Urban qualifies that linked to the city.
From the Latin urbanus , the adjective urban refers to that belonging to or relating to the city . A city is an area with a high population density and whose inhabitants are generally not engaged in agricultural activities.
Cities present characteristics such as the predominance of vertical and collective housing (buildings), little land dedicated to green spaces and good infrastructure in terms of transportation and communications.
urban adjective
The adjective urban, in short, is linked to what refers to cities. For example: "The teenagers in this city are divided into various urban tribes" , "I don't like urban life, I would prefer to live in the mountains" , "This town has been far removed from urban development and does not even have a hospital" .
It is possible to speak, in this framework, of an urban area to name that region that has more than 2,000 inhabitants, mostly dedicated to the secondary (industrial) or tertiary (services) sector of the economy . Given the growing urban development, the delimitation of an urban area considers different factors that vary according to the country.
Urban art is developed on public roads.
A type of artistic manifestation
All forms of art that occur on public roads are known as urban art (or street art , which is directly related to the English name "street art"). In general, these are activities outside the law, which usually arouse deep controversies and confrontations between their followers and their detractors. Graffiti may be the first artistic expression associated with the streets, but there are various techniques, such as posters and stickers.
It is a way of expressing oneself that has existed for decades and that has evolved, even reaching the field of computing: there are applications that allow the creation of street art on a computer, on virtual three-dimensional walls .
Stencils (also known as stencils ) are usually used to convey political ideas and enjoyed particular success in Paris, around the end of the 1960s. Their global boom, however, came in the mid-1990s. , led by artists such as Shepard Fairy, from North America, who led a campaign titled "Obey the Giant", expressed through posters and templates, which soon crossed borders and was supported by people from several countries.
Objectives of urban art
One of the objectives of urban art is to take its viewers by surprise, and this is easily achieved, given that it can be located in publicly accessible places that are visited by countless people every day. Generally, it seeks reflection on various social problems through ironic messages that invite us to fight together for a more just society.
On the other hand, the intention of many street artists is clouded when they express themselves on private property, such as the facade of a building, since this constitutes a crime and disturbs the owners. Fortunately, since art should not be repressed, there are several public spaces where it is possible to make these works without restrictions, and some of the results are worth applauding.
Street art emerges as a way to release the typical tensions and frustrations of life in the city, to denounce injustices such as discrimination, environmental pollution, abuse of power by certain government figures, and has become an important and necessary part of the urban landscape .
a proper name
Urban is also a proper name that was quite popular in ancient times. Eight popes of the Catholic Church have chosen this name for their papacy: the first of them was Urban I ( 222 – 230 ).
The last pope who opted for this name, until now, was Urban VIII ( 1623 – 1644 ).