User:Nicolebu/The Peace Kids

In October 2019 the work was featured in the British Reform Magazine. The magazine noted:"The mural triggered enormous controversy. The genius of Kiss and his crew was to bring together these two iconic figures, who already had a life and significance of their own. [...] Kiss' graffito joins them in friendship. Critics on both sides of the divide have said the image is naïve, but to many others, it is an image of hope and aspiration. As stat"As stated above, the mural resulted in widespread controversy and reactions. Kiss, along with artists such as Dede, Addam Yekutieli, and many others use street art to depict current conflicts. The concept of street art has exploded throughout Tel Aviv and other cities in Israel in recent years, shifting these city's atmosphere. Many artists have depended on art to express and create awareness of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. The art created is intended to grasp the media's attention, and provide another aspect of the ongoing conflict. 

The two locations Kiss created his Murals were contentious locations. Specifically, one of the murals is located in the city of Bethlehem, Palestine. An article written by a UK-based art blog called Inspiring City talked about the graffiti and street art uprise in the city of Bethlehem. "It can still be dangerous of course. The wall is full of political art. All over are slogans and references to political events." Kiss is one of the many artists that contributed his work to the art scene in Bethlehem.

His other mural is located in Florentin, Tel Aviv; a neighborhood in a part of Tel Aviv that draws in a young crowd and extensive street art. While Tel Aviv may be a city filled with street art, this doesn't change the multitude of opinions regarding it. As Kiss stated, locating the mural in Tel Aviv as well as Bethlehem would show his strive for peace on both ends of the conflict.