Stikman
American street artist
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stikman (stylized lowercase) is a pseudonymous American street artist best known for placing images of humanoid, robot-like stick figures on the sidewalks of cities across the United States.[1]
Background
Street art
He has been creating the stikman figures that he is best known for since the 1990s.[2][4][5] These are usually made of yellow linoleum-like pavement marking tape that becomes embedded in the asphalt over time,[6][7] The artist places the figures, most frequently on crosswalks,[8] without any direct indication of authorship. This has led to articles in the media investigating the origin and authorship of the figures.[7][9] While they are frequently interpreted as robot figures, the artist has said that they are simply "little men made of sticks".[3]
A Washington Post article stated that the Washington, D.C. area had over 150 stikman images embedded in its sidewalks in 2008.[10] The figures have also been placed in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Wheeling, West Virginia, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnesota, San Francisco,[11] and Chicago.[12]
stikman has also created the figures in other styles and media.[5][13]
Although known primarily for works placed on the street, the artist has also been featured in gallery exhibitions.[14][15] Works by stikman were selected for Amazon's first collection of limited-edition prints by seven international street artists.[16]