Playful Street Art
In the first decades of the movement to be known as Street art, 1980s New York was full of possibilities, dreams and unstoppable creativity that saw at its center a group of artists who believed in art as a response to life itself. Street art was viewed as a means of representing life's grandness, intricacies, the frenetic rhythm of the time and of course the lighter parts of life too. The likes of Keith Haring were so integral to this movement by not only occupying and engaging with underground scenes but creating art for causes that were close to humanity – including the ability to enjoy life. Haring used the street and subway station as a canvas to display universal line-work alive with playful kinetic energy. Regardless of age, language or background, his work reflected his stance on love, sexuality, war, politics, AIDS and drug-awareness. The works were a light in dark times, inspiring not just a generation to believe in art and how it intertwined with life but the artists that would follow. To light up your day, discover Artsper's illuminating collection of playful street artists. You can find Piotre and Chanoir, and more artists creating lighthearted dialogue around today's culture.
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Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard - train
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 40 x 35 x 1.5 cm Print - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
CHF 438
La procession, gravure au carborundum
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 48 x 105 cm Print - 18.9 x 41.3 inch
CHF 1,168
Vive les fleurs et les natures mortes
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 974 CHF 876
Cool, fun et encore miaooo
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,100 CHF 990
One eye angry L'égo
Le CyKlop
Sculpture - 35 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
CHF 1,266
Vive les fleurs XXX
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
CHF 487 CHF 341
Les cavaliers de l'espace (XL)
Skepa
Painting - 90 x 72 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
CHF 7,594
Hervé Di Rosa et la famille des Renés
Hervé Di Rosa
Painting - 75 x 112 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 44.1 x 0.1 inch
CHF 11,683
Triptyque au carborundum, Fonds Marins
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 140 x 79 x 0.5 cm Print - 55.1 x 31.1 x 0.2 inch
CHF 8,081
Naissance de l'origine
Jean-Pierre Petit
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,726
Ivre de joie
Jean-Pierre Petit
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,726
Perspective - Act 4
Amogh Katyayan
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
CHF 596
New Democracy - Act 2
Amogh Katyayan
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
CHF 489
Vive les fleurs et les tigres
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 92 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch
CHF 540
La main au Pompon
Richard Di Rosa (dit Buddy)
Sculpture - 98 x 60 x 46 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 23.6 x 18.1 inch
CHF 7,302
Le spectacle du contorsionniste (XXL)
Skepa
Painting - 72 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28.3 x 35.4 x 0 inch
CHF 9,541
Les nouvelles aventures de MrHope
MrHope
Painting - 54 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 477
Basquiat Warhol Monroe
Wawapod
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,726
Couple sur papier ancien
Wawapod
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 341
