Women On Walls

WOW Graffiti & Street Art 

I felt the need to write about Women on Walls since graffiti has become one of the most popular forms of activism. The art painted is quite powerful and speaks volumes of what some women go through.

What is WOW?

Women On Walls or Sit El 7eta (in Arabic) is an art project and campaign that uses graffiti and street art focusing on women's empowerment. Mia Grondahl and Angie Balata started this project in 2012 as a small art campaign with 20 artists. 
Soon, it grabbed the interest of national and Middle Eastern street, graffiti and visual artists and WOW became a network of over 60 artists working together in the streets of Egypt and Jordan.

Goal

WOW aims to use street art as a tool to raise public awareness  of Egyptian women and their situations and to send messages in support of women and their rights.

More information on their Facebook page and Youtube channel.

Artist of the Week

Hossam Dirar

Hossam Dirar is an Egyptian contemporary artist in his mid-thirties that was born and raised in Cairo. I became a fan of Dirar upon seeing his painting 'silent beauty' at the Arts-Mart Exhibition. His work enticed me and I couldn't get enough. 

Cloudy day

Silent Beauty

Look at Me

The "Faces" series was the one that attracted me the most as the emotions unravelled by brush-strokes and use of strong colours make me wonder what's the story behind each face.

Gone With the Wind

 

Vanishing Charm

Peaple Revolution

We Made History

These videos are from when his paintings of the 25th Revolution were displayed in Paris and Vienna.