Graffiti Artist Spreads Message of Peace on Both Sides of Mexico-US Border Angela Kocherga - KVUE.com
go to original March 25, 2014

A graffiti artist from South Africa paints faces of international peace leaders on the walls of neighborhoods that have seen drug violence. (KVUE/NewsDailyUpdates)

CIUDAD JUAREZ - A graffiti artist from South Africa is on the border spreading a message of peace in some of the roughest neighborhoods of Ciudad Juarez.

“I’m trying to go to those areas that are most haunted by this drug war and this criminal organization and portray my message of peace," said the artist known as GASAK.

He’s used spray paint to create huge portraits of “international peace leaders” on several walls in Juarez with permission from the property owners.  

GASAK also painted the image of Nelson Mandela on concrete culvert along the Rio Grande River.

The 23-year-old self-taught artist covers his face while he works to keep the focus on the art project “Face the Peace,” which includes a series of faces of leaders known for working for peace.

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