Seoul’s visual culture

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I am fascinated by Seoul’s visual culture. It seems that aspects of commercial art and spontaneous art are frequently combined in harmonious and compelling patterns. Here are a few examples.

 

This strip of concrete above a subway entrance includes a compelling combination of commercial art, graffetti and advant garde art.
This strip of concrete above a subway entrance includes a compelling combination of commercial art, graffetti and advant garde art.

 

A close up of the previous strip reveals a beetle on a tiny poster and an even smaller poster entitled "NEF" (or, in even smaller print, "never ending fun").
A close up of the previous strip reveals a beetle on a tiny poster and an even smaller poster entitled “NEF” (or, in even smaller print, “never ending fun”).

 

Seoul Graffiti
Seoul Graffiti

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