Diamonds in the Rough

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

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KIF. Getting permission to paint a huge mural on the wall of Jewel City, the very heart of South Africa’s diamond trade, and taking a huge swipe at the shady business in the process! Nice work from Californian graf writer, Above. Head down to Arts On Main to check it out, before it gets scrubbed.

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BLOOD DIAMOND from ABOVE on Vimeo.

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4 Responses to “Diamonds in the Rough”

  1. faek says:

    he was not commisioned, he asked if he could paint the wall without telling them what the full message was

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  2. Andy says:

    commission, permission… slip of the tongue ek se

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  3. faek says:

    u get paid if you are commisioned, but its cool my bra

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  4. eh says:

    I dont see how that’s a big swipe at the shady diamond business…
    nicely painted, but weak

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