Kategorie: South America

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ARGENTINA: Streetart Buenos Aires – Tribute to football legend Lionel Messi – Urban Artworks

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine football player and considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. He was born on 24th June 1987 in Rosario and already showed great talent for football from a young age. With 13 years he joined FC Barcelona and later on achieved great success with the Argentine national team, like the Copa América in 2021 or the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Here is a collection of urban artworks around the city of Buenos Aires dedicated to this outstanding sports icon.

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BRAZIL: Arraial d’Ajuda & Trancoso – Where the Wind Weaves Wishes and Colors

Crossing the Buranhém River by ferry from Porto Seguro to Arraial D’Ajuda isn’t just a geographic crossing; it’s a rite of passage. As the Atlantic breeze reaches you aboard the Zeca Passador ferry, the rhythm of the outside world begins to fade, making way for a slower, more human cadence. Here, on the Discovery Coast, Brazil’s history breathes on every corner, guarded by a nature that feels like it’s been untouched for centuries.

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CHILE: Streetart Santiago – Las Condes – Villa San Luis – Historic Monument & Lost Place Graffiti

This historic site, emblematic of the human rights struggle, is located in what is now the Nueva Las Condes financial district. During the administration of Salvador Allende, the Villa San Luis housing complex was built on the grounds of the former San Luis estate. In the 1990s, most of the land was sold to private real estate developers, and meanwhile the housing blocks were demolished to make way for the construction of office towers, leaving behind only two completely abandoned blocks, with graffiti, stencil and tags covered every floor, staircase, and wall.

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CHILE: Streetart Angol – Stencil Works – Art, Adds, Slogans, Protest – Collection Page

Stencils are found throughout the city of Angol, in the most incredible places and corners. Many of those stencils have a political connotation, such as those related to the International Women’s Day, which are scattered across many walls in Angol. There is a stencil against the Discovery of America on 12th October 1492. There is also an enigmatic stencil of Che Guevara. We also found a stencil against Rodrigo Hinzpeter, a former Minister of the Interior under President Piñera.

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ARGENTINA: Streetart Buenos Aires – Colorful Urban Art Project – Embellecimiento Urbano

The fantastic urban art project EMBELLECIMIENTO URBANA took place in the year 2016 and many local artists participated to color up and wonderully decorate the walls in the streets with awesome artworks. „Embellecimiento Urbana“ means translated into English „Urban Beautiful“. The artist MARTÍN RON is one of the co-funders of this project. Check out the gallery of the several creations which happend during the years.

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CHILE: Streetart Valparaíso – Artist Special – EDUARDO MENA

A self-taught painter, EDUARDO MENA, who lived from 1964 till 2021, was a prominent Chilean artist, especially renowned for capturing the essence, melancholy, and human and architectural landscape of Valparaíso, a city with which he had a deep and unbreakable bond. However he was born and raised in Santiago, but he entered university in Valparaíso to study architecture and settled permanently in the coastal city in 2001. His art, not just his graffiti, transports the elemental nature of his living surrounding.

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BRAZIL: Streetart Salvador de Bahia – Urban Art in São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos

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“. 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.

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BRAZIL: Streetart Recife – Urban Art and Graffiti in the Pernambuco Capital

Recife is a major coastal city in northeastern Brazil and the capital of the state of Pernambuco, with a population of over 1.6 million inhabitants. Founded in 1537, Recife developed as an important colonial port, especially during the period of Dutch rule in the 17th century, which left lasting architectural and cultural influences on the city. Its network of rivers, bridges, and islands has earned it the nickname “Brazilian Venice”. Cultural highlights include the historic district of Recife Antigo, the beautiful Praia de Boa Viagem, and the renowned Instituto Ricardo Brennand, which houses an extensive art collection. As well you can find numerous urban artworks around the streets.

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CHILE: Streetart Valparaíso – Stencil Collection – Artworks throughout the City

Today we present you our collection archive with stencil artworks in Valparaíso. The creations are grouped into several categories like „Nature“, „Portraits“ or „Politics“, featuring stencils of Stalin, Allende, Che Guevara, and Pope John Paul II among others. In the art section there are images of Salvador Dali, and works of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Another group features characters and scenes from movies and comics, from Popeye the Sailor to The Simpson. It also groups musicians like Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney or Madonna.

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BRAZIL: Belo Horizonte – CURA Festial and Urban Art in Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte is a major city in southeastern Brazil and the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, with a population of around 2.5 million inhabitants. Founded in 1897 as one of the first planned cities in Brazil, the city is widely recognized for its architectural heritage, especially the modernist works of Oscar Niemeyer, with the iconic Pampulha Modern Ensemble standing out as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A key highlight of the urban art scene is the annual festival CIRCUITO URBANO DE ARTE or in short CURA, which invites local and international artists since 2017 to create monumental murals. Meanwhile it is one of the most important urban art events in the country.

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