Wheatpaste (also known as potato paste, flour paste, rice paste, Marxist glue, or simply paste) is a liquid adhesive used since ancient times for various arts and crafts such as book binding, decoupage, collage, and papier-mâché. Liquid is one of the principal States of matter. A liquid is a Fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of Glue or adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a Book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of Paper or other material Decoupage (or découpage) is the Art of decorating an object by gluing colored Paper cutouts onto it in combination with special A collage (From the coller to glue is a work of formal art primarily in the Visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms thus creating a new whole Papier-mâché ( French for 'chewed-up paper' because of its appearance sometimes called paper-mâché, is a construction material that consists of pieces of It is also made for the purpose of adhering paper posters to walls and other surfaces (often in graffiti). Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging A poster is any piece of printed Paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Closely resembling wallpaper paste, it is made by mixing roughly equal portions of flour and water (some argue using more water or more flour), and heating it until it thickens.
A similar flour and water formula is taught in elementary school (minus the low heat simmer) as an easy to make substitute for ready made adhesive.
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Common Uses
A common use is in the construction of chains of paper rings made from colored construction paper. It can also be used to create papier-mâché. Papier-mâché ( French for 'chewed-up paper' because of its appearance sometimes called paper-mâché, is a construction material that consists of pieces of
In the fine arts, it is often used in preparation and presentation, due to its low acidity and reversibility. Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility.
Activists and various subculture proponents (such as hip-hop, punk, communist, and anarchist) often use this adhesive to hang-up propaganda and artwork in urban areas and near traffic zones in cities. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song. Hip hop is a Subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa The punk subculture is based around Punk rock. It emerged from the larger Rock music scene in the mid-to-late-1970s in the United Kingdom, the United Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Flyposting is the act of placing advertising Posters or Flyers in illegal places Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people It has also commonly been used by commercial bill posters since the nineteenth century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar In particular, it was widely used by nineteenth and twentieth century circus bill posters, who developed a substantial culture around paste manufacture and postering campaigns. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on [1] In the field of alcohol and nightclub advertising, in the 1890s, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's posters were so popular that instructions were published on how to peel down the pasted posters without damage. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (ɑ̃ʁi dø tuluz loˈtʁɛk (24 November 1864 &ndash 9 September 1901 was a French painter, printmaker, draftsman [2] Until the 1970s, commercial poster hangers always "cooked" their own paste, but since then many have bought pre-cooked instant pastes. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. [3] It is applied to the backside of paper then placed on flat surfaces, particularly concrete and metal as it doesn't adhere well to wood or plastic. Cheap rough paper, such as newsprint, works well, as it can be briefly dipped in the mixture to saturate the fibres. Newsprint is low-cost non-archival Paper most commonly used to print Newspapers plus other publications and advertising material Due to danger of being apprehended, wheatpasters frequently work in teams or affinity groups. An affinity group is usually a small group of left-wing political Activists (usually from 3-20 who work together on Direct action. This process is typically called wheat pasting or poster bombing.
Etymology
The words paste, pasta, and pastry have a common heritage, deriving from the Late Latin pasta (dough or pastry cake), itself deriving from ancient Greek pasta, meaning "barley porridge". Pasta ( Italian for "dough" is a generic term for Italian variants of Noodles. This article describes Pastry in food For the Distributed Hash Table system see Pastry_(DHT. Vulgar Latin (in Latin sermo vulgaris, "folk speech" is a Blanket term covering the popular Dialects and Sociolects of the Latin Dough is a paste made out of any Cereals (grains or leguminous crops by mixing the Flour with a small amount of Water. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Porridge, or porage, is a simple dish made by boiling Oats (normally crushed oats occasionally Oatmeal) or another cereal in Water In English, paste appears with the sense "dough" in the 12th century, and with the meaning "glue" from 1440. [4]
Prominent wheatpaste artists
- Posterchild
- Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant campaign
- Esm-artificial
- Beautiful Angle
See also
References
- ^ The Circus Boys on The Plains, Project Gutenberg e-text, originally published 1911. Posterchild is the Nom de plume of a Street artist based in Toronto, Canada who may be best known for his Mario Blocks project the Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970 in Charleston South Carolina) is a contemporary Artist, Graphic designer and Andre the Giant Has a Posse is a Street art campaign based on a Design by Shepard Fairey created in 1986 in Charleston South Carolina Kenn Sakurai aka esm-artificial is a Canadian Pop-culture Graphic designer / Artist and Satirist. Street poster art is a kind of Graffiti made up of graphics on newspaper-thin paper Flyposting is the act of placing advertising Posters or Flyers in illegal places Street art is any Art developed in Public spaces — that is "in the Streets quot — though the term usually refers to art of an illicit nature as Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Street art is any Art developed in Public spaces — that is "in the Streets quot — though the term usually refers to art of an illicit nature as Sticker art (also known as sticker bombing, slap tagging, and sticker tagging) is a form of Street art in which an image or message A precise definition of culture jamming is elusive It has been called a Resistance movement to Cultural hegemony, whereas some say the defining theme of culture jamming Papier-mâché ( French for 'chewed-up paper' because of its appearance sometimes called paper-mâché, is a construction material that consists of pieces of Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to Digitize, archive and distribute Cultural works Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
- ^ Posters Weren't the Half of Him, New York Times Book Review, 16 January 2000, accessed July 2006. The New York Times Book Review is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Ethical Considerations for the Conservation of Circus Posters, WAAC Newsletter, 17(2), May 1995, accessed July 2006
- ^ Paste, Online Etymology Dictionary
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