Please check your inbox to activate your subscription Thank you! Standing ten stories high and covering more than 2,000 square feet, this piece overlooks the Nelson Mandela Bridge.įun fact: Fairey is the same artist to create the “Hope” poster from Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The protest got its name after police officers sprayed the protesters with water dyed purple so they could be later identified. This iconic graffiti art by Shepard Fairey was created to remember the 25th anniversary of what would later be called the Purple Rain Protest for the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
Located at Juta Street in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa The Purple Shall Govern by Shepard Fairey, 2014, via Obey It included the faces of the Huli people from New Guinea, the Mursi people of Ethiopia, the Kayin people from Thailand, the Supi people from Europe, and the Tapajos people from the Americas. Etnias depicts five faces from the five continents to spread the message of us all being one. In fact, it broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest graffiti art. This impressive feat took two months to finish and covers an area of nearly 30,000 square feet. Using his signature technique of squares and triangles, world-renowned graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra created Etnias for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Located at Port District in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Etnias (Ethnicities) by Eduardo Kobra, 2016 The Pandolfo brothers, known as Os Gemeos masterfully account for the curves in their unconventional canvas and, although it did spark some controversy, the piece was incredibly popular. This massive graffiti work took up 70 square feet and depicts a large, yellow character as he seems to be squeezing himself between the buildings that surround him. The following post is a collection of amazing and interesting Graffiti pictures.Located at Dewey Square Park in Boston, Massachusetts The Giant of Boston by Os Gemeos, 2012, via The Rose Kennedy Greenway WebsiteĬreated by the twin duo Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo from Brazil, The Giant of Boston was a temporary piece made as part of an exhibition for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. They are considered to be illegal in most of the countries. Though graffiti are beautiful, there are a lot of controversies that surround them, as graffiti are used to denote strong political and social messages. Graffiti characters include words, numbers and even symbolic designs that have significant meanings. Nowadays, we can see graffiti on abandoned building walls, latrines, subways and lonely bridges. Greeks, Romans and Egyptians covered walls, rocks and caves with graffiti that denoted the lifestyle and languages of the people. Graffiti have been in prevalence from ancient times. Simple colorful paintings to large detailed wall paintings are common forms of graffiti.
Spray paints and marker pens are mostly used for graffiti. This fast developing form of art is popular not only for its controversies but also for its unique style of use of colors. Graffiti uses lots of colors that are either sprayed or scrawled on a large surface, making them look very attractive and fascinating. Graffiti are an interesting form of art that are made by drawing or spraying on walls or other surfaces in public places.
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