Barcelona
After studying Various Graffiti works throughout the cities we have visited this semester. I studied how different graffiti effects public space. What I discovered is how it can actually change public space. Here we see 2 pictures in Barcelona on a street, during the day the shops are open and business is running, but when they close and the garage doors go down the environment of the street changes. Graffiti covers nearly almost every door and the street turns into art display of Graffiti. In the future we as architects could use areas of our buildings specifically for graffiti so we could promote it and reduce vandalism in undesirable places.

Morocco Fes

On our field trip to Fes we spent 6 days tour around the city. I looked for Graffiti and soon realized that instead of it ever being considered to be toloated it is considered a crime against their culture and heritage. The buildings are considered profane and the only act of displaying Graffiti is through the carving of coligraphy and inscribtion in Arabic in homes and in Mosques. Displayed here is the coligraphy craved into the walls of a Mosque.

Graffiti Bilbao

This graffiti art was photographed in Bilbao on our way to the Winery's. The Language is in Bask and has a very interesting style. It has a geometric concept to it that isnt relevant in any other graffiti I have photographed in Spain. It is composed of several different geometric patterns that are filled either solid or lightly shaded. In the back ground of the photo you can see different colored starts. The theme probably has something to do with the word that is in Bask.

Graffiti Barcelona

This graffiti was photographed in Barcelona. I think this method of spray painting is most interesting because it comes alive at different times of the day. Since the graffiti is done on the garage doors of restaurants, and retail centers. They are only open at certain hours of the day. So the experience is only seen during closing hours, siesta, and on Sundays. The work is both public and private and the store keeps don't seem to mind the graffiti because it is not permanently on display during all hours, like it would be if it was on the side of a building.

Graffiti Art Merida

Sorry for the quality, This was a night shot. This was the only graffiti I found in Merida. It was located by the Roman Aqueducts and was very incredible. This was the most beautiful work I found along our trip to southern Spain. The location seemed to be more private then public since it was behind some bushes away from the Aqueducts. But the art was amazing, It had extreme detail and a style that I hadnt seen anywhere else in Spain. Combineing a sort of abstract organic graffiti form. Resembles the artist Nadir Afonso.

Granada Sevilla

These were taken in Sevilla of the empty spaces from 1992 Exhibition. You can see here that there is no real hierarchy of graffiti art here. The place is a location where several artists come together to express their art together in integration. It combines a portrait of different styles and feelings of the artists together. It is a perfect location to do this also. After 1992 urban spaces became empty and un-used making them prime locations for graffiti art. This is also perfect since there are no business' that would be upset at vandalism and no public parks or space where people would hang around. It is to only observe.

Graffiti Sevilla
Thought I would add this from the recycling bins

Graffiti Sevilla

This Graffiti was taken in our trip to Sevilla. There was alot of interesting Spray paint done in this city. But this caught the most of my attention because it was a targeting idea. These small structures purpose were for recycling. There were several of these throught the city each spray painted differently. They were not mainstream sprayed with any type of companies or marketing but seemed to be done by locals. I think it was a good idea to get the attention of people to attract them to reclye.

Graffiti Located In Granada

This next location I choose to photograph because the location seemed perfect. It was on the route to the Alhambra and Unlike the Madrid Graffiti that looked permanent this seemed to be almost a temporary exhibit. It was sprayed on a building under-construction so the artist knowing the it probably wouldn't last long did a quick Tag of a word (in Spanish and complicated to make out). But I recolonize the letters GS and a heart of wings. Could be a memorial to someone.

Graffiti Madrid

This Photo was taken During our Visit to Madrid. Location was on a small public square. You can see the large mural was probably done in pieces because of the detail it could not have been completed in one night. It seems to express a portrait of a graffiti artist and an eye. In between them I can make out one word in English that says Soul. The other word of above this I cannot make out. This was the only significant Paint done on this square and no one else out of respect sprayed over it or around it.

I am also adding that it was my birthday weekend and I am now 23 and Old. We had a great night on Thursday and tonight we are heading out for the festivals this weekend that are happening in several different cities. We hope to return on a 6am train, but we have finished all our work.

I have been currently out of commission for a computer, mine has fried. But southern Spain was incredible. I had said previously said that my blog would be centered around graffiti. I took several pictures of graffiti throughout our travels, taking the best shots i could in each city. It has shown that graffiti artists tend to have the best works in public squares. And most art around that square is amazing and almost like it is territory for the best. I shall post pictures of each cities art once I get a new computer.
Chris

This weekend we had a great time. Saturday the group of us at Portal Nou went to the Barca game and they won 4-1. Although half of us were in the upperdeck and freezing cold. The stadium is so loud is kinda ridiculous. Sunday we rented a car and drove down the coast to Terragona. I decided that I will be focusing my blog on Graffiti within the city and the use of Public space to displace work.

We had an awesome first weekend in Barcelona, clubs stay open until 5, 6 am. Warm weather, Architecture is awesome, and so is the food. I hope to visit more of the city this week and be-able to get to know my way around a lot better.