Birdy Kids is a French-based street-art
artist collective
An artist collective or art group or artist group is an initiative that is the result of a group of artists working together, usually under their own management, towards shared aims. The aims of an artist collective can include almost anything t ...
.
Career
Birdy Kids was created in 1989, in
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, France. , it had three members: Gauthier, Stéphane and Guillaume.
The first graffiti that the collective made featured a bird (now known as "Birdy") along some of the ring roads of the Lyon area. Although it was first thought of as a degradation of public space, Birdy is now a symbol for the city, which explains why the graffiti remain untouched by the graffiti removal services.
Since 2000, Birdy Kids have participated in several events promoting
street art
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant gr ...
in other cities, including Paris and Barcelona.
In 2012, Birdy Kids was chosen to be the cultural ambassador of Lyon.
Gallery
Streetart Birdy Kids (23854906613).jpg
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Lyon - "Birdy Kids" (16216015162).jpg
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Birds Kids (23925180990).jpg, In Barcelona
See also
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Street art
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant gr ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://birdykids.com/
Street art
French graffiti artists
Graffiti crews