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IN PICS | International street artists pay heartfelt tributes to George Floyd

19 June 2020 - 12:39
By TimesLIVE
Belgian-Congolese street artist NovaDead, whose real name is Julien Crevaels, paints a giant mural paying tribute to George Floyd in Brussels, Belgium, on June 1.
Image: REUTERS/Yves Herman Belgian-Congolese street artist NovaDead, whose real name is Julien Crevaels, paints a giant mural paying tribute to George Floyd in Brussels, Belgium, on June 1.

Street artists across the world are using their talent to pay tribute to murdered US citizen George Floyd.

Floyd's death has sparked worldwide debate about police brutality, specifically against black people who have died at the hands of police officers and resulting in the Black Lives Matter movement to galvanise international communities to shine light on the social issue. 

A Palestinian artist paints a mural depicting George Floyd in Gaza City on June 16.
Image: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem A Palestinian artist paints a mural depicting George Floyd in Gaza City on June 16.
Pakistani truck painter Haider Ali, 40, next to his George Floyd mural in Karachi on June 12.
Image: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo Pakistani truck painter Haider Ali, 40, next to his George Floyd mural in Karachi on June 12.
Artist Dustin Klein projects an image of George Floyd on to the statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee in Richmond, Virginia, in the US on June 18.
Image: REUTERS/Julia Rendleman Artist Dustin Klein projects an image of George Floyd on to the statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee in Richmond, Virginia, in the US on June 18.
A person kneels next to a George Floyd artwork during a Take The Knee event in Manchester, England, on June 10.
Image: REUTERS/Phil Noble A person kneels next to a George Floyd artwork during a Take The Knee event in Manchester, England, on June 10.
A message in spray paint at the CHOP (Capitol Hill Organised Protest) area as people continue to protest racial inequality in Washington state on June 16.
Image: REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson A message in spray paint at the CHOP (Capitol Hill Organised Protest) area as people continue to protest racial inequality in Washington state on June 16.
A mural of George Floyd in Manchester, England.
Image: REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo A mural of George Floyd in Manchester, England.
People visit a makeshift memorial for George Floyd placed in his former neighbourhood, the Third Ward, in Houston, Texas, on June 10.
Image: Johannes EISELE / AFP People visit a makeshift memorial for George Floyd placed in his former neighbourhood, the Third Ward, in Houston, Texas, on June 10.

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