{"id":12445,"date":"2016-02-11T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T15:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=12445"},"modified":"2016-02-11T15:17:18","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T15:17:18","slug":"street-art-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/street-art-rising","title":{"rendered":"Street art rising"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Graffiti art has become popular in Cardiff. Artists want to further its future through passion.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12439\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12439\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"Rmor's graffiti\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"Rmor's graffiti\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/Rmer-greeneking_cardiff-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Graffiti work decorating the wall of Greene King, Roath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">A huge Welsh Dragon, a melancholic girl&#8217;s face&#8230;\u00a0 Street art allows one to appreciate and relish creativity without a price, walking around <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/fun-stuff\/33-pictures-graffiti-cardiff-prove-8960629\">the city of Cardiff you might find one that strikes your fancy<\/a>, and it is free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fatcap.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spike<\/a>\u00a0is a graffiti artist based in Cardiff and according to him the most substantial challenge faced by artists like him today is, \u201cthe leap from graffiti to art, the acceptance you know, being accepted as an artist.\u201d The notoriety associated with graffiti hinders artists from getting the same respect as artist that practice other forms of art. \u201cYou just have to work on your own, its a lot harder with out support, if you want to do something you just do, you don\u2019t do it with the help of anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t get any support from anywhere, I don\u2019t look for it, its something I do because I got a passion for it, some artists depend on arts council and grants, but not me\u201d, Spike adds.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Woods,\u00a0a graffiti artist based in Cardiff known as <a href=\"http:\/\/rmer1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rmer<\/a>\u00a0agrees. \u201cWe don&#8217;t receive support from any organisations, councils or arts councils.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another problem graffiti artists face is generating financial value for their art. \u201cI didn&#8217;t chose graffiti art as a job option, I started for the love of the art form. Jobs and commissions came many years later\u201d, Bradley says. \u201cIt not a career, it\u2019s a lifestyle choice, its not the sort of thing you do if you expect to earn highly\u201d, Spike adds. \u201cIt\u2019s a passion, profession is something that comes into it later\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Street art, especially graffiti is an art form that has gained popularity and has grown enormously in the last 20-30 years. Artists\u00a0such as\u00a0Banksy have international renown and their artworks\u00a0are sold for thousands of pounds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12450\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12450\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12450 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rmer's graffiti work\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12450 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rmer's graffiti work\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/02\/graffiti_Rmer_2.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> A fine example of graffiti work\u00a0near the Moon Club,\u00a0Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Things are changing for the better, people are slowly being seduced by this art form and artists are optimistic about its future. \u201cIt just grows bigger and better, I couldn\u2019t have said 20 years ago it would be as big as it is now\u201d, Spike says. \u201cThis is the biggest art movement the world has ever seen and I can only see it growing\u201d, says Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley feels Cardiff is a great place for graffiti artists and the city offers good exposure for their art. \u201cWe organise our mural walls with local businesses and property owners, graffiti art is about promoting your self and promoting yourself on the streets is the best form of advertising.\u201d There are beautiful examples of street art in Cardiff, especially in and around Roath.<\/p>\n<p>The early struggle and financial limitations related to street art occasionally prevents young people from taking up this art form. But Bradley feels differently, \u201cI think it wrong if young people think \u2018I want to be a graffiti artist, it&#8217;s a great job\u2019, this is an art form that takes years of practice, it should be done for the love\u201d, \u201cWe run workshops throughout South Wales, but to be honest if a young person wants to be an artist, they will become an artist, all that&#8217;s needed is self believe and lots of practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Street Art started out it was not valued as much as traditional forms of art as\u00a0there was an element of illegality associated with it.<\/p>\n<p>The perception is changing for the better however, and Street art in general is gaining respect as the legitimate art form that it is.<\/p>\n<p>Significant graffiti artworks created by Rmer:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff has vibrant and eclectic street art and a great mix of Graffiti artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":468,"featured_media":12542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-12445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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