Luogo Comune

<div>&nbsp;Between October and November 2022, Barcelona based artistic center <a href="https://www.bmurals.com/">B-Murals</a> curated and produced <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/">Osona Artimur Festival</a>, a never been done initiative of the <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/en/">Department of Tourism</a> of <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/bLkvpphbNqYvD8Kr7">Osona</a> (an idyllic region up north BCN full of rivers, mountains and beautiful landscapes), in collaboration with the Catalan company <a href="https://www.transit.es/">Transit Projectes</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>19 well renowned artists from the international muralism scene, the Spanish contemporary art world and some local guns selected through open calls and participatory processes, intervened the streets and the public space of 5 different villages - <strong>Prats de Lluçanès</strong>, <strong>Manlleu</strong>, <strong>Sant Julià de Vilatorta</strong>, <strong>Sant Bartomeu del Grau</strong> and <strong>Alpens</strong> -, supported by an extensive production team which included assistants, runners, photographers and filmers.<br>More info on https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/&nbsp;<br><br> Manlleu chose to focus its mural interventions on the theme of the river Ter, both understood as a biological landscape and a historical and community space: for its role in Manlleu’s economic development, and for being a space for meetings, walks and emotional ties. The river, chosen as a theme for interpretation, is deeply connected to the individual and collective experiences of the people of Manlleu.<br><br>"My wall is designed with an illustrative style that helps represent the great biodiversity of the river and its main elements in a similar way to a catalogue or an illustrated biology manual. Throughout my personal research and direct contact with the river bank, I’ve decided to presents his inventory of the surrounding biodiversity through his own classification; on the left side of the wall, we find terrestrial species, while on the right side are the main water species. The characteristics of the wall itself are used to support this distribution and give strength to the design, while the main colours refer to the direct environment: the green of the grass, the blue of the sky, the yellow of the sun. " shares the artist<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Manlleu eligió enfocar sus intervenciones murales en la temática del río Ter, entendido como paisaje biológico, pero también como un espacio histórico y comunitario: por su papel en el desarrollo económico de Manlleu, por ser un lugar de encuentros, caminatas, y vínculos afectivos. El rio, elegido como temática de interpretación, siempre ha tenido enlaces estrechos con las experiencias a la vez individuales y colectivas de los manlleuenses.<br>El muro de Luogo Comune está apoyado en la ilustración para representar la gran biodiversidad del río y sus principales elementos a la manera de un catálogo o manual de biología ilustrado.<br>Trás una investigacion personal y el contacto directo con la orilla del rio, Luogo nos presenta su propia guia de la biodiversidad circundante a través de una clasificación propia; en el lado izquierdo del muro, encontramos especies terrestres, mientras en el lado derecho están las principales especies de agua. Las propias características del muro están aprovechadas para apoyar esta distribución y dar fuerza al diseño, mientras los colores principales remiten al entorno directo: verde del cesped, azul del cielo, amarillo del sol.<br>Con este mural, Luogo Comune quiere sensibilizar el espectador a la temática del cambio climático e invitarle a cuidar y preservar la biodiversidad local. Así mismo, incluyó las coordinadas exactas de la ciudad de Manlleu y una infográfica recordando las problemáticas globales del cambio climático.&nbsp;</div>

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Rosh 333

<div>&nbsp;Between October and November 2022, Barcelona based artistic center <a href="https://www.bmurals.com/">B-Murals</a> curated and produced <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/">Osona Artimur Festival</a>, a never been done initiative of the <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/en/">Department of Tourism</a> of <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/bLkvpphbNqYvD8Kr7">Osona</a> (an idyllic region up north BCN full of rivers, mountains and beautiful landscapes), in collaboration with the Catalan company <a href="https://www.transit.es/">Transit Projectes</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>19 well renowned artists from the international muralism scene, the Spanish contemporary art world and some local guns selected through open calls and participatory processes, intervened the streets and the public space of 5 different villages - <strong>Prats de Lluçanès</strong>, <strong>Manlleu</strong>, <strong>Sant Julià de Vilatorta</strong>, <strong>Sant Bartomeu del Grau</strong> and <strong>Alpens</strong> -, supported by an extensive production team which included assistants, runners, photographers and filmers.<br>More info on https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/ <br><br> Rosh is an artist based in Madrid whose career began in the street in the early 90s. His works in the public space are based on an idea or concept, reinforcing through colour and form the support on which they are made. Experimentation and the search for new languages are part of the DNA of his work.<br>In Manlleu, he produces an abstract metaphor of the river with his mural "Riba / Orilla".<br>Taking the geography of Manlleu as a starting point, Rosh creates an abstract interpretation of the river, the riverbank, its vegetation and some cartographic elements of the city itself.<br>He deals with this complicated building which architecture and volumes are characteristic of its era: multiple balconies, windows and the very roughness of the wall easily become a challenge for a visual artist and mural intervention. In response to this, he has created a strong stripe in Klein blue - a colour quite characteristic of his work, that represents and makes visible the presence of the river Ter, and is bordered by an abstraction of the landscapes elements.<br>In contrast to this organisation, we find a composition already recurrent in Rosh's style: the abstract geometry, the colours evading towards the side of the building and playing with the raw and natural strength of its original wall. <br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Rosh&nbsp;es un artista afincado en Madrid cuya trayectoria empezó en la calle a principios de los 90. Sus obras en el espacio público parten de una idea o concepto, reforzando mediante el color y las formas, el soporte donde las realiza. La experimentación y la búsqueda de nuevos lenguajes forman parte del adn de su trabajo.<br><br>En Manlleu, produce una metáfora abstracta del río con su mural “Riba / Orilla”.<br><br>Tomando como punto de partida la geografía de Manlleu, Rosh entrega una interpretación abstracta del río, la orilla, su naturaleza vegetal y algunos elementos cartográficos de la propia ciudad.<br><br>Se enfrenta a este edificio de arquitectura y volúmenes característicos de su época - múltiples balcones, ventanas y la propia rugosidad de la pared - que para un artista plástico fácilmente se transforman en un desafío a la creación mural y visual. En respuesta a ello ha creado una fuerte franja en azul klein - un color bastante reconocido en su obra, en representación y visibilidad de la presencia del río Ter, ladeado de una abstracción de los elementos del paisaje en la orilla del río. En contraste con esta organización de los elementos principales, encontramos una composición ya recurrente en el estilo de Rosh: la geometría abstracta, los colores que se evaden hacia el lateral del edificio y jugando con el crudo y natural fuerza de la pared original del edificio.<br>&nbsp;</div>

