Is this art?
Cartagena: Living up to Expectations or Not?
October 31, 2010Seeing Dinosaurs in Tayrona National Park, Colombia
November 7, 2010Is this art?
I found this stencil graffiti just outside of Cartegena University. The graffiti artist poses an interesting question. Is the graffiti around this stencil art or not? Which graffiti is street art and which is just an eye sore simply making work for the people that have to clean it? Or is the artist questioning his or her own stencil, wondering whether it is art or just a social statement?
Photo and text by Stephen Bugno
Stephen Bugno
Stephen Bugno has been traveling the world and writing about it for the better part of 20 years. His articles and essays have appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times, and Transitions Abroad magazine. He blogs at Bohemian Traveler and edits the independent travel magazine GoMadNomad.com. He most recently set up a tour company offering authentic, small group tours at Unquote Travel. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
