Role of Graffiti

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.