguing balance of organized chaos in his drawings. His dynamic linear design compositions are aborigi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

D. Straker bei der Arbeit (Muralist, Neon, Glow, Graffiti, Street Art)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Albrecht Fuchs Drew Straker at Work Giclee on heavy Baryta Rag 2018 24.01 x 18.5 inches (61 x 47 cm) Edition: 20 - BAT (respectively "Archive") Signed, da...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Giclée

Blue Harmony
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"Blue Harmony" by RETNA is a striking example of contemporary urban calligraphy, rendered in radiant shades of blue with shimmering enamel and crystalline. This 2025 mixed media pain...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Enamel

"The Amazing Felix" - Colorful Cat Pop Street Art by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

SKINGIRL Risograph Print Signed and Numbered by the Artist
Located in Palm Desert, CA
SKINGIRL (2013) – by Prefab77 3 color Risograph Print 29,7 x 42 cm (A3) / 11.7 x 16.5 inches Edition of 300 Signed, stamped, and numbered (38/300) by the Artist The print was store...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Digital

Figure at the Window Screen Print by Martin Whatson
Located in New York, NY
Martin Whatson Figure at the WIndow Screen Print (Main Edition) 23 3/5 × 39 2/5 in 60 × 100 cm Edition of 150 Comes with COA Signed by the Artist
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Brass

Banksy Slow Children BNK/5Y 021 Sticker (Framed)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very hard to find Banksy Slow Children Sticker with recognizable Banksy humor. Printed with “BNK 5Y/ 021” on bottom of sticker. That is the item number for the sticker. Banksy made t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Adhesive, Color

Mel and Leslie - Vibrant Colorful Figurative Artwork on Paper Los Angeles Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown is a first-generation American urban artist born in Los Angeles. His parents relocated their family from Oaxaca, Mexico in search of opportunity in the United States. Dan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Ink, Paper

LAURYN Giclee Print Signed and Numbered by the Artist
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Lauryn” (2020) by Raf Urban Giclee Print on Hahnemühle Rag Bright White 310 gms 30 x 40 cm Limited edition of 10 Signed and Numbered (7/10) by the Artist. The beautiful lady in Raf...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Giclée

One Cut Grand Theft Audio Sticker (Framed)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Extremely rare Banksy One Cut Grand Theft Audio Sticker. Sticker was made for the release of the album by the band One Cut. Features Banksy artwork of masked man. Has Banksy stencil ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Adhesive, Color

Banksy Authorised Graffiti Area 016/BNK/5Y Sticker (Framed)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra cool Banksy sticker resembling a British street sign. The number on the bottom “016/BNK/5Y” is the item number for this sticker. Banksy used number designations in a lot of his...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Adhesive, Color

A Lot of Things - Red Abstract Expressionist Street Art Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Voodoo Rider Original 1980 s T-Shirt Design Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Original drawing for a late 1980's T-shirt design for Voodoo Rider by Gary Ermoloff (American, b. 1949). Dated, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ...
Category

1980s Street Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pen, Permanent Marker

Pajares Vertical Emi "CROSS" original street art Big canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Artwork by the Spanish artist Juan Manuel PAJARES. street art in pure state. PAJARES, Juan Manuel (Lleida 1957 ) Pajares was introduced to the impact of large-scale canvas painting u...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Riot Cop
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Shepard Fairey Riot Cop 2009 Screenprint 41x 29 in. Edition 25 of 75 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: This piece is in perfect c...
Category

Early 2000s Street Art

Materials

Screen

My Favorite Game - Original Retro Street Art Inspired Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Forever Together - Original Graffiti Inspired Beige Hearts Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mr. Brainwash "Spray Can (Balloon Girl)" Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Brainwash, Mr. Title: Spray Can (Balloon Girl) Date: 2025 Medium: Stencil and Mixed Media on Fiberglass Sculpture Unframed Dimensions: 13" x 4.25" x 4.25" Signature: Si...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Stencil

Lozen
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique painting by french street-artist SEATY. This captivating artwork presents a striking juxtaposition between black and white and an explosion of color. The gray c...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Self Isolation (Street Art, Pop Art, Fun, Vibrant, ~47% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rf Art Self Isolation Giclee on Hahnemuehle Velvet 2021 Size: 24.01 x 17.32 inches (61 x 44 cm) Edition: BAT from a limited edtion of 25 Signed and numbered by the artist *Framing O...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Ink, Giclée

Effervescent Flow - Expressive Colorful Abstract Aboriginal Inspired Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ilan Leas uses graffiti-like strokes and bold angles to converge creating an intriguing balance of organized chaos in his drawings. His dynamic linear design compositions are aborigi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Ali Canvas
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Shepard Fairey Ali Canvas 2010 Screenprint 24 x 18 in. Edition 229 of 450 Pencil signed and numbered Condition: The corners are crisp, the edges are perfect ...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

