The digital age has in many ways changed our cultural patterns for good, which inspired a Canadian artist from Vancouver with the pseudonym iHeart to present through graffiti the effects and changes of the digital age on the younger generation, who mainly through social networks but also other digital tools and smart phones, moved away from traditional norms of behavior.
Digital life has swayed many, present for centuries, habits, which are obviously moving into practices, traditions and history books. This ignited the street artist iHeart from Vancouver, who chose urban areas as his canvas, that is through graffiti illustrated the tectonic shifts in young people's behavior that are the result of living in the information age. They are becoming more and more caught up in the sticky webs of smart devices and social networks (Facebook, Twitter,...) that suck their attention through the screens and disconnect them from reality.
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Once there were swings, today they are hashtags. In the past, mom used to shut up when lunch was on the table, but today she sends you a text instead or "snaps" you. iHeart displays a generation obsessed with the digital world and the long-term (negative) consequences it will have on her.
View the graffiti in the gallery
More information:
www.iheartthestreetart.com
