Urban art in the historical center of the medium cities: the graffiti in Araraquara/SP

Abstract

This research has as main orientation the urban art in the historical center of the medium cities, specifically, analyzing the graffiti and the nuances of its manifestations in the urban body of the city of Araraquara. This article will present the work developed by researchers during one year of academic research. Urban art is, notably, the subject of countless studies in the field of the Humanities in general, however, there is some hesitation on the part of Brazilian researchers to analyze the social dynamics imposed on medium-sized cities, which represent a good portion of Brazilian municipalities. This list also includes studies on urban art in the space of these cities. Thus, we had as a guiding and instigating thread the need to understand some of the dynamics imposed on these spaces, which, above all, are disputed spaces, disputed by local markets, by the population, real estate market, public sector, and art itself. In this dynamic it is essential to analyze how urban art survives, how it is able to change meanings and imprint marks on individuals in a disputed urban.