Graffiti artists paint their opposition to Gadhafi on Libya's walls
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[quote=MSNBC]
In Libya, the battle between dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the rebels determined to oust him isn’t begin fought only with guns, rockets and NATO airstrikes.
Gadhafi is the subject of hateful graffiti and violent images in Benghazi, the center of rebel resistance along the Mediterranean Coast, according to The Guardian. These images contrast with the stately official portraits of the beleaguered leader still present in Tripoli, the capital, where Gadhafi remains in control.
Caricatures painting Gadhafi as a villain and anti-regime graffiti are prevalent throughout the Benghazi city center. Images include Gadhafi pumping oil into a winged camel or the leader depicted as a clown.
Liberated citizens in Benghazi are making up for years of repression by expressing themselves with graffiti, newspapers, radio stations and rap bands. There are also giant billboards in the city with “We have a dream,” scrawled across them in English.
But the graphic resistance isn’t limited to rebel-controlled areas. In Tripoli, rebel sympathizers have resorted to writing “no” next to pro-government graffiti or marking them with a large “x”, according to two Libyans who escaped the capital city. Anti-government graffiti doesn’t last long in Tripoli before Gadhafi’s people paint over it.
Libyan citizens began the revolt in February before NATO joined in in March. Four months into the rebellion, anti-Gadhafi forces control eastern Libya, while Gadhafi holds much of the rest of the country.[/quote]
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Here is my favorite piece of art in the article:
[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/Starmenclock/Knockout.jpg[/IMG]
Well that is a flawless K.O. for sure.
graffiti really is beautiful, its when it becomes territorial rather than art that it is shit
[QUOTE=Kopimi;30974789]graffiti really is beautiful, its when it becomes territorial rather than art that it is shit[/QUOTE]
Or anything that involves writing your name in the "coolest" way possible.
Here are some animated depictions of Qaddafi made by Facepunch user Spetzaz
[IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1467131/Ouch.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1467131/Dead.gif[/IMG]
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