Street/Urban Art is also known as Graffiti. It was named after spray can vandalism in cities across the world, but it is mainly associated with New York, it is traced back into the 1970's. It's purpose is self-expression and creativity through stylized text and images. Generally, the art is very bright and colorful as it makes it bolder. During the late 80's free hand street art developed into stencils, stickers and posters.
It wasn't until the early 1980's until artists were recognized through graffiti. As vandalism is illegal, many artists keep their names hidden and use another name to mark their work.
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Sources: http://www.artrepublic.com/art_terms/34-graffiti.html
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