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Belgrade Street Art Movement
It’s almost impossible to not notice the Vegan street art around Belgrade. The cute and colorful characters and the simple slogans are brilliant. I’m NO VEGAN, and I’m not planning to GO VEGAN, but I do appreciate a movement and I love street art.
It’s almost impossible to not notice the proliferation of GO VEGAN street art around Belgrade. The cute and colorful characters and the simple slogans are brilliant. I’m NO VEGAN, and I’m not planning to GO VEGAN, but I do appreciate a movement and I love street art.
Friend, Not Bacon.
Friend, Not Omelette.
We Are Not Food.
My Tits, My Milk.
I’m not sure who is behind this campaign. Couldn’t find much info online about it. But, kudos to the artists that came up with it! Once you see them, you can’t un-see them. They’re everywhere!
Belgrade is certainly not the only city to see Vegan street art. Here is a Tumblr dedicated to Vegan street art around the world.
I found this interesting article about someone who painted VEGAN over a McDonald’s mural in Huntington Beach, California. This is NOT cool. Don’t paint over a beautiful mural. Make your art on a random wall. But don’t paint over someone else’s piece, even if it is a Mickey-D’s mural.
In my opinion, graffiti is a beautiful thing. I’ve seen some amazing street art around the world on this trip! Each city has its own style. Belgrade has some phenomenal artists, like this one who does these black and white portraits of important political and historical figures. This piece is quite controversial. It features Bosnian Serb anarchist, Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and essentially started WWI.
Buenos Aires has the most impressive collection so far (Read my previous post about it) I love cities like BA, and Venice CA, where street art is not only accepted, but celebrated and encouraged. It can turn a decaying city into a colorful, tropical concrete jungle.
Street art is a powerful medium that can be a catalyst for social movements.
I’m sure we will see some politically motivated street art emerge over the next few years in the U.S.
Curious to see what people come up with…
Street Art by Free Mozaik in Prague
I love street art. And, I love mosaics. One of the first things I happened upon in Prague (after my nap) was this graffiti mosaic wall by the artist Free Mozaik. Prague is one of those travel places that gets a ton of hype. “I’ve been to 30 countries and Prague is my favorite!” I hear things like that all the time. I’ve been here for 3 days and can already say, Prague lives up to the hype in SO many ways. And, I’ve juuust scratched the surface.
Not sure what PAIN HICSL is up top, but I guess just someone's tag.
I love street art. And, I love mosaics. One of the first things I happened upon in Prague (after my sleepless night travel nap) was this mosaic graffiti wall by the artist Free Mozaik. This is located on Chorvatska, ~6 blocks from my new place.
Prague is one of those places that gets a ton of hype. “I’ve been to 30 countries and Prague is my favorite!” I hear things like that all the time.
I’ve been here for 3 days and can already say --- Prague lives up to the hype in SO many ways. And, I’ve juuust scratched the surface.
It’s little hidden gems like this mosaic wall that make Prague so intriguing. (Well, that and the ~2,000 castles) It seems like every corner you turn, there's some wondrous sight to see. The city feels like an artist's dream.
Copious castle snaps coming soon.
In the meantime, check out this cool video on the "Making of" the Chorvatska mosaic wall, by Free Mozaik.
Buenos Aires Street Art
We landed in city #3: La Paz, Bolivia! But, I’ve got more to say about my beloved Buenos Aires! I saw 5 art museums, each with their own style. But, some of the best art in BA is on the streets. Just like New York City, or Venice, Cali, street art is part of the cityscape. It is encouraged and celebrated. And, I think it's beautiful.
We landed in city #3: La Paz, Bolivia! But, I’ve still got more to say about my beloved Buenos Aires!
I saw 5 art museums, each with their own style. But, some of the best art in Buenos Aires is on the streets. Just like New York City, or Venice, Cali, street art is part of the cityscape. It is encouraged and celebrated. And, I think it's beautiful.
In BA, there are no restrictions on street art by the government. All you need is the property owner’s consent. Some street art is political and some is just playful.
They have graffiti tours featuring some of the coolest art in the city. But, I didn’t do anything formal. Just kept my eyes open as I walked around.
Here are some of my favorite pieces from my neighborhood: Villa Crespo & Palermo. This is just a small fraction of the amount of art around the city. Muy bueno!!!
