Kategorie: Spain

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SPAIN: Madrid Exhibition – Bajo Derecha – Antonio Maura 18 – E Ciento Veinte – ABDUL VAS

On November 28th in 2024 the exhibition „Borrowed Times“ with great works by the artist ABDUL VAS opened with a beautiful vernissage at the Madrid gallery E CIENTO VEINTE. His works can be admired in the art space at Calle Antonio Maura 18 until February 8th in 2025. For ABDUL VAS, the overwhelming power of AC/DC’s music has displaced linear and routine time. He has decided to portray a set of writers who inhabit a dimension, where delicacy and loyalty to aesthetics intertwine, with the greatness of music from a time lent by eternity. Check out the new exhibition!

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SPAIN: Graffiti Barcelona – Periferia Beat Festival & Mural Jam – 50 Years of Hip Hop

From October 5th to 20th 2023 the 7th edition of the great PERIFERIA BEAT FESTIVAL took place in Barcelona. Every year, this extensive urban art event brings numerous artists from all areas of the scene to the stage. From breakdance to hip hop music, djing, rap battles and, of course, graffiti. This year’s event was also themed “50 Years of Hip Hop” and included movies, exhibitions and workshops. On October 12th, as well the MURAL JAM BARCELONA took place as part of the festival, where fantastic works were created at the Tres Xemeneies Hall.

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SPAIN: Streetart Barcelona – Little Alley Gimmicks & Small Urban Creations

In our “Graffitipedia” we try to document just everything in terms of urban creation and art in general, from good to bad and from big to small. But it makes little sense to locate every tag and every sticker with a marker for the small works on the maps, still these great works should nevertheless be presented and we have sorted them by genre for the whole of Barcelona.

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SPAIN: Streetart Barcelona – Tres Xemeneies – Skatepark Graffiti & Hall of Fame Archive

The “Tres Xemeneies” skate park and graffiti hall of fame, located on the edge of the Sants-Montjuic district, owes its name to these three large buildings that belonged to the old “La Canadenca” power station. Although the skate park area is quite huge, it unfortunately only has a few elements, but the graffiti walls are definitely awesome. That’s why this place is the largest and busiest hall in Barcelona.

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SPAIN: Streetart Valencia – Las Fallas, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Tapas & Graffiti

Valencia is simply a super cool city on the east coast of Spain. Relaxed atmosphere, interesting culture and modern dynamics. You’ll find historic monuments and also futuristic places like the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, there are funky underground clubs, you can eat super delicious food and of course there is urban art in every alley. You also shouldn’t miss the popular and crazy annual event „Las Fallas“, when they create wonderful huge sculptures during the whole year, just to burn them down on a special day with a big party.

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SPAIN: Streetart Mojácar – Travelgraff Urban Art Jam – Graffiti at the Gas Station

Those great artworks were created close to the Spanish town of Mojácar during the fantastic jam TRAVELGRAFF in 2018. It is a national contest with numerous Spanish artists from the Almeria region and also from other parts of the country. The motto of the jam was „Nuestro medioambiente y el suyo“, which means in English „Our environment and yours“. You can find the graffiti spot at the propane and butan gas station on the A-370 highway northwest of the town in the direction to Garrucha.

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SPAIN: Graffiti Barcelona – Poblenou – Picnic DIY Skate Park – Urban Art Collection

A “DIY Skatepark”, or “Do It Yourself”, is a skate spot mostly on abandoned or disused land and local skaters and collectives actually build these spaces, take care of the park and do the administration in self-organization. One such relatively new skate park in Barcelona is the PICNIC DIY in the district Poblenou at Calle de Carmen Amaya close to the beach. The area is an awesome playground for everybody who likes to ride any kind of skate vehicles and as usual with skateparks, also this hot spot is covered with countless great graffiti and new ones are created regularly.

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SPAIN: Graffiti Barcelona – Passeig de Josep Carner – Drassanes Legal Wall – Urban Art Collection

The “Drassanes Reials de Barcelona” are the former royal shipyards of the Middle Ages. Now there is a historical maritime museum for the history enthusiasts and for the urban art fans the place has something great to offer as well. At Passeig de Josep Carner there is a legal graffiti wall called “Drassanes Wall” where new colorful works are getting created nearly every day. Check out the great pieces!

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SPAIN: Streetart Málaga – Graffiti and Urban Art Collection – Lucha por lo Imposible

Málaga is the second largest city in Andalusia and with around 570.000 inhabitants one of the biggest metropolises in Spain. Besides the interesting sights like the Arab Fort Palace Alcazaba, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Castillo de Gibralfaro or the Teatro Romano, it is also home to one of the most important universities in the country. The streets of the city are also home to some terrific urban art, such as the extensive portrait wall of the project „Lucha por lo Imposible“ or graffiti around the cool skate park.

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SPAIN: Painter Abdul Vas – A Living Link between Punk Rock and Street Art

The work of painter Abdul Vasexhibits his quest for an original voice that one must endeavour to hear in order to comprehend his fathom. With a deep obsession about the world of AC/DC he creates a singular dimension, filled with symbols, messages, and cryptograms, some of them ill-intentioned at times. Check out the article about this fabulous creator and his art!

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