Street Art Contest #326 - Crazy hairstyle - Alcântara, Portugal

Good evening, friends!

Welcome to this week's entry for the for the CCC's Street Art Contest #326 hosted by @digi-me, in the Street Art community!

I was on my way home from another day’s work when I realised I hadn’t shared any graffiti art with this brilliant community yet this week!

I thought I’d return to the huge mural I spotted in Alcantara, which I’ve been sharing over the course of several posts now. For those of you who’d like to see other pieces also located nearby and forming part of the same festival, here are the links to them:

• Hummingbirds of Freedom
• Women and more women
• The Cat and the Woman
• Nothing compares to you
• Green Eyes
• Purple Hair
• Deep Blue Eyes
• Dark-haired furry anarchist sailor
• Sleeping Beauty
• Ancestral Map

(There's still so much more to share!)

How was your day? I hope it was a good one. The colder weather (which is typical for this time of year) is finally setting in. And with the number of hours of daylight also decreasing, all of this contributes to our metabolism slowing down a bit… I can’t help but put on a bit of extra weight around my tummy at this time of year… It’s inevitable!

For me, getting plenty of sunshine and enjoying the good weather is more than enough to stop me from eating later in the day or choosing higher-calorie foods. But that’s just part of it, isn’t it?

Anyone who’s constantly stuck on strict diets ends up missing out on life’s balance and harmony. Things aren’t always the way we want them to be, and we have to accept that sometimes things can’t always be perfect.

But I’m going to tell you about the two pieces I’m sharing with you here today.

A girl who looks empowered, with a strong, striking hair colour, and a warrior who could be from an African nation. Certainly two pieces that could even be linked, but which I, quite honestly, see no connection between other than their physical proximity on the mural, and the fact that the artists who created them both took part in this same festival.

Colour is one of the greatest draws of powerful messages, and it is certainly used – and abused – by all graffiti artists.

And what about you – which colour do you most like to see in graffiti, and in combination with which other colour do you enjoy seeing it?

I hope that for the next instalment I’ll be able to contribute a little earlier in the week.

I wish you all a brilliant Thursday! Best wishes to you all!

Bem Hajam🍀