Graffiti is becoming more common across Hong Kong. You can often see it in protest hotspots, but it is becoming increasingly common in neighborhoods which are not hotspots. Here I will thread the graffiti I come across, starting with these seen at HKU.
Graffiti isn't limited to messages scrawled with a can, there is also a lot of great stencil art. Quick and effective. These were a few spotted sprayed on the ground. 
#PepetheFrog also features in protest related graffiti. He's an expressive character and clearly very fun to draw.
Some spray painted messages seen recently. Graffiti is most commonly seen along protest paths but can also now be seen in quieter neighbourhoods. #HongKongProtests
Walking along Nathan Rd from Prince Edward to Yau Ma Tei is pretty surreal today. So much graffiti along the road, stretching the length I walked. Some on the median and some on the ground.. will take a long time to clean up.
There was definitely vandalism and damage caused to businesses. Here are some banks, /only/ those based in China.
A few BestMart 360s were also vandalised. Note they are targeted because the owner supposedly has links to Fujianese gangs. Note I only took photos of stores I passed on Nathan Rd, there may be a few I missed (can't believe I already passed 3 on the same road..)
More vandalised businesses. Protesters (and only a minority of them) target China based or pro-CCP businesses. The vast majority of stores on Nathan Rd (and across HK) are completely fine and untouched.
No MTR entrance along Nathan Rd was spared. MTR has been cooperating with police and thus has caught the ire of protesters. Can't say they are an innocent victim.
More damage caused to the MTR entrances, as I previously mentioned, protesters are targeting the MTR because they have proven they are not neutral in this fight and are working with the police to make it harder for protesters (frontline or not) to get around.
Graffiti is also being sprayed on the ground. I've never seen so much graffiti on the ground anywhere, and it's an interesting canvas to choose.
The vandalised MTR exits at HKU have had their windows covered up (no idea why, they are still smashed..), but locals have started using the covers as a canvas. Can't wait to see this evolve. The dog is a popular LIHKG mascot.
More stencils. The second photo is of Carrie Lam being controlled like a puppet. I'm impressed by the detail in some of these, particularly the one of the protester holding the black bauhinia flag. It reminds me of the poster by HarcourtRomanticist.
Support for the #HKHumanRightsandDemocracyAct has also been expressed in graffiti. This was from a few weeks ago.
No need to even use spray paint when you can just directly draw onto the wall? Some very creative people live near this Lennon wall.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
Some more photos from HKU. This has since been cleaned up over reading week but I predict the graffiti will come back. Graffiti on campus increased after the student was shot by a rubber bullet, prior to that there wasn't too much graffiti around.
These are from earlier in the month, more stations along Nathan Rd. Some of these station exits were very messed up, and I think with the current mentality of the MTR this vandalism will not let up.
Stencils featuring English slogans. The various styles and success in execution indicate there are many groups out there making and spraying stencils.
MTR started using these (ugly) metal sheets to cover the windows at station exits. But only a few days later the residents near HKU MTR exit B1 have turned the sheets into works of art. Not possible when glass was there. Happy seeing it evolve.
More Pepes in graffiti, at various levels of detail. He's instantly recognisable. He continues to appear in protest graffiti but I think his popularity is being overtaken by the LIHKG pig and dog.
This is next level - I love it.
More graffiti up in HKU, now with some protest mascots. That Winnie the Pooh is great and there's also a piglet underneath it.
Graffiti with anti-police sentiment.
Graffiti seen near the HKU MTR Exit on Hill Rd.
When I saw the video below I thought it might be fake, or a at least that the guy was only using his Pepe-roller sparingly. Amazingly I actually saw some of their work the other day, in Mong Kok.
The stencil art around is amazing. They range in theme and detail, from this cute LinPig to a policeman holding a gun.
Some Carrie Lam graffiti. She is not as featured in graffiti as one may think. These are some photos I have found from a number of places. I particularly like the one about her haircut, it is located in Central and has been up for a few weeks.
Based on my forensic handwriting analysis, I think the post box and bin were done by the same person. The photos were taken in very different places!
To produce these barricades so much must've been destroyed on campus. No idea what to expect in the next few days..
Photos from Central 14/11/2019. In the first picture, all the bricks have been removed from the ground for the structures on the road. The #UnintentionalProtestArt is strong with the attempt at cleaning graffiti.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
Some of the "penmanship" shown by protesters is very impressive. My handwriting looks terrible using a pencil, let alone a spray can.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
Pieces of public property are constant victims of graffiti. Most of these objects are ubiquitous across Hong Kong and they are now also targets for spray paint or stickers or both.
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
Another set of stencils I've seen. I particularly like the one of the girl with umbrella. So innocuous but such a mundane image, but she is still a symbol of protest in Hong Kong.
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
One of my favourite pieces of of graffiti. A normal sign pointing in the direction of the MTR has been modified to tell a very different story.
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
More protest mascots seen in graffiti form. Many of these have been cleared since I took these photos a few weeks ago.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
A view of the graffiti on Hill Rd from above, taken a few weeks ago. Attempts to clean it had been made, but the graffiti came back.
Source: A friend
Source: A friend
The artwork from the video of the policeman failing to remove a poster (it was indeed a poster) on 30/11 has proliferated and was recently spotted in sticker and graffiti form. It is easy enough to replicate and fun to see around.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
This is the video. Can't remember who originally filmed it.
Some graffiti and artwork from around Central Harbourside. The combination of the calligraphy on Stand With Uyghurs combined with the Pepe roller-stamp is my favourite.
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
Over Christmas most of the grafitti on HKU was cleaned up. Here you can see a before/after of this mural and the graffiti around it.
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
I've noticed something a bit strange lately ; anti-graffiti graffiti. Who is out there spraying over slogans? Interestingly these were some of the only graffiti not to be painted over in the area. Seen at Southron Playground.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
I've noticed this in other places too, some stickers being sprayed. will dig up photos when I remember
Some old graffiti from the HKU campus. These days graffiti is cleaned up faster than before. Some of these stayed around for more than a month.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongProtests
This stencil of a woman walking personifies a common look at protest rallies. Unlike other stencils, it doesn't depict violence and doesn't have words, but it immediately evokes the protest movement.
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
#HongKongProtests #HKProtestArt
