Graffiti is one way for people to express their feelings, and in this case political views, through art. In Barcelona, street art captures the culture and sentiments of most of the residents of the city. One of the places I first visited while in Barcelona was El Bunker del Carmel, which is a popular spot for tourists to hike and watch the sunset. Here you can find a lot of graffiti, and if you understand the language it is written in, you can find even more meaning behind the art.
After seeing all of the graffiti at El Bunker del Carmel, I became interested in the graffiti around the rest of the city. I found a common theme of Catalan Independence for most of the art. Almost everywhere there is art of a catalan flag, the yellow ribbon, freeing the political prisoners. Most of this art is written in Catalan, so I had to google translate it when I saw it.
I think graffiti is a common activity for artists to express their culture, tradition and views. The way residents use the streets of Barcelona as their canvas is very inspiring to me because it symbolizes these movements being in the streets with the residents, as opposed to tucked away in a building.
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