After the 2011 Revolution in Egypt it has been easy to observe the intensive use of graffiti spreading with a particular characteristics: the use of faces in Graffiti. The faces are protesting images. The art styles are many, and the techniques are variable from drawing, painting, decoupage, and stencil. The stencil sprayed around the cities of Egypt form a mass production of graffiti that is done by anyone. This phenomenon has raised through a social and psychological background related to the revolution event, which is referring to a new identity for the Egyptians.
The use of faces in Egyptian Graffiti
Andreas Sicklinger
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2014
Abstract
After the 2011 Revolution in Egypt it has been easy to observe the intensive use of graffiti spreading with a particular characteristics: the use of faces in Graffiti. The faces are protesting images. The art styles are many, and the techniques are variable from drawing, painting, decoupage, and stencil. The stencil sprayed around the cities of Egypt form a mass production of graffiti that is done by anyone. This phenomenon has raised through a social and psychological background related to the revolution event, which is referring to a new identity for the Egyptians.File in questo prodotto:
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