Graffiti and the life on the Vietnam streets
Graffiti has still been less popular to the majority of Vietnamese, and somehow it has been even considered a rebellion of youth, not far from "vandalism" on the walls. But will it change?
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| In the early 2000s, Graffiti started its journey in Vietnam not long after Rap Music arrived in 2002. It was around 2003 when a Hanoian graphic designer painted his first drawings on walls in Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province. (Photo: VNP/VNA) |
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| Nowadays, at its teenage, the graffiti in Vietnam still needs a playground for its young community to show off creativity and pursue their dreams of art. (Photo: VNP/VNA) |
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| The street art scene is young in Vietnam, but the preliminary art looks very promising. (Photo: VNP/VNA) |
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| Most of the graffiti features tags and throw ups by particular artists. (Photo: VNP/VNA) |
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| It’s not surprising that the first steps in this new medium in Vietnam are inspired by foreign imagery; the artform is practically a newborn. (Photo: VNP/VNA) |
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| As in other countries, beginners feed their passion with nighttime excursions in search of empty streets, and pylons and bridges in the outskirts where they can try out their ideas undisturbed. In Vietnam, regulations on public interventions are somewhat vague. (Photo: VNP/VNA) |
(Source: VNA/VOV)
