Spain
Miquel Wert in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
The 12+1 Project is an exciting year-long event that’s organized by the Contorno Urbano Foundation in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, just southwest of Barcelona. Each month brings a new talent to paint a mural and leave their imprint on the city. Its newest edition, comes from the Spanish artist Miquel Wert who created a hypnotic and …
Mohamed L’ghacham in Ca’n Picafort, Majorca
Moroccan Born, Spanish artist Mohamed L’chacham just completed a stunning mural in the coastal Ca’n Picafort of the Spanish Island of Majorca. The mural was curated by Saladin Art Festival. About The Mural Entitled “Casa Laquita“, the mural was painted on one of the oldest houses in Ca’n Picafort, Majorca, which was recently classified as part of the …
Interview: Mohamed L’ghacham
Mohamed L’Ghacham (1993) is a painter and muralist from Mataró (Barcelona), born in Tangier (Morocco). Mohamed was always interested in the plastic arts. He discovered the world of graffiti during his school days and years later he became attracted by the most classic painters and the language they use. His work is mainly figurative with …
Interview with Sebas Velasco
Sebas Velasco was born 1988 in Burgos, Spain. He started in the graffiti world in 2004 as he painted the streets of his hometown. He defined his creative process while completing a Masters Degree in Fine Arts at the University of País Vasco (UPV/EHU) in Bilbao. His art often deals with an enviable naturalism technique. His …
Joaquín Vila in Palencia, Spain
Spanish artist Joaquín Vila painted a fascinating new mural in the town of Villaherreros, Palencia, Spain. About The Mural The latest mural of Joaquín Vila, aka Juako, represents the identity of the region of “Tierra de Campos”, which is a natural Spanish region, located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, that extends also into the …
Elbi Elem in Valencia, Spain
Spanish muralist and multimedia artist Elbi Elem transformed an education center into a work of art for Més Que Murs Festival in Port of Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. About The Mural The mural, entitled ‘Sense’ is clearly representative of Elbi Elem’s art as it represents a dynamic and complex structure made of curves and straight lines …
Honest And Candid Interview With Dulk
Antonio Segura Donat aka Dulk, is a Spanish artist, born in Valencia in 1983. As a child Antonio used to copy illustrations of exotic animals he found in his parents’ collection of old encyclopedias. And he took his sketchbook with him everywhere he went. At the age of nineteen, a close friend persuaded him to tackle …
The Ring by Elbi Elem
Catalan artist Elbi Elem painted a new piece for Contorno Urbano, an open-air art gallery in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona (Spain). About The Mural The March artist for the Project 12+1 by Contorno Urbano in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat is Elbi Elem. In her new piece titled “The ring”, she uses the architecture elements and colors that …
The ‘’Redemption’’ series by Pejac
Spanish artist PEJAC just released the “Redemption” series using pressed wood as a pseudo-canvas. About The “Redemption” Series With only pencil and ink, PEJAC managed to hide some of the existing elements as well as elevate others, creating an effective illusion of perspective within which he placed unexpected imagery, while also addressing environmental issues as a constant …
Roc Blackblock in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Catalan artist Roc Blackblock just finished painting a new piece for Contorno Urbano, an open-air art gallery in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona (Spain). About the mural Contorno Urbano, has chosen Roc Blackblock to paint the February mural as part of the Project 12+1. Every month, for a year, 12 street artists will create a new artistic …
Pichi & Avo in NYC
Last month, Valencia based Spanish artists Pichi&Avo left their imprints on the iconic Bowery Graffiti Wall on Houston Street in New York City. About The Mural The artists braved freezing temperatures and heavy construction to channel their unique style of clashing ancient gods and contemporary urban art in their stunning mural entitled “Urban Homeric Hymn to Poseidon”. This mural …
Skount in Almagro, Spain.
Spanish born, Amsterdam based artist Skount just finished painting a mural in his hometown of Almagro in Spain. About The Mural Entitled “Time Layers”, this wall is a surreal representation of the layers generated by the passage of time in our inner selves and that are part of our identity. “Over the years, we live different …