User:Ejanders26/gap analysis

Gap analysis

 * What is the title of the article in which you identified a gap. If no article exists at all, what should the title be?

Lady Aiko


 * Document the gap you found, describe how you identified it, and analyze its impact on knowledge.

I am using feminist street art as a focus for my curation group project so I began with artists that I have found while doing my street art research and checking which of the artists I enjoyed most had subpar Wikipedia articles. Lady Aiko has a style that I personally enjoy very much so she was one of my first choices to write about. The information on Lady Aiko's Wikipedia page is limited to three of her least exciting artistic accomplishments, where she was born and the current art style she uses and what she is most inspired by. The article is barely able to be considered 4 paragraphs and doesn't mention her artistic motivations, evolving inspirations or goals. I hope to add some additional background to her article including examples of her galleries and past works, collaborations and opinion on the male dominated world of street art and graffiti. Street art is a very male dominated art form but Aiko is very influential and collaborates with some of the most well-known artists in her field so having such a small page helped me to choose her to write my gap on.


 * Propose a paragraph of new or substantially edited content based on reliable sources. (If you are editing existing content, post the current version along with your edited version, and clearly mark which is which.)

Lady Aiko influenced global street art through her use of wheat pastings and stenciling, the installations were spontaneously created among capital cities, especially New York while she attended New School University in Media Studies. Aiko combines a twist on globalized female sexuality and Kawaii culture with 18th century Japanese woodblock printing to achieve her unique style. “I think I represent female energy through my work,” she explains, “while at the beginning it was tough, I like the fact I am a woman in a boy’s world. I might need an extra step on the ladder [Aiko stands at 152cm] but I can still do it.” In 2012, she became the first woman to paint on the Bowery Wall, Manhattan’s legendary street art spot, with a piece entitled Here’s Fun For Everyone. Lady Aiko undertook collaborations with fellow street artists Lady Pink, "Brick Ladies" in 2008, and Banksy, "Exit Through the Gift Shop" in 2010. She has completed 19 solo projects between 2008-2010 which have been exhibited around the world.


 * List the reliable sources that could be used to improve this gap. (You can use the Cite tool from the editing toolbar above to input and format your sources.)


 * http://www.ladyaiko.com/introduction/
 * http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/10301777/Nuart-and-the-women-who-are-revolutionising-graffiti.html
 * http://artistaday.com/?p=3955