Signs of the Time

Painted man holding up street marker, artistic expression by a street artist (Image © Jerry Fielder)

It’s a tough job, but someone has to hold up those street signs.
Photo © Jerry Fielder


Artistic Expression Takes to the Streets

Daily life is filled with “Oh, I See” Moments. You just have to look around.  What you often stumble upon is spontaneous artistic expression—offered to make a day in the streets just a little bit more interesting.


Artists of the street make art for themselves, but they also hope that someone else will connect with what they do and be surprised or amused or moved by the unexpected.


Creature peering out from wall, artistic expression by a street artist. (Image © Jerry Fielder)

When you least expect it, a bearded man-sheep appears.
Photo © Jerry Fielder


Street artists add, augment, or interact with a set or scene, whether it’s a wall or a sign or a window. They mark the territory as their own with some piece of themselves, their own vision of what needs to be there—to make a passerby smile or look at something...

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Published on October 24, 2013 03:00
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