Glasgow: Palestinian street artist to unveil large-scale mural

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A PALESTINIAN street artist is set to unveil a large-scale mural in Glasgow this weekend as part of a UK wide arts festival ...

Taqi Spateen is a Palestinian street artist and activist is planning to unveil a large mural in Glasgow’s East End at Stevenson Street WestA PALESTINIAN street artist is set to unveil a large-scale mural in Glasgow this weekend as part of a UK-wide arts festival.

Street art is a major cultural force in Palestine with the 440-miles-long West Bank Wall, also known as the Separation Wall, becoming a hot spot for graffiti artists to express themselves.Spateen has created many murals on the wall including The Boy with the Goldfish Bowl, showing a child with their destroyed childhood home, and a collaboration with the outdoors brand The North Face with the mantra of Walls Are Meant for Climbing.

The mural will be a collaborative effort with local artist Ciaran Glöbe, who was one of the artists behind the recent fake Banksy in Glasgow. “We hope the resulting murals will be a lasting legacy demonstrating our hopes to eliminate the walls and borders that divide us as humans.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.

 

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