street art

English

Etymology

Compound of street +‎ art.

Noun

street art (uncountable)

1. Visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.
   • 1967, Michigan Challenge, page 22:

     This summer over 50 outdoor street art shows will display the work of Michigan and out-of-state painters and craftsmen.

   • 1979, 1979 Catalog: Slides, Film, Video & Books, page 36:

     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.

   • 2013, Garry Hunter, Street Art: From Around the World:

     Little wonder then that subway cars became the canvas when street art literally went underground in the early 1970s.

Synonyms

• urban art, guerrilla art

Hyponyms

• graffiti
• graffiti art
• yarn bombing

Derived terms

• street artist

Translations

visual art created in public space

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 街頭藝術 / 街头艺术 (jiētóu yìshù)

• Finnish: katutaide
• French: art de rue m, art urbain (fr) m, street art (fr) m
• German: Streetart (de) f, Straßenkunst f
• Greek: τέχνη του δρόμου (el) f (téchni tou drómou)
• Italian: arte di strada
• Japanese: ストリートアート (sutorīto āto)
• Malay: seni jalanan
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gatekunst m

  Nynorsk: gatekunst m or f

• Portuguese: arte urbana f
• Russian: стрит-а́рт (ru) m (strit-árt)
• Spanish: arte urbano m, street art m
• Swedish: gatukonst (sv) c
• Turkish: sokak sanatı