Express News Service
The writing on the wall here is actually a drawing. The colourful walls of Phuket, Thailand’s touristy kitsch capital, are its extra quotient of smartness. avant-garde images. Tags. Rollers. Skewvilles. There is undeniable energy and whimsical charm to such urban street art, from stencils to posters, paste-ups to murals. Walking along Phuket’s illustrated streets, it becomes clear that the artists are recreating the country’s lost cultural treasures. There are dialogues on taboo subjects such as the elephant-riding business, violence towards animals, discrimination against the girl child and more.
Old Phuket Town’s eclectic art scene
Distinctive Sino-Portuguese history, cute shophouse-style wooden houses, flower-clad boutique shops, traditional art galleries, nice little cafes and UNESCO- awarded heritage adorn Old Phuket Town….
