GRAFFITI FOR BANDITS AND OTHER FREE-THINKERS: EUROPEAN STREET OUTLAW ART Kindle Edition

This is a unique collection of 196 graffiti and of other street art work found on the streets of different European cities in countries like Germany, Portugal, Ireland, Poland, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Many of these graffiti are authentic works of art which are here preserved for the pleasure of actual and future generations, just as if they were graffiti from Pompeii in the old Roman times, preserved by ashes for the posterity. The majority of these images depict challenging ideas about reality and about art itself. Therefore, they do not represent me in any way. I have selected them for their artistic or philosophical value. Also, I have not included strictly political graffiti attacking countries and religions, most of them poorly executed. In a sense, these graffiti represent ideas that challenge to the socially accepted ones. Many depict the youth and the lust for life while others are even philosophical, going as far as the Greek philosophers in their content. One can only but amaze at the time and energy employed by artists to present a street message to all of us. I would compare this activity with a message in a bottle thrown to the ocean of time, general indifference and oblivion. The images have been treated digitally so as to make them more visually attractive, as some works of art were already damaged by the elements. I have to admit that in some cases, I have played with the image so as to meet my aesthetic taste. In this sense, street art is an ungrateful art, like basking. Nobody asks for it and the artist can not be congratulated on the spot. It languishes on the streets and the world easily forgets it. I hope to have extracted the best of each work and that you will enjoy the contemplation of these images. The author. December 2025. Read more