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MESSAGE OF LOVE

400 x 300 cm

To a very loosely organized crew, that actually has no name, belong Rage, Piros and Brada. We will see their artworks on another Level when we move on to a discussion about characters, but here we are going to concentrate on their collaboration. There are two pieces, quite similar in rendering, that have received a similar number of views and they have both been done by Rage and Brada. Artworks by these three artists apparently comprise the biggest number of photos that are liked and commented upon in our primary selection. They hardly ever do traditional graffiti anymore but their very recognizable characters always seem to attract a lot of attention. With this crew, it is always hard to categorize what they do since they operate on the level of graffiti writers but, as has been mentioned, they mostly do characters. It would be easier to put them in the category of street art but they are not typical street artists; therefore, we are going to look at them as products of one of many avenues of the development of graffiti culture. Rage has been developing his Hero of the Streets character since 2011/12 and the mask on a person or a creature is something that gives it a very distinctive look. In the piece where both characters are wearing masks, one should pay attention to the speech balloons because they are filled with hearts. As Piros was with them while they were making it, we see his signature as well. And even though Piros did not contribute to this piece, the very same night they all went to another location in the city centre and made another set of artwork. From this selection, Piros’ tornado got a large number of likes as well. Apparently, that was a very productive night and obviously filled with inspiration as the multiple pieces got so many likes.

Street Art Belgrade

TAKE 3

Loving Street Art Belgrade

While there is no substitute for looking at graffiti and street art in real life, it has become evident in recent years that new technologies can add an extra dimension to these art forms. At the end of 1990s, graffiti culture had already recognized the potential of the world wide web as a platform for this global movement to intertwine and cement its reign in urban settlements. One of the pioneering web sites, ArtCrimes.com, served as a gallery where one could see the artworks from all over the world. So, in the beginning, it was the culture itself that recognized the potential of what the digital revolution could bring. Since the mid-2000s and following the rise of street art, it has become obvious that not only graffiti culture and, consequently, street art, have had the need to document and share art on the streets, but that this has also become a favourite activity of those frequenting social networks. Next to cute cats, food porn and selfies, sharing photos of graffiti and street art has become extremely popular. However sociologists or psychologists interpret this phenomenon, it shows one thing clearly – people do notice and enjoy graffiti and street art. In this exhibition, let us explore the world of the digital content and a selection of the most popular artworks among social network users. One could ask why would this selection be relevant to the art world and what can this curatorial approach bring to the viewers? Well, the answer is simple – we wish to see if the audience picks just random ‘pretty’ things or whether there are more significant processes going on. Therefore, we are going to take the photos with the biggest number of views and likes on our organisations social media and organise them in groups so that they can be put in context and analysed. The outcome will be clear at the end of this virtual presentation. So, take one Level at a time, take the ‘wisdom potions’ on each Level and at the end of the exhibition you will have gained the ‘ultimate knowledge’. Enjoy! Ljiljana Radošević, curator.

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