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alex update

21 Friday May 2021

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So remember me telling you about my friend Alexandra del Bene’s crazy and wonderful new mural project the other day? Well, I had to go and see for myself how she was getting on. Turns out I showed up on the first day of actual painting. Previously the walls of these fifteen buildings had been freshly painted white to create her “canvases” and then, for each mural, one of her paintings is projected onto the wall at night (by Alex’s friend Fran), and she traces out the basic outline before starting the actual painting. Seeing it up close like this just floored me. I mean, the amount of work, the fact that Alex will spend all this time up in a cherry picker when it’s 35º in Sevilla… the sheer effort being put into of all this incredible.

The buildings are facing the Port and are mostly house university students. Apparently the paintings should last about four years and, with some upkeep, as long as eight. But what happens after this herculean task is finished is out of Alex’s hands. Apparently it’s also up for a Guinness Record.

Anyhow, I walked over to the site… a good hour’s walk from home (I’m still not using public transit). And I stupidly didn’t leave early enough so I got there when it was already super hot, BUT I also got there when Alex was finishing for the day and so we went out for a beer and a chat. I’ll be keeping an eye on this and visiting during its various stages of completion. But next time will leave early in the morning.

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barrio lagunilla

29 Saturday Aug 2015

Posted by azahar in andalucia, azahartravels, Malaga, malaga getaway, spain, travel, trips

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After a long and lazy lunch yesterday we were given a brief tour of barrio Lagunilla by the fabulous Victor @welovemalaga. Still very much a neglected part of town, the locals are trying to create an authentic “soho” area that will perhaps attract attention and much needed funds to breathe new life into the barrio. Really liked a lot of the street art, though I wouldn’t feel very safe walking around there on my own. Maybe this will change.

new tours!

17 Friday Jul 2015

Posted by azahar in andalucia, art, culture, dance, food & drink, Malaga, sevilla, spain, tapas, tapas tours, we love tapas, wine, work

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It wasn’t all play during last week’s Málaga Getaway. Victor @welovemalaga and I also came up with two fab new tours for our little sister company We Love Tapas. Tell all your friends! 🙂

Sevilla | Flamenco & Tapas
Málaga | Soho Street Art & Tapas

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make a wish

01 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by azahar in art, Malaga, malaga getaway

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boamistura, graffiti, Malaga, soho, street art

make a wishMake a wish and go look for it. Attain your dreams, love what you do…
street art in Málaga by BoaMistura.

And yeah, I know, sounds flaky as hell. But hey, you try it!

street stuff

28 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by azahar in photos, sevilla, spain

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street stuff
Of all the things on my ridiculously long TO DO list, this was probably very very near the bottom in terms of importance. So of course I just spent the past two hours doing it! Duh.

I don’t know why, but I can’t seem to focus much these days. In theory, as I am still pretty much housebound, this should be an ideal time to catch up on things (as I mentioned over here) but so far my days remain only semi-productive.

Anyhow, this new photo album is a collection of stuff from the street – graffiti art, windows and doorways, pretty tiles – that have caught my eye over the past year or so. All are up on my Instagram too. You’ll see a lot of imaginatively painted store and bar shutters as well as garage and house doors. The reason for this is because somehow graffiti vandals will respect another person’s work and not defile it (no doubt wrongly assuming they are brothers in arms). Meanwhile, there’s a massive difference between graffiti art and shitty blobby tagging, but hey, as long as this works. Makes for some interesting walks around town.

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