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Extraordinarily with graffiti in the streets, you could visit street exhibitions daily in your hometown! Croydon is an archive for such an array of painterly graffiti pieces, implying cultural diversity and contributing to a rhythmic location of dancers, performers and musicians.
Graffiti usually has really negative connotations, considered as anti-social behaviour performed by attention-seeking teens, inviting residents to lose pride in their area, buildings lose appeal and it could make the neighbourhood feel unsafe.
Graffiti usually has really negative connotations, considered as anti-social behaviour performed by attention-seeking teens, inviting residents to lose pride in their area, buildings lose appeal and it could make the neighbourhood feel unsafe.
The growth of graffiti, originating from the anonymous Banksy, is a form of artistic rebellion through unverified identity to dodge being threatened by the consequences of marking their territory on properties. Graffiti isn't a street crime, it's street art as its rawness and urban edge reflects the bustling energies of the city life. Graffiti displays fantasies, hopes and dreams of those that live in the more derelict of areas, rebelling against authority and breaking barriers of social class. It is favoured by political movements, spreading as part of protest, advertising how "ruling class" and "establishment" controls mainstream press.
Graffiti is highly skilful, immersive, creative and imaginative, enabling understated artists to articulate in an accessibly visual way. I admire their modesty, they do not wish to produce art to increase fame to their name, instead they wish to paint the streets with messages so that the neighbourhood get a notion of the underlying political/social views.
One of my favourites is Astro-Gorilla (#4)
The pupil-less eyes, minimal palette of red, the space garments and the striking stencil outlines defines the demonic expression of the bestial character as he steps into the world of the unknown. A space gorilla emerging from the haze of red smog, toxic fumes, a supernatural stance suggesting that other life exists on the planet Mars. A dystopian scene where an animalistic figure replaces what should be human, reminding us that humanity evolved from monkey-like species, the result of tampering with Darwin's natural cycle of evolution. Or maybe the future for evolution is reverting back to our primal state?
Graffiti is highly skilful, immersive, creative and imaginative, enabling understated artists to articulate in an accessibly visual way. I admire their modesty, they do not wish to produce art to increase fame to their name, instead they wish to paint the streets with messages so that the neighbourhood get a notion of the underlying political/social views.
One of my favourites is Astro-Gorilla (#4)
The pupil-less eyes, minimal palette of red, the space garments and the striking stencil outlines defines the demonic expression of the bestial character as he steps into the world of the unknown. A space gorilla emerging from the haze of red smog, toxic fumes, a supernatural stance suggesting that other life exists on the planet Mars. A dystopian scene where an animalistic figure replaces what should be human, reminding us that humanity evolved from monkey-like species, the result of tampering with Darwin's natural cycle of evolution. Or maybe the future for evolution is reverting back to our primal state?
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