Cranio Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/cranio/ The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:39:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/respect-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logologo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Cranio Archives - RESPECT. | The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture https://respect-mag.com/tag/cranio/ 32 32 56491895 Street Art: Cranio Takes On Social Media https://respect-mag.com/2013/08/street-art-cranio-takes-on-social-media/ https://respect-mag.com/2013/08/street-art-cranio-takes-on-social-media/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:15:41 +0000 http://respect-mag.com/?p=66219 Cranio  is currently painting on the streets of East London, UK. The artist, who uses his blue indigenous characters to keep traditions alive, has decided to take on the topic of Facebook. Cranio comments on the ways in which the […]

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]]> cranio facebookCranio  is currently painting on the streets of East London, UK. The artist, who uses his blue indigenous characters to keep traditions alive, has decided to take on the topic of Facebook. Cranio comments on the ways in which the social-media website has shaped our ways of showing appreciation for things. Instead of complimenting a couple face to face, we snap their picture, write a caption and literally use a “like” button. His character  is smirking while using his smartphone to take the couple’s picture, a couple represented by two big pigs. We wonder what Cranio has to say about love …

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Meet Cranio: a Brazilian street artist who is fighting to keep traditions alive. His characters are dressed as aboriginals. He uses the color blue for their skin tone, which gives them an alien-like quality. Cranio conveys a message of universal misunderstanding of the indigenous culture, while merging old traditions with modern day events in order to raise awareness.

If you only look at the top part of his characters’ facial features they seem either deprived of emotions or angry. It is only their smile that indicates more expression. The contrast between their traditional clothing and the fact that they are wearing shoes is a social commentary on consumerism. He even purposefully uses universally recognized brand logos.

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