Graffiti and murals are synonymous of art, an artistic typology available to everyone at any time and in the most disparate places. For those who do not know the Graffiti are the writings and Murals the drawings that you usually find on the walls and often have very bright colors.
Some time ago they were not loved by many people and came from many considered it "dirty walls". They are called "writers", and until few years ago they were persecuted and wanted.
Fortunately lately something is changing, some cities give them large spaces to this fantastic form of art expression and its creators, some of them have a huge inventive.
We can admire them on walls and pylons, next to roads, sidewalks, subways and alleys. In the most unthinkable places, in the abandoned places they can be found in abundance and it is in my opinion a pity that they are "hidden" and not valued as they deserve.
They color the dark and gloomy areas of our cities, they are that touch of class that is definitely missing from concrete.
A very particular world, where the authors have personalities that can be the exact opposite of those of the famous artists, they love on the contrary to hide behind symbols that in the eyes of us humans are incomprehensible, to stay in anonymity.
I have always found this aspect very fascinating, wanting to show at the world your own art, but at the same time doesn't want to reveal your identity to everyone and reserve this honor only to the "insiders".
As already announced by the cover picture and the title, I made some shots Murales and Graffiti that I found in a Skate Park in the Lugano suburbs, a pleasant surprise that left me in a good mood despite I was going back at home.
For the Murales below I had to do 3 shots for how big it was and it was behind a grid, so I tried to do my best to take it all.
Next to the Skate Park you can find the football team stadium of the city of which you can see the entry in the last picture, the name of the team is "F.C. Lugano", which this year celebrate 111 years, happy birthday!
