Ame72 has painted his art in Hollywood, New York, and the West Bank separation wall. Much of his work deals with social evils and the rejection of commercialism. Ame72 sells his work via his website at prices ranging from $200 to $2,000. In his West Bank barrier work, two figures wearing space-suits are shown as thinking about peace. Other works contain slogans like “I wish my wife was this dirty” and “It was me!”
Israel has a lively street-art scene with guided tours on offer in south Tel Aviv and Haifa. Recently, former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley was honored with a portrait on the shutter of a stall at Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market painted by local mural artist Solomon Souza.
Another well-known graffiti artist, Know Hope [Addam Yekutiel] started out on the streets of Tel Aviv. In 2017, he was invited to mount a solo exhibition at the Lazinc Contemporary Art Gallery in Mayfair, London.The show helped establish how an art form once viewed as a nuisance and visual litter has become mainstream.THE ART OF ADDAM YEKUTIELI #KNOWHOPE @thisislimbo pic.twitter.com/jsIjq9d99P
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