BLU was until recently travelling through South America where he painted this signature mural in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Following his social engagement and probably analyzing the current situation of the country, BLU decides to make a mural statement painting a hand holding a balance and scaling “The People” vs “Money” and making it a bit more site-specific by featuring the image of a peso boliviano and the people wearing traditional costumes.
A ‘quick piece’ as he called it, but with a deep meaning…
Author: Fran
Founder and editor of Urbanite. Street Art lover who after the finishing her MA thesis on the Mexican and Norwegian muralist movement in the 1920-50s, developed a fascination for street art and graffiti that eventually led to collaborations with different art blogs, including the creation of this one.
The scales of Justice always seems to be on the side of money.