Arts on the streets: graffiti’s relationship with the city of Belém

Abstract

It is necessary to show the importance of graffiti in a city like Belém, which has been gaining more and more prominence as a great urban center, the valorization of public space by the population, by public authorities, and interaction with the works of these artists, who often remain anonymous, but that pass their message through the images that are their voices to the world. The objective of this article is to talk about how women are inserted within the graffiti scene, more specifically, within the city of Belém and surroundings, showing the art of three women from Pará. The artists who work in the urban landscape graffiti scenario are: Adriana Maria Chagas dos Santo (Drika Chagas), Lays Lago and Marcely Gomes Feliz, better known as Cely Feliz. The urban landscape modified by these artists with their creative processes, allows a new reading of the city loaded with meaning, where it is possible to communicate with society and with the built environment.