Graffiti By Emily Patterson

A friend of mine just got back from a long trip in Brazil and told me how beautiful the graffiti is this is one of my favorites…. Alexandre Orion

From a project called “Art Less Pollution” in an underpass in Sao Paolo

From a project called “Art Less Pollution” in an underpass in Sao Paolo

A close-up from the same installation The message that pollution kills seems to be the main focus

A close-up from the same installation

This is what happened when it was discovered by the authorities

This is what happened when it was discovered by the authorities

The next three are by the same artist from a series called “Metabiotica”

The next three are by the same artist from a series called “Metabiotica”

I love that the people who live here are an active part of this work it gives a sense of belonging to a neighborhood that is more positive than the American “tagging”

I love that the people who live here are an active part of this work it gives a sense of belonging to a neighborhood that is more positive than the American “tagging”

I wanted to upload graffiti art that I found in Chicago but most of the images were just initials or tags The most beautiful images that I have been have been overseas

I wanted to upload graffiti art that I found in Chicago but most of the images were just initials or tags

The most beautiful images that I have been have been overseas

Here is one example that I photographed in a mountain town in the island of Grenada

Here is one example that I photographed in a mountain town in the island of Grenada