Y.A.N.A. Project

About me:

I am a street artist. I produce art to put into the streets in order to participate in local social awareness and consciousness, hopefully affecting viewers by getting them to think outside their usual autopilot mode of everyday routine life. My most recent street art project is called Y.A.N.A. (You Are Not Alone). It began as a response to Filipina suicide rates and human sex trafficking and has so far evolved to making other injustice issues known, at least regarding females. Using posters, stickers and the Internet, I try to shake the pillars of society just enough to make it known that bad things are happening. This puts the ball in the viewer's court and I believe that through repetition with the help of similar efforts from other sources, it could create enough momentum to enable that viewer to take some kind of action. In the form of illegal street art, the Y.A.N.A. Project exhibits the risk that someone is willing to take to get the message across, making the message that much more meaningful. Most importantly, through this project, I wish to encourage others to fight for something rather than against and to live for a cause rather than die for one.

The Y.A.N.A. Project (thuh yah-nah prah-jekt), noun:
1. grassroots brainchild of an anonymous but concerned community member and street art activist.
2. street art project promoting awareness and consciousness while utilizing DIY(Do-It-Yourself) methods, functioning independently from any organizations and is somewhat open ended with multifaceted intentions leaving it's ultimate meaning to the people who interact with it.

Although The Y.A.N.A. Project may seem to cater to a particular group, like all things, it is what you make it. Evolution and adaptation is key. If you feel it has a meaning that needs to be made known, feel free to comment and bring awareness to your ideas and concepts. You may also use the Y.A.N.A. Project logo to comment on others' myspace profiles as well as create your own posters, stickers, etc. Thank you for your support and your positive efforts in bringing about awareness and consciousness in the public space.

The intention of this myspace is merely to promote and document sightings of Y.A.N.A. Project street art.

A few recommendations for custom Y.A.N.A. Project promotional tools:
small world buttons
Blackbooks

To make your own stickers, first download the 4 sticker template or the 16 sticker template. Then print onto 8.5 x 11" sticker paper or full sheet labels available at staples or office depot and then cut them out yourself or you can ask to have them printed and cut out there also but it will cost extra.

For posters, simply click the link above and save the image onto a flash drive or blank cd and take it to your closest kinkos, staples or office depot to print it out. To adhere the poster in public, you may brush it on with wallpaper paste using a small hand brush. You may mix in some clear acrylic to make it more weatherproof. The paste and acrylic should be available at your closest Home Depot or Lowes. Paste at your own risk, good luck and thank you!

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