„The Broken Wall“ – New Mural by Street Artist Fintan Magee as a Protest Against Trumpism in Aberdeen // Scotland

Sahjah | Abgelegt: Paintings, Streetart / Urban, Streetstyle | 03. Mai 2017 um 09:30 | Keine Kommentare

Der australische Street Artist Fintan Magee wurde im vergangenen Jahr bekanntlich nicht müde, uns ein dopes Mural nach dem anderen zu bescheren. San Juan/Puerto Rico, Melbourne/Australien, Oostende/Belgien, Rom + Sapri + Ragusa/Italien, Stavanger/Norwegen und Amman/Jordanien waren die Destinationen, welche der talentierte Artist in 2016 mit seinen grandiosen Wallart-Pieces beglückte (Features). Kürzlich steuerte der gute Mann, neben 10 weiteren Künstlern (hier der Beitag des dt. Duos Herakut) – auch ein brandneues Mural zu Gelingen des ersten „Nuart Aberdeen“-Street Art Festivals bei, welches in den vergangenen 15 Jahren bereits sehr erfolgreich im norwegischen Stavanger abgehalten wurde.

„The Broken Wall“ so der Titel des neusten Streichs vom genialen Mr. Magee, der zu seinem Werk das Folgende verlauten ließ: „In 2008 the Scottish government approved a Donald Trump Golf Course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Development has been a disaster, destroying hundreds of acres of sand dunes and pristine natural coastline while forcing locals off their land and delivering only 98 of the 6000 jobs Trump promised to the local economy. Trump also ended up in a public battle with a number of the local farmers who refused to sell their land, claiming the farmer’s homes were ‘slum like’ and would spoil the view from his hotel he regularly cut off their water and electricity and eventually built and wall and row trees around the homes blocking their views. People in Aberdeen now fly Mexican flags around the golf course to protest trump and his actions.“ Und so sieht das Ganze aus:

Australian Artist Fintan Magee was part of the 11 artists that participated in the first edition of Nuart Aberdeen festival, which took place from Friday 14 – Sunday 16 April. Entitled “The Broken Wall”, this mural, painted in the Aberdeen city centre, depicts three locals standing on top of a broken wall. According to Fintan, this mural is painted in the context of the Trump Presidency, Brexit and the rise of Le pen and other far right figures in Europe this piece acts as a protest against Trumpism and those who wish to build walls and divide us.

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[via streetartUS]

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