Ten Amazing Pieces of Street Art in St. Louis
Categories: Arts
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The city canceled the event when tags appeared unsolicited on nearby businesses and warehouses. In the following years, grass grew unchecked by the wall and irreplaceable works of art by the likes of Zephyr were mangled by amateur taggers. Meanwhile, thanks to Banksy and other incredible stencil artists, street art went worldwide, leaving St. Louis as little more than a distant afterthought in the burgeoning global scene.
But that doesn't mean quality work from local artists stopped happening. In fact, thanks to stencil master Peat Wollaeger and other dedicated individuals, the 314 is again gaining notoriety for the innovative and impressive pieces of guerrilla art that add many shades of color to our otherwise monochromatic brick city.
In honor of Banksy's film "Exit Through the Gift Shop" opening today at the Tivoli and the graffiti competition going down tomorrow at 2720 Cherokee, here are ten of our favorite images, mostly pulled from the St. Louis Street Art Flickr Pool.
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| via Flickr |
| Peat Wollaeger's "Blaster Head" is a mind blower. |
The incomparable Redd Foxx (aka Ed Box) was named Best Graffiti Artist by the RFT last year for burners like this one. "Get Up, Get God" is a recurring phrase in his art.
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| jigglypuff4000 via Flickr |
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| DJ Denim via Flickr |
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| ukdrpepper via Flickr |
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| DJ Denim via Flickr |
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