Street artist Roa is from London, but has left his mark in New York, Paris and more. His murals show animals dead, alive, or almost dead. The top two photos are of one of his newest works in London, April 2013. The cow's head is shown as if it were just severed, starting to slide down while still being held up by the edge of the building, and its eyes open. The animals underneath are shown as being crushed by the weight.
The third photo is of one of Roa's older paintings. Our tour guide, Karim, said that some of Roa's work is meant to be the animal(s) looking at humans, blaming them for the destruction of their habitat. The bird certainly backs up that claim. This is just one part of the entire mural. Over the expanse of an abandoned brick building the bird is having to weave in and out coming to the point of it looking straight at the viewer. Perhaps saying "Look what you've left". Perhaps the cow's severed head in Roa's newer piece was also because of a human.
There are murals done by Roa through out London that have been "tagged" over also. Karim explained that some street artists feel that Roa is a sell out, and that for Roa it is no longer about the art. To show their contempt they will tag over his pieces as a purposeful sign of disrespect.
Citation:
Sammy Maine and Alex Williamson. www.creativeblog.com. 18 Jan 2013. Web. 20 June 2013
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