Street Art as Resistance
Street Art, which has forced its way into the realm of contemporary art today, is in a constant state of ‘becoming’. It encompasses vast and varied means of representation, which includes graffiti, stencils, prints, wheat-pastes, murals and often extends into projects of artistic collaboration – resulting in the creation of street installations or video art. For this reason, it is regarded as a concoction of interdisciplinary forms of artistic expression. Furthermore, it exudes various personally-relevant and societally-applicable meanings. Yet this doesn’t mean its origins, influences or inspirations can’t be traced. Continue reading “Street Art as Resistance”
Spinning South Africa into Liberty
The Bo-Kaap native and Cape Town-based photographer, Yasser Booley, has revealed his humanistic outlook and sympathetic eye through his documentation and capturing of encounters with people, environments and events for just over two decades. Continue reading “Spinning South Africa into Liberty”