2019 Category

Catalina Rodríguez Villazón is an artist from Villaviciosa, Asturias (Spain). Graduated in Pharmacy and Environmental Engineering, in 2012 she takes up her passion for art and it is in 2017 when she leaves her specialized work in air quality in Santiago de Compostela and moves to Madrid to dedicate herself full time to painting. In 2019 she finished the master’s degree in Artistic Professions of the South School in the Círculo de Bellas Artes.

In her works, the combination of strength and delicacy, the search for balance and the importance of gesture are recurrent themes.
Her main means of expression is watercolor and she values ​​collaborate and work with other languages ​​(​​for being a) source of inspiration and possibilities. She has taught watercolor workshops as an artist in residence, in photography and yoga retreats in Croatia, Portugal, Cuba and Greece. He has also given workshops in places as different as the Platanera in A Illa de Arousa, La Cosmica in Gijon, The Cervantine Society or Lady Madonna in Madrid. This fall she will travel to Tokyo and Los Angeles to continue exploring her practice and work on various projects.

Web: https://www.catalinarodriguezvillazon.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalina.rodriguez.villazon/

Udane Juaristi (1985 ) is a painter from Azkoitia (Gipuzkoa, Spain). She studied Fine Arts in Bilbao and Paris.

She learnt different techniques to use them in her work and little by little discovered her own style.

She mixes painting, collage and transfer technique, achieving a personal and recognizable style. Urban scenes are the main focus of her work. These urban character has been transforming her work, and nowadays she paints also walls and street murals. In fact, the street has always been a source of inspiration for Udane.

She creates scenes using the photos that she takes in her walks through the world, giving to these photos life and colour by her painting.

She loves to capture in her work people walking in the street, their movement, colours and light.

She has shown her work in different galleries such as ARTEZTU, TIRIKITAUKI and ARTEUPARTE in San Sebastian, ISPILU in Zarautz, or ESPAZIO B eta B in Lekunberry.

Besides, she has participated in some art festivals and painted in public places like Madrid, Zaragoza, Baiona, Lekunberry, Mauleon, Barcelona, Irun, San Sebastian or Getaria.

Web: http://www.udatxo.com/eu/galeria
Instagram: https://instagram.com/udatxo

Straight outta Netherlands’ Wild West, Joren Joshua (1990) will display his stories and playful illustrations for genius. The nice balanced graphics and free characters invite the audience to think about everyday life in a humorous and funny way. Very influenced by graffiti and printing techniques, Joren tries to leave his mark on commercial and personal projects. It doesn’t matter what shape or scale.

Web: http://www.jorenjoshua.work
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jorenjoshua/

Participatory process of the Joren Joshua mural

Joren will paint with Hedof a mural with a contextualized participatory process.

Given its dynamic and fun style we have chosen the theme of traditional Asturian sport. (And) With the collaboration of the Group of rural sport “6 concejos”, we have sent photos and information to the artists so they can develop the mural.

Mina Hamada (Louisiana-United States) is a plastic artist of Japanese origin living in Spain since the end of 2009. Her work focuses on painting, installation and murals; In recent years she has captured her mural work in several cities around the world such as Europe, United States, Latin America and Asia. With a style in which color, rhythm and improvisation are the main characteristics, Mina transmits her good vibrations through its free and organic forms.

Mina Hamada, born in Louisiana, USA she grew up in Tokyo, Japan, where she studied Design and Illustration at Sokei Academy of Fine Art Design.

‪In Japan she had her first exhibitions, presenting her illustrations and handmade story books, which combine her own drawings and short poems.

‪At the end of 2009 she moved to Barcelona, Spain, where she studied typography and Hispanic studies. Mina Hamada fell in love with the murals and the urban art scene of the city. She began experimenting with large-scale murals. At the end of 2011 she met Zosen, they began collaborating on joint murals, installations, screen printing and participating in numerous Mural Festivals and exhibitions since 2012. Mina’s work and collective murals with Zosen were exhibited in galleries and institutions in Europe, United States, Latin America and Asia.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mina_hamada/

Participatory process for Mina Hamada mural

The Mina Hamada mural has had a contextualized participatory process.

We asked 4 and 5 year old children from public schools Poeta Ángel González and Carmen Ruiz Tilve from the neighborhood of La Corredoría to make drawings of animals and / or plants to serve as inspiration for the execution of Mina’s mural.

Photos of Fer Alcalá

Matth Velvet began painting walls in the early 2000s in western France. The maritime and industrial landscapes were his first source of inspiration and permeates his first artistic research. Passionate drawer, he naturally turns to applied arts, while redoubling his attendance in graffiti practice.
 
He will gradually left the aerosol for acrylic paint and oil, which allow him greater control of colors and a rendering closer to his expectations on wall as in gallery.Today, at the same time designer and artist, he describes in his painting human behaviors through the prism of the objects and architecture.
 
Author of many large murals and exhibitions in France and abroad, especially in duet with Zoer, he now pursues a more personal path in Bordeaux where he lives now
 
Attracted to a wide range of supports, he has chosen not to limit himself to one technique. His work is the union of detailed studio paintings, quick outdoor interventions, and large figurative murals.
 
Matth Velvet combines in his subjects his most intimate recollection with a rigorous observation of what surrounds him, to create a world in the twilight of reality and fantasy, narration and abstraction, pragmatism and onirism.

Web: https://www.matthvelvet.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matth.velvet/

Participatory process of Matth Velvet

Matth’s mural has had a contextualized participatory process.

His mural, located in Olloniego, which in its time was the mining capital of the center of Asturias, revolves around mining, as a tribute to the industrial past of the area and to honor the historical memory of all those people who worked in the mines.

In collaboration with the Association of Neighbors of Olloniego, photos and information were sent to the artist so that he could develop the sketch that will be shown on a wall in the town.

Some photos of the participatory process

Photos provided by the Neighborhood Association of Olloniego

Hedof’s (Rick Berkelman, Netherlands) work consists of a vibrant mix of strong shapes, weird characters and bold colors. Never being too much in your face, Berkelmans always makes sure his work is packed with a certain attitude, casual but clever, tactile but professional. The distinctive touch to his work is Rick’s love for printing techniques, which combines his fresh illustrations with a nice vintage look.

Rick lives and works in Breda where he runs his design studio Oneman Hedof. With a combination of commercial projects and exhibitions he raised his profile on an international level.

hedof.com

Participatory process of the Hedof mural

Hedof will paint with Joren Joshua a mural with a contextualized participatory process.

Given its dynamic and fun style we have chosen the theme of traditional Asturian sport. And with the collaboration of the Group of rural sport 6 concejos we have sent photos and information to the artists so they can develop the mural.