Can spray paint bring the beauty of the countryside into the urban jungle?
In short: While graffiti is often dismissed as urban vandalism, artist Sarah Yates uses the medium to bridge the gap between city streets and the natural world.
This video follows Sheffield-born artist Sarah Yates, known professionally as Faunagraphic, as she creates a large-scale bird mural in Brighton. By using vibrant spray paint, Yates seeks to challenge the negative reputation of graffiti and instead use the medium to introduce elements of the rural English landscape into dense urban environments.
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