Street Artists: Borondo
Source: Street Art Utopia
While located in Spain, Spaniards don’t simply refer to this street artist as the “Spanish Banksy.” Instead, Borondo has earned the title of “street art genius.” What sets Borondo apart from others is a style more reminiscent of classical painting than the more commercial stencil-and-spray-paint techniques seen on urban street corners. This distinction can certainly be attributed to his art studies at IES Margarita Salas Madrid.
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A young artist in his mid-20s, Borondo has gained attention both in Spain and abroad for his colossal creations rendered on the sides of buildings. One of his original techniques, often practiced illegally, has been dubbed “glass scratching” and involves removing areas of paint from the windows of closed or empty shops until an image emerges. In his own way, Borondo uses this method to comment on Spain’s ongoing economic crisis.
Street Artists: Joshua Allen Harris
Source: Design Tavern
Not all street artists utilize paint in their work; some prefer to employ materials such as metal, plastic and origami in making their urban impressions. Case in point: Joshua Allen Harris, an American street artist who has fashioned his own street pieces from plastic bag and tape bits that are inflated when secured to New York subway grates.
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Videos of Harris’ innovative balloon tricks have gone viral on the Internet. Sometimes they blow up to become monsters; other times they grow slowly into polar bears—the artist’s commentary on the ailing environment.
