Jonathan Morgan
Adjunct Professor of Art at Lone Star College & South Dakota State University, PhD candidate at IDSVA
Street Art & Sociopolitical Themes
Examples of Graffiti
Interview with 'Cornbread,' the founder of modern graffiti
Street Art & the Art Market
Banksy
If Graffiti Changed Anything
c. 2011 CE
Banksy
Mona Lisa Mooning
London, UK, c. 2010 CE
Banksy
Pulp Fiction
London, UK, c. 2007 CE
Banksy
Kissing Coppers
Soho, London, UK, 2004 CE
Banksy
Kissing Coppers
Brighton, UK, 2004 CE
Kissing Coppers at auction in Miami, 2014
"Plexied" over by building owner
Invader
Untitled
London, UK
Invader
Untitled
London, UK
Stik
Untitled
East London, UK
Stik
Friday Night
East London, UK
Roa
Untitled
London, UK
Roa
Giant Crane
London, UK
Roa
Hackney Rabbit
Hackney, London, UK
Artist Unknown
Untitled
London, UK, 2011 CE
Artist Unknown
Untitled
London, UK, c. 2011
Artist Unknown
Untitled
London, UK, c. 2011
C215
Untitled
London, UK
Alice Pasquini
Untitled
London, UK
Dal East (alongside an unknown artist)
Untitled
London, UK, c. 2011
Banksy
Art Buff
Folkestone, UK, 2014 CE
The Toasters
Untitled
London, UK
The Toasters
Untitled
London, UK
Traditional image of Lord Jagannath
Citizen Kane
Lord Jagannath
East London, UK
Polymer clay
Mobstr
Expression is Natural
London, UK
Street artist Mobstr has spent the last year locked in a battle of wits with the local council in Hackney Wick.
Mobstr
Red (2015)
Hackney Wick, UK
The prize? An unassuming substation wall:
In a post on his website, Mobstr recounted the epic tale of the wall, and the diligent clean-up crew out to foil his schemes.
Mobstr wrote: "I cycled past this wall on the way to work for years. I noticed that graffiti painted within the red area was ‘buffed’ with red paint.
“However, graffiti outside the red area would be removed with a pressure washer. This prompted the start of an experiment.
“Unlike other works, I was very uncertain as to what results it would yield.
“Below is what transpired over the course of a year.”
Mobstr told BuzzFeed: “I started on 17 July 2014, and did my final contribution about a month or two ago.”
“In my mind by simply removing the graffiti they were playing along. The only way for them to avoid collaboration was by doing nothing at all.”
Until one day…
As far as Mobstr is aware, his final message hasn’t been painted over yet.
He added: “I think I might have broken them.”
Focusing on Street Art
By Jonathan Morgan
Focusing on Street Art
Art Appreciation, Lone Star College, Prof. Morgan
