The
graffiti is a form of non-verbal communication that has come gaining a great
power. It form of expression, is used by many people who feel a disagreement
with their government or feel that their rights are being violated. This new
trend can be seen in many of the current countries and it is used in each country
in different ways.
Colombia:
In Colombia, the increase of this practice has been more and more well-known
across the years. A clear evidence of this is the article written by Tom
Feiling where he assures that on his return to Bogotá the number of grafities
in the streets had increased. These graffites are used in order to show the
corruption and the discontent of the citizens of Bogota with the situation of
the country.
Buenos
Aires: In Buenos Aires, citizens have the freedom to make graffities with few
restrictions, since this practice is not considered vandalism but a form of
expression of their citizens. That’s the reason why the government promotes
this practice. Whence, the unique thing that you need to make a graffiti is the
approval of the owner. The graffities in this country are used for different
reasons, either to protest against the state or to support an environmental
cause.
In
Honduras, this is a practice considered criminal. But, due to increase of
corruption that has suffered Honduras inside the police and army, persons like "Urban
Maeztro" use this modality to advertise the heinous acts of violence, extortion,
kidnapping and illegal detention committed by officials. For this reason, the
use graffities to generate social awareness among citizens.
In
Brazil, although make a graffiti is an illegal act, it is recognized by the amazing
work that graffiti artists from Brazil create. These graffities are used to
show the discontent of the Citizen againts corruption and bad
governance in Brazil. An example of this is Vitché, which began fighting for
protection of nature, but ultimately he is fighting against corruption.
