Graffiti in Colombia

Graffiti, street art, is used as a form of expression of individuals, groups or organizations of certain place.

In Colombia, graffiti allows to read the recent past of our country by capital’s graffiti

Graffiti in Colombia are similar to graffiti in Egypt and North Africa because they are a reminder of some social problems such as violence, corruption and ineffectiveness of policy, intolerance of rich people, education, forced displacement of indigenous, and terrorism. Colombian graffiti show the plight of false positives, too.

However, today we can find some graffiti that emphasizes the beauty of places or things. For example, in Colombia the beauty of Indian culture is highlighted.

Around the world there are many debates and controversy around this street art, but the most important thing is that when we look at graffiti in the streets, we might be more critical with the messages that the artists want to convey, before considering them as vandals and gangsters.