Posted on: April 10th, 2008 About
Marrying Google mapping technology and input from the street art community, the site aims to create a definitive global directory of stencils, sculpture, guerrilla art and graffiti.
StreetArtLocator.com will showcase the genre in all its forms, whether made in secret, sanctioned by corporate sponsors or accepted by the art establishment. Users can move from a world map to street level in just a couple of clicks to see everything from aerosol art by spray-can virtuosos to gallery installations. The site is stocked by members, who find, photograph and upload street art images, tagged to a specific location.
Andy Clark, creator of StreetArtLocator.com, explains: “As an artist and web designer with a passion for street art, I started documenting great graffiti, stickers and stencils as I spotted them. I was sure that others were doing the same and that, if this information was shared, we could create a map showing where to find the best street art in every continent, country and city. So StreetArtLocator.com was born.”
Members can create a profile page showing their own street art, or examples they have found and photographed. The mapping mashup technology enables them to upload a photo to its exact geographical location. Each image has its own page, allowing visitors to post comments, and members can put maps on their own blogs or add StreetArtLocator.com to social networking sites such as Facebook.