Daniel Marceli is a Chilean street artist who comes from Chiloé, a fisherman island known for its salmons and the characteristic landscapes. He started to paint in the 1998 communicating religious and social message of his place of birth. Taking inspiration from the local aesthetics, he mixes it with his imagination creating a magic atmosphereContinue reading
Category: Valparaiso
Mural by Martin Ron in collaboration with Rikis and Painters in Valparaiso, Chile
Argentinian street artist Martin Ron is known around the world for his style called Urban Surrealism. He is specialised in the creation of large scale murals which are defined surrealistic because they are situations of fantasy but painted with a hyper realistic style that makes you feel the situation is really happening. Starting from theContinue reading
Mural by Dasic & Okuda in Valparaiso, Chile
This mural is the result of a collaboration between Chilean street artist Dasic Fernandez and Spanish Okuda. The photorealism of Dasic’s work, who takes inspiration from the everyday life, is connected with the geometric forms of Okuda’s style which he uses to blend with organic elements. Dasic is inspired by the impressionism and this influenceContinue reading
Street Art Portrait by Stinkfish in Valparaiso, Chile
Colourful portraits have appeared in different part of the world with a personalised and recognisable style. They are the result of Stinkfish’s work, Colombian street artist, born in Mexico City but grew up in Bogotá, who creates very expressive face on the walls, taking inspiration from the people in the street. Stinkfish uses a cameraContinue reading
“Leaving things behind”by Dhear in Valparaiso, Chile
Urban art very often is a media to change the identity of an area and this case is a great example. Cerro Polanco in Valparaiso, Chile, is considered the “ghetto” of the city. The initiative Polanco Graffestival made a requalification of the zone bringing artists from around the world and transforming the city into theContinue reading
“La Ballena” by Cuelli Mangui in Valparaiso, Chile
Spanish artist Cuelli Mangui, now living in Valparaiso, Chile, is known for his recognizable style of complicated patchwork of organic shapes that creates animals, abstract forms and inanimate objects. His quirk is the use of the colours: it’s a rainbow of hues from a vivid red to a bright purple passing through an intense green.Continue reading