These murals managed to enter my phone gallery this Monday afternoon while we were walking through the centre of the town of Petrel, Spain. After an adventure we had in the morning (which deserves a post dedicated to it) we needed to cool off with some ice cream that my friend promised was the best ice cream in the area. We went there but the place was full, there were no empty tables for us, so we walked a few streets before returning. Our second attempt was already lucky, a table was freed up and the promised ice cream time was met. Helado de turrón (Nougat ice cream); that was a new flavour for me. I really liked it, although the portion could be a little bigger. That's what we concluded. 😁
However, I'm not complaining, as they say, everything happens for a reason, so I'm sure we needed that little walk not only to wait for a free table but also to see these murals.
This was the first one that I spotted. A little girl, having her backpack as a pillow, covered with a blanket where we see some countries that are in conflicts and war... A difficult topic, showing the sad reality many children have to face - to be a war refugee.
I checked the signature Doble 13 and found the web page of that project. They claim to be a cooperative and multidisciplinary team capable of creating living spaces that connect, inspire and provoke emotions. For me, that is already a definition that can give them the quality of being true artists who bring their works to people, for us - to spot them in the places that usually would be just empty walls. They transform an empty or ugly surface into a message, using the means of painting.
The house right next to this mural was painted by the same people, from Doble 13. It was a really cool concept, so see the scenes where the windows should be.
The same house, but already behind the corner, looking toward it from another street:
I bet these girls, who seemed a bit bored didn't know they would arrive at the Hive one day. 😁
A few streets away, another big mural, and again the same signature, 13/13 (double 13) but also I saw that it was painted as a part of activities in a festival called ARTenBITRIR. The mural's name is Ultimatum and this is what I found out about it (the text is in Spanish, but here comes the English translation):
Third work in our Alianza series. The message is to raise awareness of the need to care for biodiversity and endangered species. Made during the Artenbitrir festival in 2019. The elephant, one of the largest mammals, crowns the scene surrounded by other creatures and living beings. The human, from the front and with a fixed gaze, represents the need for action on the part of the human being, for coexistence, respect and cooperation with nature.
A pity this awesome mural looks toward that abandoned plot, but so cool that the huge wall of the building was used for it.
Still walking around, I saw another mural of that size. The author is Carlos Callizo, and the name of the mural is Tribute to Banksy, the Balloon Grew. It was made during the ARTenBITRIR festival in 2018. If you find yourself in Petrel one day, you can walk to the street Carrer Josep Perseguer, and there you can find this lady.
The murals made during the various editions of the festival ARTenBITRIR don't finish here. In the following two murals, there is marked the year they were made. The newest ones are from this year (April 2024).
A sensual, dreamy one with a powerful essence - music.
The author of these mermaids that also bring music is Misa Shine:
I'm not sure about the year this mural was made, but I found the author of it - Gista Uno. I loved its vibe with those musical signs and piano keys (I hope you see them as my friend and husband didn't see the keys from the first). A happy mural.
Let's continue. I promise I will finish soon this post but there were many murals... 😂
So, these are the works of two French authors (as far as I found out), Scaf Oner and Abys Osmoz. Unfortunately, I could not take a photograph of the whole, long wall as there were cars parked in front of it, very close, so I could not get closer and have a better angle for the pictures.
Tilt your head to see this one:
More music (the guitar) and a ginger kitty playing with wool yarn. Isn't it cute?
During this unplanned but in the end, very interesting little tour I saw that the town of Petrel appreciates this way of artistic expression. Empty walls or facades are magically transformed into a colourful visual message - who could resist this art? I can't. The ice cream was waiting for us... however, all these murals were also sweet. After all, they are spaces that connect and inspire.
musical googly eyes 👀
👀 well spotted!
In my world, even the googly eyes are musical 😂
They are all beautiful! My favorite is the one of the cat and the girl sewing the planet, the message is so awesome because of those little words in the wool yarns: "education", "peace", "love", "science" and some others I'm not able to read from here; the message that art holds is gold ✨, it's so cute and simple also!
Hello @anima-shot 🕊️
You spotted those small but important words. Apart from those that you could read that say: paz, amor, ciencia, educación, there are also: respeto, justicia, cultura ✨
With talented and smart young people like you, our world have hopes 😉
Thank you, such a beautiful reply ✨
Thanks also for telling me what the other words were, the art's so wholesome!
Undoubtedly your ice cream had to be in that second place. Spectacular murals, good art inhabits the walls of that city. Thanks for sharing 🤗
El helado se quedó esperandonos, con este street art interesante 😁📸
Valió la pena 😃
I also want to try that nougat flavored ice cream ✨🤩. And whoa, those murals are just so cool and pretty. Having a walk near there is surely more enjoyable as you can have this free viewing of those amazing and lovely arts 🤩🤩
It was tasty 😋 🍨
Well, there were some cars parked in front of that long wall, so I could not get all the details 😅
Beautiful murals, the message of the first two super strong!
The others are super colourful and cute, I love cities with these murals that surprise you on street corners through their long walls, refreshing and giving you a space to revel in clean and reconciliatory art.
I think these artists made a good message that was spread through this world of our, reaching even other continents 😊
Un saludo, @adaluna1973 🕊️
Great show of murals 😁 it's great to see these on the streets and I love how some show a message to the viewer.
Like an exhibition - free entrance; just stroll through the streets while heading to have ice cream ;)
Hmm 🎨 +🍦 hehe
An incredible record of excellent street art @mipiano friend!... WOW!
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So small town with these gems - it had to be recorded 😉✨
Wowww I love them all but this one is my favourite, it has a bit of everything but it's also beautifully painted and huge!
What a great walk full of art, I love to see the city full of art, it happens here too!
I was very surprised to see the walls with the fire and the windows, very original!
I also thought it would represent fire, around the windows. Cool, right?
And the one you chose as your favourite is really great! One day we will see a mural and a signature - avdesing 😉
Can you imagine? I'm dying of emotion! Maybe on a giant rock!
Doble13 certainly are a talented bunch of people, I followed the link and their work is amazing.
I also googled Petrer, as I never knew about this place, wow it seems such a small town to have so much art around its streets
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Cool you checked their work. Definitely not just worthless doodles as we sometimes see around. The little town - last year when I visited it I also saw a few murals, but didn't know there were so many others hiding in the other streets.
super find !!
Wow, such cool finds.
I like all of them. Great murals.
Have a fantastic weekend 👋🏻😊
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I also liked the majority of them, some more and some less, but all in all, I was positively surprised here were so many murals around in this little town. :)
Happy weekend to you too, @littlebee4 😇
It is always nice to find them, especially so many in a little place 😁
Enjoy your saturday!
Thank you 🌼🌸
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Oh, you hunted lots of arts! I loved the mermaids and horse, a perfect mixture of sea and mountain. 🤗
So I was a hunter 😁📸
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The murals are very beautiful
I love them a lot
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Not every human being can make such paintings, but in all the schools we have here, children have worked hard to create such beautiful art on their walls, and the heart is giving a beautiful lesson.
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Esos murales son maravillosos...que bueno que la ciudad los ha acogido como parte de su esplendor...
colorful murals. I wish to see like that in our place but too bad it's more on vandalism than art
Great selection of StreetArt from the political message in the first mural to pure fantasy with the two French artists. So great... Thanks for sharing these pics on The StreetArt Community.
Have a lovely Day
Hermosos murales, definitivamente que embellecen a las ciudades 😊