tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240575.post2857346345497937770..comments2024-02-05T17:15:59.703-06:00Comments on hawgblawg: Walls of Freedom - Street Art of the Egyptian RevolutionTed Swedenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355038670178440138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240575.post-73095267666639730912014-05-20T17:55:08.468-05:002014-05-20T17:55:08.468-05:00Thanks for that, Ted, this is an exciting book pro...Thanks for that, Ted, this is an exciting book project! The image that you say is one of your favourites, the one with the army officer atop the skulls, was done by Egyptian graphic artist Ganzeer. When I was in Egypt recently I asked him about this piece, and he said he did it as a paste-up because he knew he'd have to work really fast to avoid getting arrested. He started in the first light of morning worked from the bottom up, pasting tiles of the pile of skulls part of the image, and he worked alongside another artist (Ammar Abo Bakr) who was painting a big portrait that wasn't so obviously political, hoping that would draw attention away from what Ganzeer was doing. The image of the Army officer atop the skulls went up last, and he took off quickly after that. Here's a picture of the two artists putting up their images in November 2013: https://www.facebook.com/WallsOfFreedom/photos/a.532458693466993.1073741830.514430378603158/620996371279891/?type=1&theaterLisa L Wynnnoreply@blogger.com