Graffiti in Haifa & Tel Aviv
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Their faces covered with handkerchiefs, they walk unrecognizable to decorate the streets of Haifa and Tel-Aviv. With great ability, these spray masters capture stunning and abstract forms without judgment, sometimes in peace and sometimes in anger, but always with a spray can in hand.
It was around ten o’clock when we went to collect material for Cool Israel. It was cold, but the excitement instantly warmed us up. After walking for a while, we saw two graffiti guerrillas, who invited us to photograph their rebellious masterpiece.
Ignoring any commitment, our hands were taken; and by staring at our painted fingerprints, they led us to a graffiti labyrinth. It was an abandoned factory in Haifa, where jealously hides samples, signatures & traces of different exhibitors who today secretly adore Tel-Aviv and Haifa.
The cool trend here is that, although local authorities have a budget to repaint the walls, no changes have been shown on the adjacent murals to this temple of color and creativity. This place is regarded as a haven for those who are banished from the artistic conservative community, and is seen today as heroes of urban art.
Amongst all this fantasy, the admirable reality is seeing how graffiti artists get lost in their art imprinted on each brick and imperfections found throughout the different walls of this country.
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