Graffiti in Brazil

On my maiden visit to São Paulo, the one thing that mesmerized me the most was – the graffiti on the  walls, roadsides, public structures etc. Of course, they deface the public property a little , but these graffiti lend São Paulo its own “culture” element.Graffiti are more prominent in the older areas – where the drab walls with peeling plasters have been taken to an entirely new dimension with these graffiti – which at times are just decorative or at other times carry a strong message or a hint of mindset of the neighborhood.  In the posh areas, the graffiti is quite organized and commercial actually .They have been used  to make the area look artsy and sophisticated .Overall, I found São Paulo very similar to Delhi – an eclectic mix of colors , ethnicity , co-existence of old heritage with fast coming up new building structures , the pot-holed roads , beggars , modest neighborhood in vicinity of posh areas, a number of markets and a culture to enjoy.But when it comes to graffiti , as of June last year when these pictures were taken , Delhi had witnessed much lesser graffiti action than São Paulo,.In São Paulo , if you were to click graffiti , you could end up with numerous of clicks on  a single street itself.In Delhi  , the new breed of graffiti artists ,is now coming to prominence.And the first name that comes to my mind is that of “Daaku”.Have witnessed his work almost in all major spots of Delhi by now , and boy , his work is impressive.Here is the link to an article on graffiti artists in Delhi which appeared in The Hindu soon after I landed to Delhi after finishing my trip.And here is one of the famous work of Daaku at Hauz Khas village ( Courtesy : http://pixels-memories.blogspot.in)

Towards the end of photos , is a graffiti of Daku ,at Bacardi NH7 weekender, Delhi edition , 2012 , which I was lucky enough to attend .

 

A graffiti painted on a public toilet !

A graffiti on the shutters of a music store 

The  artsy and sophisticated street art on streets around Paulista Avenue , hub  of a number of financial and cultural organizations ,museums etc

Pictures taken from moving car to capture the graffiti on flyovers, underpass etc 

    Beggars against a flyover wall raided by Graffiti

Probably a Playschool – that is my best guess

An old residential building at Municipal Market 

Respelendent Colors was what Sao Paulo was all about – Floroscent , in your face , Striking!

A graffiti in theatre at Hippi Fair location , Campinas

Daaku graffiti at NH7 Weekender ,Delhi , 2012

I think a little touch-up to the photos in photoshop would have brought out the best from them but who has that much of time at hand on earth? This all I have managed with my Iphone and mostly from the moving car . I am averse to the idea of carrying a huge camera around every where or let us simply say – I don’t have one yet! .Till then , my phone is doing a nice job for me :)

What do you have to say about Graffiti- The street art?