eL Seed is a French-Tunisian graffiti artist who does his artwork using traditional Arabic calligraphy (which he calls calligraffiti). His work was inspired by the 2011 Tunisian Revolution, and he creates his art throughout the streets of Paris. He is best known for (his most controversial work) painting calligraphy on a mosque in Tunisia during Ramadan to protest the tension between religious sects.
His work interested me, especially because of Alix's presentation last class and our unit on protest art. I have mixed feelings, because I appreciate his work visually and like his message; however, I still have the dilemma with whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
His work interested me, especially because of Alix's presentation last class and our unit on protest art. I have mixed feelings, because I appreciate his work visually and like his message; however, I still have the dilemma with whether graffiti is art or vandalism.