Arte de rua na mira da (i)legalidade: redesenhando a paisagem urbana.

Abstract

Thinking in a city that comply with its social function, could imagine a place where public streets, buildings and urban equipment harmoniously compose the urban scene. However, this possibility may be far from becoming reality, even because there is no unanimity in relation to what that harmony would be. In this scene, the research object of this essay is the street art. This is an artistic expression that is far from pleasing to all. On the other way, it is always present in discussion about its legality or illegality. For many, street art is nothing more than visual pollution to be punished criminally. For others, only the authorized graffiti are part of an artistic expression typical of big urban centers. Our legal system accepts the authorized graffiti, if could be prove that it is done with the permission of the owner of the property in which it is applied. However, the non-authorized graffiti is a conduct typified as a crime by Law 9605/1998, the Law of Environmental Crimes. This essay presents an analysis of what was and what is currently the Urban Law. It verifies the main trends with regard to the organization of the urban landscape in the cities of Barcelona, Berlin, New York and São Paulo. It investigates the possible instruments to be used for the management of sustainable and functional cities. Among these instruments, a more in-depth analysis of the Strategic Master Plan of São Paulo is carried out. Finally, it raises some possibilities of the use of spaces reserved for the practice and exhibition of street art, especially of the authorized graffiti, in the ZEPEC-APC modality, since street art is part of the visual identity of the city of São Paul. The idea is to create several spaces throughout the city ¿ to include society as much as possible - in the form of Street Art Galleries. These spaces are in agreement with the world trends in urban management combined with art and culture.