Women on the Walls

Photos, primary sources, and historical and cultural context examine women as the frequent subject of street art

Interviews with artists peel back the layers between artist and image, revealing stories about their work, its context, and its environment. The women are depicted artistically, politically, and culturally across continents.The artists featured are from the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, France, Italy, and South Africa.

From artists in LA pushing back on Hollywoods shiny perfection; to painters in Costa Rica examining the cultural links of women, myth, and nature; to women in South Africa decrying domestic violence, what links these works are their temporality and public ownership.

• Why do wall artists choose women as their frequent and favorite subjects?
• What does it say about our conceptions of gender and rebellion, protest, pride, place, and community?
• And how does the growing commercialization of street art affect their portrayal?

Color photos and guided historical context provoke these questions and inspire further ones.

[AuthorName]By Katja Fleischmann and Robert H. Mann[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Dr. Katja Fleischmann is an award-winningeducator and researcher in design who has worked in Berlin, London, theUnited States, and Australia. She grew up in the German DemocraticRepublic, where street art was used as a propaganda tool. Her uniqueEast/West design perspective brings a fresh set of eyes to the streetart movement. Dr. Fleischmann is working as an associate professor forvisual communication design in Australia.

Robert Mann is a journalist and writerwhose investigative work has included producing an award-winningdocumentary on the failed war on drugs in the United States. Mr. Mannlived and worked in Barcelona, Spain, editing a monthly trilingualbroadsheet as Spain emerged from decades of dictatorship under GeneralFranco. He has a keen interest in global politics and poster wall art tocommunicate political messages.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]392 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Women as Subjects in Street Art around the World[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]392 color images[/ColorPattern]