{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1824,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-scratched-surface.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2010-04-20T15:40:41Z","description":"Famous street artist El Tono recently did another great street art experiment, which completely depended on pedestrian interaction. Let’s scratching the surface!","html":"\u003cp\u003eA short while ago, Spanish street artist \u003cstrong\u003eEl Tono\u003c/strong\u003e did another smart urban art experiment, which brings the street into the gallery!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guy, who is famous worldwide for \u003ca href=\"/el-tono-nuria-spain/\"\u003ehis abstract street paintings\u003c/a\u003e, installed whitewashed glass panels in the city of Coruña. The idea behind was, that people who past by that white wall, should scratch into its surface and create in this way a unique street artwork. And his plan worked!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is another experiment like Pubblico, Coriandoli or El Autotono where the final result of the artwork is completely dependent on pedestrian interaction.  In this project the basis of my interest and observation was the combination of random organic drawings with my clean, calculated designs.  People drew with their fingers slowly revealing my hidden images.” (\u003ca href=\"http://www.eltono.com/exterior/branco-de-espana/\"\u003eEl Tono\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some impressions of that great experiment:\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1824\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1824\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1824\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_139a2268418f8ff7.avif 480w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_a5c8b4495fa500ea.avif 960w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_46c6adc462c7f69.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_8f8f3ba8a031b5c2.webp 480w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_3b063cdb06fbd841.webp 960w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_e93b98d3af2abc76.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_8dacf3506128721e.jpg\" srcset=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_8aaa71479fc1bd78.jpg 480w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_3d548a00461a13bc.jpg 960w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment_hu_8dacf3506128721e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"eltono - street art experiment\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eeltono - street art experiment\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1824\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1824\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1824\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_e4d3d62536483859.avif 480w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_bc1ba649fffba52b.avif 960w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_1e33ad2a13a908ba.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_70ea77e942a70add.webp 480w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_5ba17f813aaf57e5.webp 960w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_c5c3f0b6337eb627.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_e0b05e9a2a32ae47.jpg\" srcset=\"/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_94493ba62c5e2093.jpg 480w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_2cb60d6822767159.jpg 960w, /el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel_hu_e0b05e9a2a32ae47.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"eltono whitewashed glass panel\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eeltono whitewashed glass panel\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n Via \u003ca href=\"http://www.ekosystem.org/?permalink=6635\"\u003eekosystem.org\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nA short while ago, Spanish street artist **El Tono** did another smart urban art experiment, which brings the street into the gallery!\n\nThe guy, who is famous worldwide for [his abstract street paintings](/el-tono-nuria-spain/), installed whitewashed glass panels in the city of Coruña. The idea behind was, that people who past by that white wall, should scratch into its surface and create in this way a unique street artwork. And his plan worked!\n\n\u003e “This is another experiment like Pubblico, Coriandoli or El Autotono where the final result of the artwork is completely dependent on pedestrian interaction.  In this project the basis of my interest and observation was the combination of random organic drawings with my clean, calculated designs.  People drew with their fingers slowly revealing my hidden images.” ([El Tono](http://www.eltono.com/exterior/branco-de-espana/))\n\nHere are some impressions of that great experiment:\n![eltono - street art experiment](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-street-art-experiment.jpg\u003e)\n\neltono - street art experiment ![eltono whitewashed glass panel](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/eltono-whitewashed-glass-panel.jpg\u003e)\n\neltono whitewashed glass panel Via [ekosystem.org](http://www.ekosystem.org/?permalink=6635).\n","tags":["El Tono","Interactive Art","Street Art Europe"],"title":"Interaction Art: El Tono’s New Street Art","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/el-tono-pedestrian-interaction-art/"}