Graffiti and murals are often seen on walls or any surface within public view. Now, this street art is making its way into homes, bringing a new life to a modern interior.
From the streets, graffiti and murals can be now seen on house walls, making a different statement. Hong Kong-based interior designer Anji Connell opted to have this design and commissioned two street artists, Ana Kuni, and Wayne Bks, to create a mural inside her home in South Africa. She even designs hand-painted graffiti furniture for a residential project for a Hong Kong client.
"Street art, or 'refined graffiti,' brings something unexpected, an edgy cool, to a home," Connell said, via the South China Morning Post. "Whether it's in the form of a full mural or a small art statement, tag or graffiti-adorned piece of furniture," she added that this art form is a great conversation starter.
Connell also allows Wuni and Bks to have the freedom to draw on her walls. She explained that she wanted to let the two artists express their creativity. She didn't give them an outline, and she also let them used the location on their own.
Kuni, a visual artist, draw a "sweeping, wild warrior girl" in one of Connell's rooms. On the other hand, Bks, an urban artist, created a "graphic, colorful work" on an exterior wall near her swimming pool. The interior designer explained she chose the two artists because they have their style of creating their artworks.
Talking about incorporating this street art into home design, mural artist Madhuvanti Mohan from Something Sketchy store described graffiti juxtaposed with classic architecture that resulted in a great combination, per India Design ID. He also added that there are a lot of art galleries that feature this art form. There are also street artists who put their artworks on canvas and exhibit it in art galleries so that buyers can bring it to their homes as part of their interior design.
"Graffiti brings a free-spirited street style inside our homes, one which is both creative and captivating," MuseLAB's interior designer Huzefa Rangwala said. However, she suggested that it should be strategically incorporated into homes, and it should be in moderation.
Street art at home should be edgy, not shoddy and should always look like a work of art. But for Rangwala, people should opt for framed graffiti wall art as permanent graffiti art can look awkward, although it is undeniably appealing.
