Public art is presented in many forms in the creative process, and street "graffiti" is probably the easiest to encounter unexpectedly.
When we walk on the streets of Zhengzhou, the strange patterns and vivid pictures on the distribution boxes, walls, and overpass piers can always arouse our surprise, doubt and admiration.
However, we often walk by them blindly, less nostalgia and admiration for the city's streetscape, and ignore the blanks filled in color on the streets of Zhengzhou.
▏ Every eye is stunning
The history of street graffiti can be traced back to a thousand years ago, but modern street graffiti originated in Europe and the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, and its unrestrained creative style is highly sought after by young men and women.
Graffiti creators in the mainland in a specific area, the historical humanities and regional culture into the graffiti creation, the use of classical, modern, cartoon and other creative methods, so that "graffiti" into a humorous street art.
▏But you can't scribble at will
Walking on the streets of Zhengzhou, inadvertently, you may see a subway that "breaks out of the wall", catch a small elephant that "comes from the water", or you may encounter a peach blossom that "comes out of the wall"...
Suddenly, the walls of the white flowers have a three-dimensional sense, the distribution box of the scenery becomes vivid and lively, the bare telephone pole is full of emotion, and the dry manhole cover has a story.
▏ Guess, which one is it?
Those street painting creators, they seem to be born for the streets of Zhengzhou "makeup", with paint to fill the gaps in the corners of the city, the graffiti into the charm of art to create a unique painting culture in Zhengzhou.
It also allows graffiti to be understood by more people in life and is no longer eccentric.
▏ The courtyard door is no longer vicissitudes
Especially in the old streets and new communities of Zhengzhou, graffiti has become a means of making the old streets gorgeous, and a way to make the new communities full of humor and humor.
Usually, pay attention to it and you will find that I don't know when it started, graffiti has been integrated into our lives.
▏ Just pay attention, there is scenery everywhere
But what is this painting?
If you want to understand some of the "graffiti" on the street, you must first understand the type of graffiti.
▏ Bubble word on the stairs
Eat through the bubble characters and brick characters, and understand the traditional style and new style.
These different types of artistic creation, it is not difficult to understand these patterns and words painted on the walls.
▏ The premise of graffiti is to pay attention to the rules
In the streets and alleys of Zhengzhou, there are not many places for text-type graffiti. The pure American graffiti style lacks overall planning and design, and is somewhat out of place with the surrounding streetscape culture.
This graffiti was inadvertently encountered by interesting Junjun when he was collecting wind in The Dongfeng Canal a few years ago, just at the intersection of Wenlao Road and Quxi Road (opposite the Cultural Park).
▏ Traditional style PK new style
On the walls made of red brick, bubble characters painted with colored pigments, brick characters, and patterns with traditional styles.
Messy and novel, nervous and rebellious, like a tattoo of the city, showing a maverick attitude.
▏ Be sure to consider the development and planning of the surrounding environment before graffiti
Most of them exist in old brick walls or creative parks converted from abandoned factories, such as the old flour mill and oil chemical factory in Zhengzhou.
These interesting places have been collected last year, and interested partners can search for the keyword "creative park" and review historical articles.
When graffiti enters the old streets of Zhengzhou in a cultural and artistic form, the urban area of the old dragon bell quietly exudes new life and vitality.
From the Erqi District to the Guancheng District, the old walls were painted and painted, and the worn-out wall skirts were gradually added to new colors.
▏ The same is graffiti art, this kind of higher and higher
The exquisite murals give graffiti not only art, but also history and culture.
The classical Chinese landscape and flowers, birds, insects and fish are moved to the courtyard wall, so that we can enjoy the beauty of the mountains and rivers during walking and enjoy the pleasant smell of birds and flowers.
▏ Traditional Chinese style graffiti
Accidentally entering the peach forest, admiring the peach blossom sky, recalling the youth past on the road.
"Taoyuan" paints art, and "Long Time No See" paints life.
▏ Long time no see
Even spongebob, which the children like, also showed its face, making the wall skirt quite "foreign".
It has attracted many anime fans to take a group photo.
▏ New styling
Distribution boxes, utility poles, and manhole covers have also had a new image.
Let every street corner in Zhengzhou be full of funny and humorous colors.
The design concept of breaking through the wall of traditional Chinese culture on the agricultural road and presenting the yuan qi "little elephant" in the form of cartoons impressed Interesting Jun.
On the street, the meter boxes rendered in blue and green are occupied by the Yuanqi "baby elephants".
▏ Graffiti art with the theme of yuanqi baby elephant on the agricultural road
Some are naked and wear hats, walking through the jungle or strolling by the sea with great energy.
Some wear green suspender pants, red bow ties, and open arms, as if welcoming every guest from afar.
▏ Life needs art
The body of the shadow wall, the small thick legs like a pillar, the ears like a fan, and the cute appearance have made many passers-by.
The slender nose is as flexible as the hand, absorbing water and watering flowers, writing with a curl, or using the nose to give the cub an affectionate caress.
▏ Yuanqi baby elephant
They are like one elf after another, constantly adventured in the streets of Zhengzhou.
Let us inadvertently find surprises, so that the city built of reinforced cement and soil is no longer boring.
▏Belongs to the warmth of reinforced concrete
The old brick walls are messed with new and novel text symbols, the exquisite murals of mountains and rivers on the street walls, the funny and humorous cartoon images on the power distribution equipment...
The transition from "grotesque" to "artistic" is a shift in graffiti following rules and adapting to the environment.
By using interesting creative methods to create thematic culture in a specific spatial environment, the street corners in Zhengzhou become warmer.
Art comes from life, and beauty comes from life.
▏ The baby elephant in front of you is coming
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