Did it ever come to your mind what is the meaning of some graffiti? what does it really say to the people?
I've searched about graffiti and how does it affect us, then I saw these pictures and really looked closely and understood the work and something had added to my knowledge about graffiti, Graffiti is also a form of protest!
Example of protest art:
Why am I Showing Banksy's work? it's because most of his work are pertaining to every social problem that is happening to this world. His works are an eye opener to each and every one who is able to see his work, it's not only because the work is good but also it has a very deep meaning to it like the first picture from the right; it says that beggars does not need our money he wants change to what is happening to the world.
Having your protest being done by graffiti for me is safer and will require less man power, why? Because in original protest many people will come and gather to a certain place and there they will execute their protest that lead to traffic jams, violence towards the police and the protesters, destruction of properties, and they will also require lots of materials that will soon to be trash. However in graffiti your message will be seen by many people and it will last long for them to see because it is painted on walls and it can also spread through the internet by taking pictures of it and post it on social networking sites.
For me as a citizen seeing these works really made an impact to me because I am an artist and I know what is like to express something through art.
In conclusion, graffiti can also be a projection of your feelings like your dislikes and likes on how the world is changing and other stuff or how the government runs the country. Graffiti is also a safe type of protest where in you will not need that much man power, equipment and violence to let the world understand what you want to say. So if you want to express something to the issues around you why not try graffiti
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