American artist Rockwell Kent once said, “The greatest purpose of art is to make people deeply understand life and love it more.” And it’s true. The works of the great masters make us open our eyes to reality and reflect on everything. Several contemporary artists dedicated to urban art are also dedicated to addressing important themes, drawing attention to society’s vices and fighting for a more conscious and supportive lifestyle.
O awesome.club selected the most interesting and significant works by urban artists of our time. They are examples of art that leave no one indifferent.
One of the most respected of these artists, by the way, is the Brazilian Eduardo Kobra, considered an international reference with projects such as the mural built in Malawi depicting the South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Performance by Kevin Lee, Haohui Zhou and Bin Liu, dubbed “don’t ignore me”which draws public attention to the fate of children born into dysfunctional families
Graffiti by the famous artist Seth Globepainter in Palestine
Graphite signed by Onur and titled “The Last Island”
“This is not a game”, work by Lorenzo Quinn
Caiozzama graffiti in Chile
Work by José Fernández Ríos, Spain
Alison Moritsugu’s work
Work by Lichen located in Rome
portrait of “generation of likes”, signed by the artist NOTNOT
Installation conceived by Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Graphite “Mālama”, by the artist HULA
Work by Dran, from Toulouse, France
“Memories of Nature”, by Isaac Cordal
Installation “Dirty money”, of ICY and Sot, on Wall Street
wall blue, in Bogotá
Graffiti executed by Jody in the city of Bristol, Great Britain
Before, in the place where today is a parking lot, there was a school. Seth Globepainter translated into a drawing the feelings of children from Mauritius who studied there
“Stop wasting your lives”
Which of the above works did you find most impactful? Leave a comment revealing your impressions.
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