street art en · NOUN
Etymology
Compound of street + art.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.
This summer over 50 outdoor street art shows will display the work of Michigan and out-of-state painters and craftsmen.
1967, Michigan Challenge, page 22:There is a street art explosion in America today of unprecedented proportions. A few years ago a person seeking out street art would have had a long search with lean rewards. Since 1970, the situation has changed dramatically.
1979, 1979 Catalog: Slides, Film, Video & Books, page 36:Little wonder then that subway cars became the canvas when street art literally went underground in the early 1970s.
2013, Garry Hunter, Street Art: From Around the World:
Deriveds
Hyponyms
yarn bombing · graffiti · graffiti art
Synonyms
Translations (19)
fr art urbain (visual art created in public space) · tr sokak sanatı (visual art created in public space) · ru стрит-а́рт (visual art created in public space) · nb gatekunst (visual art created in public space) · fi katutaide (visual art created in public space) · el τέχνη του δρόμου (visual art created in public space) · es street art (visual art created in public space) · de Streetart (visual art created in public space) · it arte di strada (visual art created in public space) · cmn 街頭藝術 /街头艺术 (visual art created in public space) · sv gatukonst (visual art created in public space) · fr street art (visual art created in public space) · ms seni jalanan (visual art created in public space) · ja ストリートアート (visual art created in public space) · nn gatekunst (visual art created in public space) · fr art de rue (visual art created in public space) · de Straßenkunst (visual art created in public space) · pt arte urbana (visual art created in public space) · es arte urbano (visual art created in public space)