Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The present paper examines political graffiti as a significant form of street art and political communication. This urban expression reflects both contemporary social issues and global tensions, while simultaneously revealing nationalist, racist, and homophobic ideologies. Urban walls serve as valuable research sites, functioning as "litmus paper" that captures major social shifts and eruptions of contradictory opinions. Through this lens, we can observe the visual documentation of both domestic and international political dynamics.This article examines the role of political graffiti in Batumi (a small town in Western Georgia), how graffiti artists shape public discourse, what types of political issues appear in these works, and how the city government responds to political inscriptions.
Author: Thea Shavladze
Institution: Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Language: English
Topic: Public Spaces through Art
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $100
OpenAlex ID: W4409320894