Graffiti or Street Art?

Posted by Kristen | Feb 22, 2013 | Design, Europe, Fun Stuff, Greece, Spain, Travel, UK, Vagabonding 2012-2013 | 0 |

One of the things I have seen a lot, in Europe — I mean A LOT — is graffiti. Most of it is ugly, waste of time, messing up perfectly nice buildings (and some historic beautiful ones) type of stuff. Basically kids, with nothing better to do, spray painting their initials everywhere. Occasionally, it has a message (like the “love note” from Malaga, Spain, shown above). Every country I have visited — from England to Italy — was marked.

But every once in a while, I came across something more interesting, more artistic, and more lovely. Here are a few favorites.

Battersea, London, England

Malaga, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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Kristen

Kristen Leigh has worked for more than 30 years as a graphic designer and creative director. In 2005, she launched K•Leigh Creative — a full-service graphic design and web development firm specializing in communication and marketing. In 2009, Kristen became a Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT-240) and launched Sweet Escape Yoga — organizing yoga classes and events in natural (i.e., outside) and creative (i.e., cool, hip, or artsy) spaces. Always striving for a balanced life, Kristen combines all of her favorite things (art, books, travel, yoga, wellness, and all things creative) in her blog Escape Artist.