Graffiti

Graffiti of Bangkok – Art and Statement

two workers on a break in front of of colorful graffiti of stylized writing
Graffiti is so common that locals don't even notice
graffiti of an alligator with a man walking near it
Graffiti along a canal
graffiti four people's faces in simple cartoon style
At the Bangkok Train Station
graffiti the word "Kamagra" designed like a U.S. Confederate flag
The fence of an abandoned lot
Many different pieces of graffiti including faces animals and words
Graffiti walls within a park
bansky-inspired graffiti of two naked men whose bodies roughly form a heart, with a rainbow-like design behind
Banksy knock-offs abound
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump riding a bomb with 100 dollar bills flying around them
Near a Starbucks in Bangkok
graffiti of people gardening with a happy earth globe in the sky
Reflected in the wet street
graffiti the antifa symbol with stylized letters behind
Not all graffiti is highly artistic
flowering bushes with an abstract graffiti design of blues and purples behind
Flowers and art
graffiti outline of a man's head with "failed state" stenciled where his face would be
Frustrations expressed
graffiti an owl and legos in rainbow colors
Legos and an owl?
black, blue, and white graffiti image of a person smoking a cigar, wearing a hat and hoodie
Smoking a stogie
Gray and white graffiti image of a mother and child under the stencil "they are human"
The value of all people represents a common theme
graffiti of a woman's face and hair, with the color scheme shifting in quarters
Designed in quarters
graffiti with two figures looking at a small plant with green leaves among a background of dead landscape
New life amid destruction
a fisherman, fish, and frog
Waterscape
girl with arms crossed standing in a strong pose
Street art on Sukhumvit Road
wispy stylized sweeps of graffiti that give the impression of fish
Beautifully stylized graffiti
grumpy graffiti face of an animal half-hidden behind a bush
Grumpy animal
two workers on a break in front of of colorful graffiti of stylized writing
Graffiti is so common that locals don’t even notice
Greg
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3 Comments

  1. Amazing. These examples highlight for me the tension I feel about graffiti. On the one hand it is defacing property that belongs to others. At the same time,it can sometimes be beautiful or be a way for voices to be heard that otherwise might not be. Sadly, sometimes it is just vandalism. Where I live it is becoming increasingly common.

    1. There is always that tension with graffiti. Here it’s generally not meant to be destructive, and it’s usually on “public” spaces: block walls and temporary construction walls. It is rarely found on improved or designed spaces where it would mar someone else’s intent.

  2. Makes me sit up straight, then relax and contemplate. I like most of these, but in particular The Missile. Speaks a thousand words.

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