Street Art is ephemeral. That, for the most part is true. Unless we consider the role that the Internet plays in the way most people experience it. Then it doesn’t seem ephemeral at all.
From the moment a piece of Street Art appears, its evolution begins. Transformed by the elements; rain, sun, the rusting and oxidation of metal, the fading of paper. If you become familiar with a piece on the street, you might see it daily on your way to work or school or the laundromat. Over time it matures, evolves, takes on new characteristics, and eventually disappears.
Today we look at metal and it’s collaborative behavior as art material, its personality, its natural qualities. Industrial lots, garbage bins, heavy old gates secured with chains and locks, scrap yards, untreated wood facades – they all provide a myriad of surfaces, textures, shapes that serve as canvas and collaborator. Over time you observe the aging process of a stencil on a metal plate, or a decaying wheat paste peeling off of it or rusting into it, masking it’s shape onto it. The collaboration of materials and elements can be one of the most beautiful experiences one encounters on the streets, even an enduring one.
Here are some pieces on metal for you to enjoy.
Revs (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Swoon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Elbow Toe (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Elbow Toe (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Kaws (photo © Jaime Rojo)
C215 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
C215 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
C215 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
C215 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Bast (photo © Jaime Rojo)
See One (photo © Jaime Rojo)
See One (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Dude Company (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Anera (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jef Aerosol (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jef Aerosol (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Skewville (photo © Jaime Rojo)
White Cocoa (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NohjColey (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The 1% (photo © Jaime Rojo)
QRST (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jolie Routine (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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