APRIL 11TH - Body Art

One of the highest attended shows in the history of the CVA! Thanks to all that made it.
Show is open through May 18th.

APRIL 11TH OPENING - STREET ART

Jeremy Fish, Gris Grimly, Crash One, Sheppard Fairy, and Lisa L'Adventura. Graffiti found in the Wausau Area.

Street Art is art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to art of an illicit nature, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, stencil graffiti, sticker art, wheatpasting and street poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, flash mobbing and street installations. Typically, the term Street Art is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.
The motivations and objectives that drive street artists are as varied asthe artists themselves. There is a strong current of activism and subversion in urban art. Street art can be a powerful platform for reaching the public, and frequent themes include adbusting, subvertising and other culture jamming, the abolishment of private property and reclaiming the streets. Other street artists simply see urban space as an untapped format for personal artwork, while others may appreciate the challenges and risks that are associated with installing illicit artwork in public places. However the universal theme in most, if not all street art, is that adapting visual artwork into a format which utilizes public space, allows artists who may otherwise feel disenfranchised, to reach a much broader audience than traditional artwork and galleries normally allow. Whereas traditional graffiti artists have primarily used free-hand aerosol paints to produce their works, "street art" encompasses many other media and techniques such as wheatpasting, stickers, stencil graffiti, mosaic tiling, video projection and street installations. For these reasons street art is sometimes considered "post-graffiti" and sometimes even "neo-graffiti". Street art can be found around the world and street artists often travel to other countries foreign to them so they can spread their designs. It is also not uncommon for street artists to achieve commercial success (Shepard Fairey, Faile, Kaws) doing graphics for other companies or starting their own merchandising lines.

STREET ART - BODY ART

One night, two galleries, downtown Wausau.

GALLERY402 PRESENTS:

STREET ART
An exhibit of art for public spaces, STREET ART showcases art as a form of communication whether it be the journey of graffiti art on the side of a train or communication through the pages of a comic book. STREET ART is an expression of our youth and the culture that we grow up in. Experience and respond to these world renown original works!

THE GALLERY ON ARTSBLOCK PRESENTS
BODY ART
With its roots in ancient cultures, the ART OF TATTOO is vibrantly alive
today. Respond to the photographed work of five body artists in the Gallery
on ARTsblock. Veering off the concept, the CVA includes creatively
customized motorcycle bodies/parts in the show.
Acoustic performance by, All Fear Aside at the opening reception 4.11.08 5-7pm