BRAZIL: Streetart Salvador de Bahia - Graffiti and Urban Art Collection

Salvador de Bahia was founded on 29th March 1549, and is now the sixth-largest city in the country with approximately 2.7 million inhabitants. The historical name of the coastal city, which was once the first capital, is „São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos“, which means in English „Holy Savior of All Saints Bay“. The name dates back to the day of the arrival of the first sailors on 1st November 1501 and today blends historical architecture with Afro-Brazilian culture, music, and dance. Urban art can be found throughout the city, but especially in the Pelourinho district with colorful colonial buildings, part of the „Cidade Alta“, means in English „Upper Town“, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The following photos were photographed by world traveller CHRIS AMES.

Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia – MAC BAHIA

The MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF BAHIA or in short MAC BAHIA opened on 29th September in 2023, with the 60 hours program „MAC 60 horas“ its striking graffiti façade created as part of the exhibition “Muro,” a curated collective project. More than 50 street artists from Salvador painted the exterior walls live during the opening, turning the building itself into an urban gallery.

Participants included the collectives MUSAS, ARTE MARGINAL SALVADOR, 13 MENOS 5, and PIXA MINA, as well the artists HARI DALI, EDER MUNIZ, DENISSENA, ANDERSON AC, KLEBER RASK, TIAGO FARAÓ, ANANDA SRTAS, and CABULOSO. The works were created under the curatorial direction of DANIEL RANGEL and reflect the museum’s concept as an open, collective space that actively integrates urban art into an institutional context.

Collective: 13 MENOS 5

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/13menoscinco

Artist: ANANDA SRTAS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srt.as

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doisdetalhes

Artist: ANDERSON AC

Website: https://pinacotecadobeiru.art

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anderson___ac

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinacotecadobeiru

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/pinacotecadobeiru

Artist: CABULOSO – MARCOS COSTA

Website: https://spraycabuloso.com.br

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cabulosoatelier

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spraycabuloso

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cabuloso_atelier

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/cabuloso_atelier

Artist: DENISSENA – DENISSENA FÓSSIL – OPERÁRIO CULTURAL

Website: https://www.denissena.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Denissena.operariocultural

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/operariocultural

Behance: https://www.behance.net/34bdfd7b

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DenissenaFóssil-OperárioCultur

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@denissenafossil7580

Artist: EDER MUNIZ

Website: https://edermunizz.itch.io

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eder.muniz

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edermuniz

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/calanguiando

Behance: https://www.behance.net/edermunizz

LinkTree: https://edermuniz.carrd.co

Artist: HARI DALI – DANIEL LISBOA

Website: https://haridali.myportfolio.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellisboa

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daliharidali

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lambesdomal

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/daniellisboa

Collective: PIXA MINA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixamina

Collective: MUSAS

Website: https://www.ilovemusas.com

Website: https://ilovemusas.wordpress.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilovemusas

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilovemusas

Artist: RASK – KLEBER RASK

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raskleber

Artist: TIAGO FARAÓ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farao.stencil

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farao.stencil

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@farao.stencils

Museum: MAC BAHIA – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF BAHIA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mac_bahia

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/200924760@N04

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mac_bahia

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/31ylrzmcgyqkvktfatdi5vkoyl4a

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/museumacbahia

PIXO RUA

Artist: PIXO RUA – CULTURE OF STREETART

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pixorua2019

OXUM

Art Space: OXUM CASA DE ARTE

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oxumarte

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oxum.casadearte

Projeto Criança – Barra Neighbourhood

NECKO

Artist: NECKO

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neckoarte

MRS SILVA – ART BRAZIL GALERIA – (middle artwork)

Artist: MRS SILVA – ART BRAZIL GALERIA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbrazilgaleria

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mrs.silva

CARLOS KAHAN

Artist: CARLOS KAHAN

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Carlos.Kahan.Artist

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlos_kahan

Behance: https://www.behance.net/carloskahan

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarlosKahanOficial

„A Bela Adormecida da Amazónia“ – OLIVER DÓREA

This work was created by OLIVER DÓREA as a promotional piece for a play that adapts the traditional fairy tale „Sleeping Beauty“ to the Amazon. „A Bela Adormecida da Amazónia“, in English „The Beautiful Sleeping Beauty of the Amazon“, intertwines environmental themes with fantastical elements from local culture and history. Conceived by Ila Herbert and Samuel Herbert, with director George Mascarenhas, it premiered on 14th December 2023 in the Sala do Coro of the Teatro Castro Alves.