Egyptian authorities have erected walls to keep protesters away from government buildings in central Cairo. While activists have tried to pull them down, artists are also trying to breach the barriers.
Cairo's Burgeoning Street Art
Public expression, through protests and art, has blossomed in the year since Egypt's uprising. On these walls, martyrs of the revolution portrayed as angels are shown. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
Evoking the anti-tear gas masks worn by protesters. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
Young women on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, scene of fierce clashes in past months. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
(VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
Children climb the stone barricade. The fake street sign, upper left, reads "Street without Walls." (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
A man stands against a faux gate, next to a modern take on pharaonic art. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
The walls limit access to key government and security buildings in central Cairo. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
Artists depict street scenes as if the walls weren't there. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
Artists use trompe l'oeil effects to make their point. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
The street art continues nearby with a cartoon merging the faces of the current military ruler Hussein Tantawi with ousted president Hosni Mubarak. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
A snake-like creature with Egyptian leaders of the 20th century. (VOA Photo - E. Arrott)
(VOA Photo - E. Arrott)