South Africans Inspiring community by splashing the town with beautiful color and street art. The artist have managed to remain independent and self employed by providing artistic services to all types of local business. They inspire their peers and their community to take pride in the beauty they can create regardless of their financial class.

I think there is great power in the independence of this form of social address. The source is richly rooted within the community, so an understanding of the environment develops from the ground up. this type of artistic perspective gives the messages more credibility in a sense, as if the walls that hold these murals and creative displays of social awareness are speaking for the city, from the heart of the people and their lives.

I think that McLuhan’s idea, “the medium is the message” rings true in a situation like this.

The medium being…