Street Graffiti in San Cris

STREET GRAFFITI

One of the most striking effects seen immediately in San Cristobal, Chiapas is the STREET GRAFFITI.  Some of it is quite good and alot is simple "tagging" and quite an eye-sore.  But it is ubiquitous!

The top one I found on my way to the Municipal market, referred to in the last post. The one to the right was found downtown, below the Zocalo.

Here's a colorful one near where I am staying (below).

To put the tagging in context, I took a photo from the park of Templo del Cerrillo, behind Santo Domingo Church, which you see in the distance, and where the biggest artisan market in town is set up daily with an even bigger version on the weekends.










Below is one of my favorites in green.

I even found a Graffiti Artist in the act one Saturday, as he designed a sexy black and white piece of art.  Sorry it's so hard to see... if I go back that way I'll get a better picture of the finished work and add it later...


Here's one that has faded over time but still looks good (above).




But by far the most prevalent is the lousy vandalism tagging sort, I'm sorry to say.

Street Graffiti seems to be an accepted part of the culture.  The artist above did not have to hide in the shadow of night and was happy to let me photograph him.  I wonder what it would cost to get an artist to do a wall mural???

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