Who are the 15 most important (living) street artists?

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Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:50 pm

Per alittle's recommendation I made a second thread for street artists.

Who do you think are the 15 most important (living) street artists? "Important" being defined as both most the well known by the general public and widely received.

I'm struggling with this list a lot more than I did with the contemporary art/fine art list. Banksy, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, and Kaws are all shoe-ins in my mind. Who else makes the cut?
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:52 pm

How about Invader? and maybe Martin Whatson?
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:55 pm

golobulus wrote:How about Invader? and maybe Martin Whatson?


Whatson?? LOL
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 5:59 pm

Invader is a good one. Should have thought of that. :lol: at Whatson.
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:01 pm

dsanacore wrote:Per alittle's recommendation I made a second thread for street artists.

Who do you think are the 15 most important (living) street artists? "Important" being defined as both most the well known by the general public and widely received.

I'm struggling with this list a lot more than I did with the contemporary art/fine art list. Banksy, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, and Kaws are all shoe-ins in my mind. Who else makes the cut?
Just an FYI, Haring has been dead for 25 years.
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:02 pm

Luls.

P.S. OS Gemeos. Duh.
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:04 pm

Eh. He still makes the list haha. I just want predominantly living artists. A handful of dead chaps is fine :P
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:06 pm

dsanacore wrote:Eh. He still makes the list haha. I just want predominantly living artists. A handful of dead chaps is fine :P
In that case, JMB was kinda street
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:07 pm

naturevsscience wrote:
dsanacore wrote:Per alittle's recommendation I made a second thread for street artists.

Who do you think are the 15 most important (living) street artists? "Important" being defined as both most the well known by the general public and widely received.

I'm struggling with this list a lot more than I did with the contemporary art/fine art list. Banksy, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, and Kaws are all shoe-ins in my mind. Who else makes the cut?
Just an FYI, Haring has been dead for 25 years.
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:12 pm

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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:17 pm

Does JR count?
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:20 pm

Yeah, sure. Muralists and whatnot are all fair game I'd say. Granted JR is a bit more difficult to accurately label than most others.
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:27 pm

Blek le rat? King Robbo?
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