Bondi-based artist NotNot has turned to grocery retailer graffiti so as to get his level throughout to Coles and Woolworths.
“When they released those profits, yeah it’s kind of hard to see anything but that, so had to push back with a little bit of piss-take artwork,” he instructed 9News.
Posing as a tradie, the artist walked into three shops in Sydney’s japanese suburbs and altered the signage.
“I often wear high-vis when I’m doing my work because people just accept it… I kind of like that about Australia, everyone respects the council worker, the construction worker to do their job. Get in, get out,” he mentioned.
In Coles he display screen printed the phrases “down down, morality down” alongside the grocery store’s emblem, whereas Woolworths was branded “the price gouge people”.
The graffiti was promptly faraway from shops and the artist obtained a go to from police.
“It’s the job of an artist to hold a mirror to society, and if Coles and Woolies don’t like the look of their reflection, they should probably change what they’re doing,” NotNot mentioned.
Both supermarkets issued statements referring to the graffiti.
“We know cost-of-living pressures are front-of-mind for our customers and are always looking for ways to help their dollars stretch further,” Coles mentioned.
Woolworths mentioned: “We’re acutely aware of the pressure that’s being placed on Australian families through cost of living increases, whether they are our customers or our team members.”
Source: www.9news.com.au
