Champagne Rat: Banksy's Celebration of Rebellion and Marginalized Voices (Paris 2018) In 2018, the elusive street artist Banksy created a piece of artwork in Paris (France) titled "Champagne Rat.
moin Ja reiten auf dem Korken war gestern. Der profi reitet auf der Flasche bis der champagner alle ist und trennt sich von der schubrakete. Und genießt 1sekunde der Schwerelosigkeit.
French street artist SCAF wows with his latest 3D graffiti featuring Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. Using rubble and clever props, SCAF creates lifelike illusions that leap off the walls.
”Weekend Dad” av Jonas Högström 💕 At Bengt Sparrmans torg, Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, Sweden. 📷 Mervi Koskinen. - More like this: When Statues Become Fathers - Creative Street Art on Equal Parenting: streetartutopia.com/when-statu…
What happens when male statues become fathers for a day? A creative campaign in Sweden is challenging traditional norms about parenting roles.
Imagine a bronze statue of a stoic leader, now wearing a bright pink baby sling with a doll nestled inside. On International Men’s Day, November 19th, male statues across Sweden were adorned with baby slings and carriers as part of a unique campaign to spotlight unequal parenting responsibilities.
Traditionally representing power, labor, or other masculine attributes, these statues were reimagined to symbolize fathers as caregivers. The campaign, organized by the think tank Arena Idé, is part of the #kvantitetstidspappan initiative, aimed at encouraging fathers to spend more time with their children and urging employers to play a larger role in enabling this.
Despite Sweden’s globally recognized parental leave policies, significant disparities remain. Swedish fathers take only 30.9% of parental leave days and 38% of sick leave to care for children.
A recent Novus survey, conducted in collaboration with Make Equal, further reveals that expectations around parental leave remain unequal in Swedish workplaces. Through this campaign, Arena Idé hopes to challenge these norms and has proposed an employer bonus for workplaces that encourage an equal division of parental leave.
The statues involved in the campaign—such as Standing Man in Umeå, Det svenska tungsinnet in Malmö, and Hjalmar Branting in Stockholm—were decorated with dolls in baby slings and carriers.
This created a contrast between the statues’ traditional symbolism and the modern role of engaged fathers.
The initiative draws inspiration from the UK-based group The Dad Shift, which earlier this year launched a similar campaign highlighting gaps in Britain’s parental leave policies.
Vilgot Österlund, a statistician at Arena Idé, emphasizes the importance of changing workplace norms: “When discussing gender equality in workplaces, the focus is often on women and the negative consequences of inequality for them. But here, we see that men are also losing out on something invaluable—time with their children. Through the statue campaign, the new statistics, and our proposals, we hope to make this clearer!”
Read more about the campaign and the proposed reforms in the original article by Arena Idé: Link to the original article.
How do you perceive the use of public art to challenge parenting norms? Can such initiatives drive societal change? We invite you to share your perspectives in the comments below.
Idag på den internationella mansdagen har manliga statyer runt om i Sverige klätts med bärsjalar och bärselar – från Det svenska tungsinnet i Malmö till Standing Man i Umeå.
New blog post! streetartutopia.com/2024/12/27… <-- Fabian Bane’s Murals: Stunning Street Art Transforming Walls Around the World - Photo: “The Plessurfischer” in Chur, Switzerland.
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the roman style & theme of this artwork by italian artist Ozmo has local relevance. The black post in the top left corner (behind the white car) marks the old intersection of Roman trade routes, connecting Aachen Trier Julich Tuddern & Cologne (now all Germany), to Maastricht (Netherlands), Tongeren (Belgium) and Boulogne (France). The Roman Bathhouse here is worth visiting, providing an interesting perspective for adults & children alike.
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Banksy: "God bless Birmingham. In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter - without him ever asking for anything."
“Merry Crisis” or “Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear” is a slogan that appeared as graffiti in Athens during the 2008 Civil Unrest in Greece. During the 2008 riots, an unknown person spray-painted the phrase “Merry crisis and a happy new fear” outside the Bank of Greece in Athens.
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Pejac´s ‘The world going down the drain’ – In Santander, Spain. - When Art Meets Activism: 7 Powerful Street Art Pieces Fighting for the Planet: streetartutopia.com/2024/12/20…
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I really admire the attention to detail in this powerful street art: Pejac´s ‘The world going down the drain’ – In Santander, Spain. Even Australia - on the edge of the known world [irony, I am Australian] is starting to dribble down the drain. 😐
Explore the amazing 3D street art of Joe and Max! Their incredible illusions turn sidewalks into magical, interactive spaces. Check out some of their coolest creations in this post!
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classic Top Gear did a thing on Saab and their frame - iirc how it could be dropped on its lid from a couple of stories and the occupants survive. Going to have to look it up now and check if I do remember correctly :-)
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