Role of graffiti in some cities

In this oportunity im going to talk about the role of graffiti in Colombia, Argentina,Honduras and Brazil. In Colombia,Bogotá they reflect on the art of violence that occurred in a certain era in the city,but now is one of the most peaceful there wasn't much graffiti or street art to be seen on the streets; ten years later, the scene is thriving. "Sometimes the only way to get your message across is by throwing the paint on the wall, as shown by this monster in La Candelaria" Tom Feiling

In Honduras,Tegucigalpa is a very violent city, and they reflect that by grafiti "Every 87 minutes someone dies in Honduras from a firearm, and there are over 650,000 illegal weapons. This piece will speak to that," Maeztro tells Al Jazeera. Tegucigalpa has become one of the world's deadliest cities with more than 87 homicides per 100,000 people - 10 times the rate considered an epidemic of violence by the World Health Organisation. Many other graffiti displays are scattered all over Tegucigalpa, and not all are political. Maeztro's first series was a set of mixed paintings where he used internationally renowned works such as Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and Grant Wood's "American Gothic" to capture pedestrians' attention. In Brazil Nunca and Os Gêmeos are among the most famous practitioners of Brazilian street art,they work is international and is influenced by corruption and political moviments in Brazil In Argentina,Buenos Aires Street art is usually associated with graffiti, but it is a different story in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, where it is being elevated to a new level, turning the streets into an open air art gallery. In northen Africa nobody can hide from an opinion in graffiti, because is a type of foreing lenguage and tells histories that are untold.

bangkok´s mexican gangsters

BANGKOK´S MEXICAN GANGSTERS

This is a really curious subculture that has emerged in Bangkok, But its really a original subculture?
The answer is NO.Because they are an example of cultural apropriation,trying to look  similar to Mexican Gangsters, they mimic their clothes,tatoos and hairstyle, but they are not criminals or real gansters, even this guys has simple professions,some of them are teachers,policeman and others.
In conclusion we can learn that althought they are trying to copy the appearance of this real gansters, the conserve his own values and costumes, Thai people soesnt like violence, they assume this like a different LIFESTYLE.