(Pic #1) Barcelona buildings showcase striking street art – and benefit from the drive-by “art attacks.”
I had always wondered why European homeowners allowed graffiti to cover their facades and doorways and how they seemed to simply accept these turf attacks as a reality of their changing urban landscape.
Last week, while working in Barcelona, I got my answer. A colleague of mine, Rosa told me that provigil back in the day the government would not tax homeowners until the fronts of their buildings were completed. So seeing the financial advantages of “vandalized” spray-painted storefronts and homes, owners started to leave the art and take the tax break. It’s a tradition that has lasted for years.
I took these photos in the Raval section of the city — where the art can be anonymous — and extraordinary.
Hi, interesting , I have also taken pictures of raval’s graffitis, Barcelona is where I was born although I live an hour away.
I like your articles, I discover your blog looking for Hans Silvester’s Omo people pictures. I discovered about them yesterday and can’t keep my eyes from them , I am ecstatic. I liked your pictures of contemporary art and their body art side by side, almost every art medium has something “primitive” alike, I guess different tools, different cultures but same need to express the what cannot be expressed with words.
Thank you
I am a HUGE fan of Barcelona’s graffiti. I spent most of my time hanging around abandoned buildings in dodgy neighborhoods to look at it. Just last week, I took a “virtual” tour again via Google Earth, just so I could see the fantastic art. I love it there! Someday I’ll live there.
I have a couple of graffiti pictures from Raval in Barcelona , if you want them I can mail them to you . I am a quilt artist from Barcelona based in the Empordà (Girona)
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