The Guerilla Art Kit

Let's be clear, it's guerilla, as in under-miner of the social status quo, not gorilla as in a hirsute animal found in central Africa. And guerilla art has nothing to do with eating bananas nor painting with bananas. Rather guerilla art is an art form that involves sharing your creativity with the world anonymously, in public places.

Author of The Guerilla Art Kit, Keri Smith (of the Wish Jar blog), says: "It can be done for a variety of reasons, to make a statement, to share your ideas, to send out good karma, or just for fun. ... I am not necessarily advocating that you do anything illegal or potentially life threatening. But there is something wonderfully sneaky about leaving some form of art in public places. I like knowing that at some point in time someone might receive a little surprise in the form of a random message from a stranger, or a doodle in an unexpected place."

Keri's The Guerilla Art Kit is packed full of ideas for guerilla art, from stickers to seed bombs. Don't make the mistake of thinking they're ideas only for guerilla art, they'd work well as activities for an art group or to do with your kids. A little while ago someone on the Painting Forum was saying they find Sundays always dragged; this kit will certainly give you something to do for a lot of Sundays! Read my review...

See Also:
• How to Be a Guerilla Artist
• The Original Gorrilla Girls Artists

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