Over the past semester, my diigo and blog postings have been focused around graffiti art in Egypt. After watching the square in class, I was inspired to do research on these amazing works of art. Graffiti art has always been … Continue reading
In the first article, it begins with Hassan Saber reflecting on how the graffiti art in egypt has become a large part him and his memories with the revolution. As I have mention before, the last portion of my research is … Continue reading
For this last blog, I decided to focus on the government push to prohibit the graffiti art. In 2013, the government proposed a draft in which those found guilty of abusive graffiti on buildings, could face a prison sentence of up … Continue reading
For this blog post, I decided to focus on one most popular street artist, Ganzeer. Ganzeer, at the age of 32, begins his artwork much before the revolution. He is known for using stencils, paints, and other spray paint in … Continue reading
For this blog post, I decided to showcase some galleries that featured the street art of Egypt. Take a look for yourself! http://www.foreignaffairs.com/gallery-revolution-graffiti2 http://www.fromheretofame.com/khaled_said.html
For my first post to Diigo in this section, the main focus on this article is current graffiti and its influence on contemporary politics and ancient artworks. Before the revolution, there was hardly any street art. In fact, there was … Continue reading
In the first article that I post for this blog, it focuses on the current government makes it extremely difficult for artist to freely express themselves. Since President Sisi and Muslim Brotherhood have rises to the power, it has been … Continue reading
In my first article, the author introduce one of the most popular street artist, Ganzeer. Ganzeer is egyptian artist who during the revolution, would paint multiple murals that related to the revolution. In an interview with Ganzeer, he mentions the … Continue reading
The first article goes into depth of a certain group called the “Freedom Painters”. These “Freedom Painters” are the ones who are responsible for creating the different express of graffiti art in Egypt and Tunisa. Many of their painting include … Continue reading
For my digital project, I decided to focus my theme on the graffiti art in egypt. After watching The Square in class, I was really fascinated with art that the egyptians presented on their walls. It was a statement of … Continue reading