Street artists at work at Meeting of Styles in Buenos Aires including Vhils (Portugal), Jim Vision (UK), Emy Mariani, Martin Ron, Lean Frizzera, 1000-E, Bruk and Pastel.
New collaboration featuring fish by Oz and Ice and cool designs by Malegria, Rodez, Ene Ene, Pinocho, Shaman and Adri. Completed ahead of the Meeting of Styles graffiti festival starting in Buenos Aires today.
Rodez has painted the front of a movie store in San Telmo with a film theme and robot-style cinema projectors. Continue reading
More than 50 street artists spent the day painting a school in La Plata yesterday as part of an initiative called Proyecto Kalle. The artists from La Plata, the Capital Federal and different countries including Peru, Colombia and Britain were helping to transform three courtyards within the school complex as well as the main facade of the building.
Cuore and Luis Caicedo
The combined education facility is now run as a nursery, a primary school and a secondary school. Pupils tried their hand at painting, and a new artwork by Ice and Die also incorporated an existing mural dating from 1994.
New and old: Die and Ice painting
The project was organised by Luxor and Acra with permission from the school’s headmaster. Local paint company Miksa provided the latex and all the artists volunteered to help out. “The state left us in charge of the public spaces in the school and it gives the boys and girls a chance to get involved in painting and in the case of street art it can really catch on with the kids,” said Luxor.
Luxor
And Luxor explained the thinking behind Proyecto Kalle. “To me it’s about giving people the chance to go out and paint. Whether they choose to take it up or not, it gives them access to art. First of all it’s an opportunity to enjoy yourself, and also achieve a future where kids learn about art and the positive effects it can have on public spaces. My philosphy is if there is more culture and art in the street, there will be more security and less crime.”
Andrea and Malegria
Acra
Malatesta and Valentino T
Nero
Leko
Textures by Rodez
Pelos de Plumas and Ice
See more photos from Proyecto Kalle on BA Street Art’s Facebook page
Being Halloween, here’s some Buenos Aires street art featuring Freddy Kreuger from Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining and plenty of other images of mummies, death, skulls and monsters that you can find all over the city.
Today is the birthday of Diego Maradona. To celebrate the occasion here are some exlusive photos of stencils and street art featuring Maradona on the streets of Buenos Aires. Photos by Buenos Aires Street Art.
Astrid has painted a new mural in a park in Parque Patricios. The design also features frogs having sex and some mushrooms painted by Nacho.
Thousands of people and militants have been remembering Néstor Kirchner today exactly one year after he died aged 60 following a heart attack. Muralist Marcos Catuares painted a new portrait of the former president in Plaza del Congreso on behalf of the political group ‘Segundo Centenario’ to mark the occasion.
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| New mural and statue of Kirchner in Plaza del Congreso (photo © BA Street Art) |
A bronze statute of Kirchner created by plastic artist and sculptor Omar Gasparini was also on show in front of the Palacio del Congreso this morning.
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| Miners of Río Turbio with statue of Néstor Kirchner (photo © BA Street Art) |
The statue was later carried by the miners of Río Turbio in a procession to Plaza del Mayo followed by members of the public, Kirchnerist groups, militants and party supporters.
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| Kirchner mural by Catuares in Plaza de Mayo (photo © BA Street Art) |
Catuares also painted another mural of Kirchner in Plaza de Mayo in April to coincide with the sixth month anniversary of Kirchner’s death. Accompaning the portrait is the phrase ‘La vida por su pueblo’, meaning ‘Your life for your people’.
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| Political portrait in front of La Casa Rosada (photo © BA Street Art) |
Thousands of political posters and graffiti depicting president Cristina Fernandéz de Kirchner and her late husband have also popped up all over the city, as well as more graffiti tributes by political groups.
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| Kirchner mural in Parque Chacabuco (photo © BA Street Art) |
A number of murals have the phrase KV, an abbreviation for ‘Kirchner Vuelve’ meaning ‘Kirchner will return’.
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| More Kirchner stencils in Plaza de Mayo (photo © BA Street Art) |
Click here to see more photos of Néstor Kirchner stencils and political progpaganda
Ever Siempre has completed a fantastic new mural in Palermo featuring Mao Tse Tsung, a Chinese girl and boy, and an image of the Virgin Mary. Ever began working on his design almost a month ago and finally finished it this weekend in between working on other projects. However the mural has already caused quite a stir.
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| Mao and the children of the revolution |
Ever explained what his latest design was about: “In the mural, Mao is talking to the youth in China about the idea of communism but the kids aren’t too interested and are looking the other way and thinking about something else, the Virgin (Mary). I found an image on the internet that I liked and wanted to paint. It was of the Virgin of Guadalupe but I had no idea the Church of Our Lady of of Guadalupe was around the corner!”
He added: “Later on a priest from the church passed by. He’s a nice guy but was asking why I had painted the image of the Virgin and why there was a triangle covering her face.”
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| Virgin controversy (photo © BA Street Art) |
“For me I wanted to create something mysterious and for me the triangle adds a sense of mystery to the artwork,” says Ever. “It also has references to Egyptian culture (with the pyramids), and it was always my idea to put it over the Virgin’s face. In a way the Virgin is also giving the children energy. However, people always make their own conclusions and take away their own meanings when they look at my my artworks but I didn’t think it would cause so much fuss. I had about five arguments with people who were looking at the mural and asking ‘why have I painted it like that?’ One old fella was really angry and told me: ‘You can’t put the Virgin with a dictator!”
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| The Chairman in Palermo (photo © BA Street Art) |
Despite some adverse comments, Ever said he’s really happy with his the finished design which he reckons is the biggest ever mural he’s painted in Buenos Aires. “You can’t please everyone and that’s what art is about,” says Ever. “I really like everything that has happened and for me it’s the best wall I’ve done.”
The design along Julian Alvarez street is also the second portrait of Mao that Ever has painted in the street. He made his first one in Villa Crespo earlier this year.
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| Mao in Villa Crespo (photo © BA Street Art) |
Ever was also kind enough to let us help him out with a spot of painting so many thanks to him for the ‘buena onda’ and taking this photo. Next time we’ll leave it to the professionals!
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| Matt lending a hand (photo © BA Street Art) |
Check out more photos of Ever’s new mural on his flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/ever_dsr/
And find out why Ever paints Mao and more about his other designs in this interview
Cristina Fernandéz de Kirchner is celebrating re-election as president of Argentina after winning a record 53.8% of the vote last night. One CFK fanatic has covered his house in Palermo with stencils depicting famous phrases and quotes relating to the Argentine president. Continue reading
