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Mexican Government Asked Street Artists To Paint 200 Houses To Unite Community
A youth organization that’s been known to use graffiti as a means of expression has teamed up with the government of Mexico to rehabilitate Palmitas, a town in the Pachuca district. Under the moniker “Germen Crew,” the group painted 209 houses, or twenty-thousand square meters of facade, into a single rainbow mural.
According to streetartnews, the impact has been extremely positive: 452 families, or 1808 people, were affected by this project, resulting in violence amongst youths being entirely eradicated. The group, whose name literally means “germ crew,” have made community involvement a priority, which could partially explain the good results.
More info: planisferio.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter (h/t: streetartnews, demilked)
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DianaCovell 10 years ago
NICE WORK YOU GUYS. There are a lot of communities like this that need to be cleaned up and brightened up.
EduardoRodríguezNoriega 10 years ago
de color blanco también se veía bonito parecía una ciudad de Grecia o Ibiza. pero con el color ya le da un gran toque de folklor
TinyDynamine 10 years ago
Excellent. Art makes the world go round and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
GillianBlair 10 years ago
Beautiful idea, good result socially, but the council should have provided face masks to prevent the sprayed paint from clogging people's lungs.
DianaCovell 10 years ago
NICE WORK YOU GUYS. There are a lot of communities like this that need to be cleaned up and brightened up.
EduardoRodríguezNoriega 10 years ago
de color blanco también se veía bonito parecía una ciudad de Grecia o Ibiza. pero con el color ya le da un gran toque de folklor
TinyDynamine 10 years ago
Excellent. Art makes the world go round and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
GillianBlair 10 years ago
Beautiful idea, good result socially, but the council should have provided face masks to prevent the sprayed paint from clogging people's lungs.
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