Selective Distress...

Italian artist Mimmo Rotella created many of his expressive and vibrant decollages like the ones above using movie posters and advertisements from the 1950's. These 'torn poster' works, part of an art movement called Nouveau Réalisme , remind me of some of the work being done by contemporary street artists like Bast.

Bäst

 I'm only aware of a small portion of  the street art that's out there, but one artist that I like a  lot is Bäst.  Along with the rawness of his work I also like his use of  mid- century pop culture and its icons which adds a slight layer of nostalgia to it. Take a look at more here.