"The Mighty Fry" Original French Fries Pop Street Art by Gary John on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Urban Camoflauge
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Martin Whatson Title: Urban Camouflage Size: 81.5 x 58 Inches Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas Edition: Original Year: 2021 Notes: Hand Signed, Dated, Titled, and Num...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas

Nature Break, Abstract Botanical Painting in Vivid Tones, Pink Jungle Leaves
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Rag Paper

Fall Flowers - Original Earth Tone Urban Graffiti Floral Street Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amber Goldhammer, a celebrated Los Angeles artist, brings a playful yet serene approach to abstract art with her vibrant acrylic compositions. "Fall Flowers" features a dynamic array...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic

UNIQUE one-of-a-kind Signed Drawings on Everything is Shit Except You Love print
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Powers Everything is Shit Except You Love (How We Met is Our Story), with unique drawings, 2017 Original graphite drawings on screen print in four colors on 335 gsm Coventry ...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Screen

Cookie - Pop Art Blue Character Inspired Painting on Canvas by Randy Morales
Located in Los Angeles, CA
US Navy veteran Randy Morales fuses nostalgia and graphic expressionism within his street-pop artworks. The choice of subjects within his artworks is strongly influenced by his exper...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sheefy Face (Yellow)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Sheefy Face (Yellow), 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 16 x 16 in Framed Size: 18 x 18 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporay Woman s Portrait on Yellow Background Circular Wood . Currency #260
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This original circular portrait painting is part of Natasha Lelenco’s Currencies series and features a hyperrealistic female profile against a vibrant yellow background. Titled Currency #130, the piece combines figurative painting with symbolic text, forming a dialogue between identity, migration, and memory. The painted...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Dash Snow "HELL" Skateboard X Supreme Urban Contemporary Street Art Pop
By Dash Snow
Located in Draper, UT
This skateboard deck is the perfect addition to any urban art collection. Featuring a bold graffiti design by renowned artist Dash Snow, this deck is sure to stand out on the streets...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Wood

Sheefy Face (Red)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Sheefy Face (Red), 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 18 x 14 in Framed Size: 20 x 16 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

The High Cost Of Free Speech Shepard Fairey Print Signed Numbered Politics
Located in Draper, UT
Punk rock ignited a lot of creative and philosophical things for me, and punk principles continuously remind me that speaking truth to power and questioning authority is paramount in life. The Dead Kennedys, The Clash, Black Flag, and the Circle Jerks are just a few of the groups that referenced injustices such as police brutality and abuse of power in their songs, inspiring me to speak out about the same subjects through my art. I have made a lot of lasting friendships through punk rock and its cultural offshoots. One of those friends is Sean Bonner, who began ordering my prints in the '90s while he was art director for punk label Victory Records. Sean designed the package for the Bad Brains...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

The World is Yours (unique original signed skull drawing) in hardback monograph
Located in New York, NY
Wes Lang The World is Yours (original drawing), ca. 2010 Signed, titled and inscribed original drawing done in marker and held in hard back monograph Hand signed, inscribed and drawing by Wes Lang in marker 11 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches Unframed This is an entirely original (unique) drawing, a distinctive Wes Land Skull, hand signed and inscribed by Wes Lang to Nate, and held in the first front end page of the scarce long sold out 2010 hardback monograph of works by Wes Lang and Donald Baechler. Inscription: For Nate, THE WORLD IS YOURS... -Wes (Skull Drawing...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Another Dimension Brushing Against Your Hand
Located in London, GB
TAKASHI MURAKAMI Another Dimension Brushing Against Your Hand, 2015 Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper Edition of 300 66 x 88 cm 76 x 98 cm (incl frame) hand-signed an...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Offset

Virgin Mary Supreme /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Portrait Painting Religious
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Virgin Mary Supreme" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Me...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Love Fam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Media on Panel with Black Floater Frame.
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Nuestra Era - Abstract Figurative Orignal Artwork by Los Angeles Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danny Brown’s artworks allocate an intrinsic connection between himself and the diverse communities occupying Los Angeles. Brown combines art history, streetwear trends, and pop art symbolism to create a signature style with a soft and fun, yet edgy character. This one-of-a-kind acrylic, oil pastel, and colored pencil painting...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil

LIVING FOR KICKS 2 Risograph Print Handsigned and Numbered by Prefab77
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Living For Kicks 2, 2013 by Prefab77 3 Color Risograph Print on Paper 16 1/2 × 11 7/10 in 41.9 × 29.7 cm Edition of 300 Signed, Numbered (21/300), and Stamped by the artist The roo...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

