Graffiti Philosophy

This is a video illustrating the political/social commentary of public graffiti.
It starts out juxtaposing Bush with Obama -- essentially one just took the kleptocratic baton from the other without missing a beat. Then it touches on the downtrodden and disenfranchised. It then moves into the mass media propaganda machine, then mindless consumerism, our oil addiction, empire's oil-centric/exploitive foreign policy, the corporate driven military industrial complex, the environmental consequences of fossil fuels, and then the evolution (fate) of man.

The soundtrack that accompanies the video is claimed to be an unreleased song by NIN entitled "It All Fades".

Thanks to Abby Martin for posting my video at her important website:
http://www.mediaroots.org
Essay on the video : http://www.mediaroots.org/political-a...

1/29/2012: Egypt Revolution Graffiti Covers The Streets (PHOTOS):
During the regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt had almost no graffiti on the walls of its cities. But when the uprising against Mubarak's rule erupted a year ago, there was an explosion of the art.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01...

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[MrAdoado]

It is possible to get those pics somehow in jpg ? Especially taking Suribachi Hill with McDonald logo. Its awesome.

[xraymike2012]

Send me an email with your contact info so that I can email you a JPG of the pics you want.

[rkaag99]

You gotta check out a movie called 'They Live', John Carpenter, 1988. There are some weird clips reflecting in reality now.

[xraymike2012]

I did not think of that movie when I made this video, but "They Live" does reflect on the mindless, zombie-like nature of consumer capitalism. The costs of environmental damage are externalized by corporations without thought for local residents or future generations.

"We are in the process of destroying a great many things which are real — air, soil, water, energy, resources, other species, our health — for the sake of something that exists chiefly in our imagination: money." - Cohen

[jonnois]

the only free thinkers that are left, fucking incredible

[6R36OR]

Szkoda, że tak szybko obrazy przelatują.

[sparkeones da fack]

These are the real graffiti's roots. No just acting like a vandal. If a work has quality and message then parhaps could be called "art".

Enough to say.

[Nick Garceau]

@xraymike2012 What is the song?

[MrJARHEAD1996]

incredible video! what is the song you used?

[Remmic Lewis]

Brilliant, well done. Sharing!

[515LM]

Awesome

[nriab23]

Very poignant

[HelmetBlissta]

Good one.

[lilianka777]

love it~~~~excellent....thx~~~~~sha­red~~~