Conceptual artist to street artist
A conceptual artist already meets 66% of what the street artist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.7/ 100
1 How much of what a street artist is expected to do is already part of a conceptual artist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the street artist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A street artist role treats 12 of its required skills as things a conceptual artist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt artistic plan to location
- art history
- contextualise artistic work
- create artwork
- discuss artwork
- gather reference materials for artwork
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A street artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a conceptual artist background worth leading with.
- already held study artistic techniques information skills
- already held create artwork communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use artistic materials for drawing communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held plan art educational activities management skills
- already held discuss artwork communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maintain an artistic portfolio communication, collaboration and creativity
All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the street artist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn create original drawings required
- still to learn determine visual concepts required
- still to learn ensure visual quality of the set required
- optional, not held collaborate with designers optional
- optional, not held collaborate with technical experts on artworks optional
- optional, not held use genre painting techniques optional
- optional, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- still to learn study artworks required
- still to learn manage logistics required
- still to learn graffiti removal techniques required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a street artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 create original drawings practise this
- 02 determine visual concepts practise this
- 03 ensure visual quality of the set practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 20 skills that carry over
- already held adapt artistic plan to location skill
- already held art history knowledge
- already held contextualise artistic work skill
- already held create artwork skill
- already held discuss artwork skill
- already held gather reference materials for artwork skill
- already held intellectual property law knowledge
- already held labour legislation knowledge
- already held maintain an artistic portfolio skill
- already held select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- already held study artistic techniques skill
- already held use artistic materials for drawing skill
- already held assess conservation needs skill
- already held develop artistic educational activities skill
- already held develop artistic project budgets skill
- already held develop educational resources skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held participate in artistic mediation activities skill
- already held plan art educational activities skill
- already held present exhibition skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held collaborate with designers optional
- optional, not held collaborate with technical experts on artworks optional
- optional, not held use genre painting techniques optional
- optional, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
17 held skills the street artist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess each stage of the creative process skill
- not needed by the target role create pen-and-paper images skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role define creative components skill
- not needed by the target role design graphics skill
- not needed by the target role design greeting cards skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role develop animations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety of exercise environment skill
- not needed by the target role iconography knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
- not needed by the target role make artistic processes explicit skill
- not needed by the target role manage artistic project skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role monitor art scene developments skill
- not needed by the target role monitor sociological trends skill
- not needed by the target role provide input to collaborators to guide their work skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn graffiti removal techniques required
Other moves recorded from conceptual artist
Common questions about this move
Can a conceptual artist become a street artist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A conceptual artist already covers 66% of what a street artist is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 12 of which the street artist role treats as required.
What skills does a conceptual artist need to become a street artist?
6 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is create original drawings.
How hard is the move from conceptual artist to street artist?
Its learning distance is 38.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.