MILAN – Urban art has very distant origins but, perhaps, it has only recently begun to make its way into the world as a real artistic form. Street artists, or “graffiti artists”, are moved by very profound motivations and “use” the city as a gigantic canvas on which to represent their thoughts (some in protest, some simply because they have something to say). Probably, among the most famous street artists, there is Bansky: his works are often satirical and concern topics such as politics, culture and ethics. The technique he prefers for his guerrilla art works has always been the stencil. But in a purely male world, women too have been able to carve out their own space. And here, according to the Huffington Post , who are the 10 most famous street artists in the world.Kashink – The name of this Parisian artist comes from comics and is an onomatopoeic sound. Her style is characterized by portraits of fat, hairy and four-eyed men. Faces that play different roles, from the gangster to the shaman. Miss Van – French by birth, but Spanish by adoption. This artist has focused everything on the female figure. Her works, in fact, represent romantic and seductive women, sometimes covered with animal masks in the “Eyes Wild Shut” style. Clare Rojas– This street artist lives in San Francisco, and is called an abstract artist, due to her great passion for geometric figures. In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, she said: “To get out of your head and think abstractly, you have to enter your body – she explains – I do it by running. I listen to my breath, my heart that passes, and I feel my feet beating on the ground ”. Lady Pink – She was born in Ecuador, but she grew up in New York. She was one of the first women to approach the world of Street Art. In ’79 she began painting subway cars, and at the age of 21, she made her first solo show. Maya Hayuk– Brooklyn artist, and famous for her psychedelic visions, she manages to create a fantastic combination of Ukrainian street art and craftsmanship. “I had grandmothers who taught me ancient crafts, such as embroidery – she says in an interview – this was the first real artistic influence of my life, they taught me determination and to have steady hands. This is where my art is born “. Olek – Born in Poland, but lives in New York. Famous for being the crochet master, she creates street art through embroidery. Her works are very conceptual, and to read them you need to go beyond the visual impact. Lady Aiko– “I like being a woman in a man’s world”, says Lady Aiko, a Japanese artist who is also a resident of New York. Her works incorporate elements of Pop Art, abstraction, graffiti and traditional Japanese imagery. Faith47 – Lei She is a South African street artist, and her works bring spirituality and nature to the fore in an urban environment: through her creations, Faith47 brings fairy tale illustrations into real life. Alice Mizrachi – Mizrachi is a New York artist who creates emotional images of women and girls as ‘sacred archetypes.’ Shamsia Hassani– She is one of the first street artists, obviously female, who have been successful in Afghanistan: in her works there are many thematic elements, such as the burqa. “I try to show these women bigger than they are in reality, and in modern forms, in the form of happiness, movement, perhaps stronger, trying to change people’s gaze”.
