Graffiti Revolution / Arab Spring
A global graffiti project to support the uprise of the people. Launced on Facebook to create a platform where these revolutionaire graffiti can be seen and supported. On this website is some authentiek work created for exhibitions. Please support us on Facebook.com/GraffitiRevolution
dated 2012 until 2012
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Th Fist
2012Created image as trademark for the uprise of the people in the Arab Spring
Bouazizi
2012Bouazizi, the Jasmine-hero of Tunisia! Recently gratuated this boy (Mohamed Bouazizi, 26) started his own fruitshop as alternative source for income. After the corrupt police destroyed his shop again due the lack of some fake paperwork he couldn't take it no more and set himself on fire at the police headquarters! This amazing deed of dispear created the uprise of the people in Tunisia a.k.a. The Jasmine Revolution on 17th of December 2010. He died on the 4th of Januari 2011 but President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled towards Saoudi Arab on 14th of Januari 2011(!). The flame of Revolution lit up more countries and the Arabic Spring began
Mubarak
2012On the 25th of Januari 2011 the second country was fed up with its President due to his luxurious lifestyle and suspicious way of becoming president from his position as politician and military commander, it is said that he killed the previous man in charge and became the 4th President of Egypt. This riot ended after 18 days of Revolution and Hosni Mubarak 1981 - 2011 was resigned on 11th of Februari and put on trial. The political vacume created more uprise of the people and the former friends of the army turned against its people. The indifference of opinions is creating a tense atmosphere after his fall. The elections in June 2012 will be exciting times..
Ghadaffi
2012Libya was the third country in uprise and this become a brutal reign of terror where the UN got involved as many human rights were broken. This put the whole world on edge This work was created together with Artist Angela Boogaard
Terminator Assad
2012Protests in Syria started on 26 January, when one case of self-immolation was reported.On 6 March, the Syrian security forces arrested about 15 children in Daraa in Southern Syria for writing slogans against the regime. On 31 July, Syrian army tanks stormed several cities, including Hama, Deir Ez-Zour, Al-Bukamal, and Herak in Daraa. At least 136 people were killed in the most violent and bloody day since the uprising started. This is still ongoing...