Puerto Street Art
ONE MURAL, MANY VIEWS... PUERTO STREET ART TENERIFE
CONTENT Murals in Puerto de la Cruz El Ni単o de las pinturas Victor Ash`s mural KOB Roa`s mural 3TTMAN
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It all started in December 2013, when the initiative about street art was promoted by the Urban Consortium for Rehabilitation of Puerto de la Cruz with the departments of Planning and Culture of the city. The main aim of this initiative is to create
a kind of art which is using the building’s walls as artistic canvases to transform the streets into art museums. The project was warmly embraced by the locals and the tourists. Residents and visitors followed with interest the making of the murals.
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El Niño de las pinturas (Raúl Ruiz) is a popular muralist who has taken part in Puerto Street Art 2014. His works are related to phrases or poems. In his murals the human figure is in the first place. In most of his works, El Niño tries to capture and highlight the facial expressions the protagonists’ faces like fear, surprise or sadness. This mural is art work with identity Canaria a female face that watches the figure of an old man attired.
'THE STRENGTH IS IN THE ROOTS 6
AND THE PATH IS LOVE.'
‘When I do street art I am motivated to paint something that matches the atmosphere and the architecture. That’s the kind of idea that inspires me. It’s hard to do something that pleases everybody, but when you do - it’s worth it.’ Victor Ash
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Victor Ash, known
only as Ash, is an artist born in Paris, France. He usually paints on canvases and exhibits his art regularly in museums all over the world. In his works he often uses contrasts between the urban environments and nature. He mostly works with human nature and what inspires him most are people’s reaction in different situations. This painting represents a coastal landscape covered by human network.
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KOB (Victor Pacheco) is characterised by
his abstract spontaneity and simplification in colour. Not only is he a muralist and artist, but he is also a tattooist. Originally from Puerto de la Cruz, Kob has travelled around the world and has drawn a number of murals in different cities, some of which are Barcelona and Madrid. He ‘s been painting for more than 15 years and definitely thinks that street art is his vocation. This painting represents vegetation and animals contrasting warm and cool colors.
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Roa
is a muralist from Belgium whose art has often been photographed, but unfortunately, very little is known about the artist himself. At a very young age Roa recalls dreaming about being an archaeologist. He was inspired by the American life, music, fashion etc. Like most muralists, he began by spraying bridges and walls. In his early years he expressed an active, electric mix of styles.
However, slowly but surely Roa became addicted to the nature of urban art. Roa’s true obsession for animals is his main inspiration. In his murals he paints local animals according to his location. Roa’s work has been turning heads across the streets by bringing animals back in the consciousness in the areas they had once inhabited. He really has a true passion for painting.
3ttman
(Louis Lambert) is a french muralist who lives in Madrid. His style stands out by his combined cartoon graphics, with forms inspired by his travels to distant lands. He aims to capture the scarcity of time in a more symbolical way. 3ttman has the ability to transform the mundane into art and the artist into a creator. He usually works in the street because it allows him to express himself freely. His interactions with space and his colourful paintings led him to work with Tate Modern (Street walking tour 2008), the creation of a 30-metre-mosaic wall with the Spanish embassy in Hanoi etc.
A SELFPORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR WITH HIS PARTNER AND SON. 'LOS MAGOS' 2014
Now, thanks to these widely known artists, Puerto de la Cruz has new and contemporary attraction. Undoubtedly, the project of which both - locals and tourists are pleased, was a great success.
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