Artist a ‘Headache’ for Thai junta

Spray-can satire: A graffiti caricature of Thailand’s junta chief depicted as a ‘lucky cat’ with a paw raised to rake in money in Bangkok. — AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta chief caricatured as a “lucky cat” with a paw raised to rake in money, or his face crossed out by a thick, red line – daring graffiti is cropping up across Bangkok as the city’s walls become a canvas for rare political scorn.

The pioneer of the new wave of street artists is “Headache Stencil”, whose spray cans satirise the powerful in a country where free expression has been muted since a 2014 coup.