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In Hong Kong there are a few types of graffiti that are utilized for different reasons. The face of artist Ai Weiwei is one of the more well-known caricatures in the region. Journalist and commentators have considered the graffiti as "street-art", "creative" and the "voice of the young".[2]
Graffiti is often a mode of expression much like other artistic outlets. It can allow artists to vent emotions as well as their opinions on the politics or society around them. Unlike other places around the world, Graffiti in Hong Kong can be used as a way of advertisement for some companies.
Similar to other countries however, graffiti is considered defacing public property and is technically an illegal act in Hong Kong. While graffiti is not prosecuted as commonly as in the United States, fines and arrest still do occur.[3]
- ^ DeWolf, Christopher (23 May 2019). "The Instagram Wall: Why Are Huge Crowds Flocking to See a Mural in Central?". Zolima CityMag. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Charles Chi-wai Cheung (12 February 2016). Media Power in Hong Kong: Hyper-Marketized Media and Cultural Resistance. Taylor & Francis. pp. 182–. ISBN 978-1-317-26657-0.
- ^ Mock, Ray (17 July 2016). "I Went Bombing with Hong Kong's Biggest Graffiti Writers". Vice. Retrieved 8 March 2018.