Specials Encore 2019, Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
Screenprint on cream Speckletone paper with dimensions of 18 x 24 in. Released in 2019 from an edition of 550. Signed and numbered by Shepard Fairey.
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

Behind The Curtain Screenprint by Martin Whatson (Street Art, Graffiti)
Located in New York, NY
Martin Whatson PP 23 Colour Screen Print on 300 gsm Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 175 Signed by the Artist Certificate of Authenticity included size 72 x 40 cm
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

Hello Kitty - Pop Art Character Inspired Painting on Canvas by Randy Morales
Located in Los Angeles, CA
US Navy veteran Randy Morales fuses nostalgia and graphic expressionism within his street-pop artworks. The choice of subjects within his artworks is strongly influenced by his exper...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flower Power Print By Shepard Fairey Singed Numbered Gold Metallic Inks Obey
Located in Draper, UT
These Flower Power prints are a symbolic urge for a concerted effort to transition off of fossil fuels and to sustainable energy sources. Life, as we know it on Earth, will depend on...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Gold

Yummy Popovers - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Unique Hand Signed and dated drawing held on title page of Australian monograph
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Original drawing held in Australian monograph, 2019 Original marker drawing held inside hardback monograph: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness Boldly signed and dated with ...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Board, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

"Comme Avant" As Before, Colorful Portrait Street Art Pop Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This particular piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman, titled "Comme Avant" translating to "As Before". Inspired by the every day, JM Robert...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sheefy Face (Blue Dots)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Sheefy Face (Blue Dots), 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 12 x 12 in Framed Size: 14 x 14 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sheefy Face (Orange)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Sheefy Face (Orange), 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 18 x 14 in Framed Size: 20 x 16 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Ronnie Cutrone - Your Own Heart, friend of Andy Warhol Haring Basquiat Scharf
Located in New York, NY
Ronnie Cutrone Your Own Heart, 1987 Watercolor and Silkscreen on Paper Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 7, with each work being unique. 40 × 30 inches Fantastic vintage...
Category

1980s Street Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Screen

It s Starting To Kick In
Located in Santa Monica, CA
SHARE Virtual Install Sheefy McFly It's Starting To Kick In, 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 48 x 48 in Framed Size: 50 x 50 x 2.62 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Boy Crush - Graffiti Street Art Hearts Orange Blue Original on Canvas Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Sheefy Face (Light Blue)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Sheefy Face (Light Blue), 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 20 x 16 in Framed Size: 22 x 18 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sheefy Face (Purple)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Sheefy Face (Purple), 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 16 x 16 in Framed Size: 18 x 18 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Surreal Circumference
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheefy McFly Surreal Circumference, 2025 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Artwork Size: 48 x 48 in Framed Size: 50 x 50 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Acrylic

Ben Eine Letter X (Artist Proof Set of 3 Prints)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super Pop and sexy set of 3 Letter X Artist Proof Prints by Ben Eine. Rare set of all 3 variations of the X print plus this is also a very desirable AP. Matching numbers set each pri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art

Materials

Ink, Screen

Jose Parla "The Founders" Print Street Art Contemporary Street
Located in Draper, UT
Jose Parla "The Founders" Time Limited Edition of 1368 Dimensions: 20.5in x 32.7in Medium: Archival pigment print on 305 gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smoo...
Category

2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

Bad Brains Fist and Flag, Shepard Fairey Contemporary Print
Located in Draper, UT
Screenprint on thick cream Speckletone paper with dimensions of 18 x 24 in. Released in 2022 from an edition of 600. Signed and numbered by Shepard Fairey, Glen E. Friedman and HR. ...
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2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

Ben Frost Blotter Paper Cocaine Just One More Bump! Thumper Bambi Disney
Located in Draper, UT
PROVENANCE Comes with COA from 1XRUN and an Invoice Receipt from NEW UNION GALLERY. ADDITIONAL INFO This RUN comes signed & numbered by the artist, and with a Certificate of Authenti...
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2010s Street Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Street Art

Materials

C Print

Day of the Dead Calavera Set 21 Shepard Fairey / Ernesto Yerena Letterpress
Located in Draper, UT
Obey & Ganas Day of the Dead Calavera Set. 11 x 14 inches. Letterpress print by Aardvark Letterpress. Obey version Signed by Ernesto Yerena and Shepard Fairey. Ganas version signed b...
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2010s Street Art

Materials

Gold

Street Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Street art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Gary John, Shepard Fairey, Banksy, and Amber Goldhammer. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Street Art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.