![]() ![]() The introduction of new media as well as international partnerships also contributes to the movements developing a stronger international presence and unity. More high brow art shows help solidify the movements’ statuses. Movies and books on New York City subcultures spread graffiti all over the world. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, graffiti and street art go global and collaborate with many other forms of art. If you want to start at the very beginning of this overview, please check out History of graffiti and street art: the 1960s and the 1970s. This overview aims to introduce crucial moments in the development of both graffiti and street art, which paved the way for the artworks we currently have on display. What were some of the key events that would eventually lead to graffiti and street art finding their way to museums such as STRAAT? That's where this extended historic overview comes in. But there is a long history that predates these artworks. Like repressed experiences or feelings that suddenly shoot back into consciousness, the crows seem to haunt the disembodied worker in a Hitchcock-like manner.At STRAAT, we showcase some of the most amazing contemporary graffiti and street art. Le retour du refoulé ( The Return of the Repressed) is both the title of Levalet’s in situ work at the Völklingen Ironworks World Cultural Heritage Site, and a psychoanalytical term coined by Sigmund Freud. This meticulous manual aspect sets his works apart in the crowded world of street art. ![]() His highly realistic black and white figures have all been applied to paper by hand, and then pasted onto surfaces. ![]() Where Levalet differs considerably from such figures is in the fact that he is not a stencil artist. But they contain less social commentary and therefore seem more playful. In terms of composition, his ideas are very similar to those of stencil artists such as Banksy or Blek le Rat. ![]() The paintings of Charles Leval, aka Levalet, are all about the human form and the various ways it interacts with its surroundings. ![]()
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