Riba / Orilla

Daniel Muñoz

<div>&nbsp;Between October and November 2022, Barcelona based artistic center <a href="https://www.bmurals.com/">B-Murals</a> curated and produced <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/">Osona Artimur Festival</a>, a never been done initiative of the <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/en/">Department of Tourism</a> of <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/bLkvpphbNqYvD8Kr7">Osona</a> (an idyllic region up north BCN full of rivers, mountains and beautiful landscapes), in collaboration with the Catalan company <a href="https://www.transit.es/">Transit Projectes</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>19 well renowned artists from the international muralism scene, the Spanish contemporary art world and some local guns selected through open calls and participatory processes, intervened the streets and the public space of 5 different villages - <strong>Prats de Lluçanès</strong>, <strong>Manlleu</strong>, <strong>Sant Julià de Vilatorta</strong>, <strong>Sant Bartomeu del Grau</strong> and <strong>Alpens</strong> -, supported by an extensive production team which included assistants, runners, photographers and filmers.<br>More info on https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/&nbsp;</div>

Eloise Gillow

<div>&nbsp;</div><div>Between October and November 2022, Barcelona based artistic center <a href="https://www.bmurals.com/">B-Murals</a> curated and produced <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/">Osona Artimur Festival</a>, a never been done initiative of the <a href="https://osonaturisme.cat/en/">Department of Tourism</a> of <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/bLkvpphbNqYvD8Kr7">Osona</a> (an idyllic region up north BCN full of rivers, mountains and beautiful landscapes), in collaboration with the Catalan company <a href="https://www.transit.es/">Transit Projectes</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>19 well renowned artists from the international muralism scene, the Spanish contemporary art world and some local guns selected through open calls and participatory processes, intervened the streets and the public space of 5 different villages - <strong>Prats de Lluçanès</strong>, <strong>Manlleu</strong>, <strong>Sant Julià de Vilatorta</strong>, <strong>Sant Bartomeu del Grau</strong> and <strong>Alpens</strong> -, supported by an extensive production team which included assistants, runners, photographers and filmers.<br>More info on https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/&nbsp;</div><div><br>&nbsp;The River Ter is of central importance to the town of Manlleu. The mural speaks about the connection between the people and the river, and our relationship to water and the natural world in general.<br><br>Positioned at a passageway into the main square, the mural is a threshold from one space to another and depicts another kind of threshold: the surface of the water, the threshold between the worlds above and below. The world below is distorted as we view it through the rippled surface, it has a dream-like quality akin to our subconscious, the undercurrent that is constantly present.<br><br>The mural calls for us to pay attention to the natural world around us, to appreciate it and care for it, and invites the viewer to focus on this simple moment of reaching through the water’s surface, of moving from one realm to another. What does that feel like? And what does it mean to you?&nbsp;<br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>&nbsp;El río Ter tiene una importancia fundamental para la ciudad de Manlleu. El mural habla de la conexión entre la gente y el río, y de nuestra relación con el agua y el mundo natural en general.<br>Situado en un pasillo de la plaza principal, el mural es un umbral de un espacio a otro y representa otro tipo de umbral: la superficie del agua, el umbral entre los mundos de arriba y de abajo. El mundo de abajo se distorsiona cuando lo vemos a través de la superficie ondulada, tiene una cualidad onírica parecida a nuestro subconsciente, la corriente subterránea que está constantemente presente.<br>El mural nos pide que prestemos atención al mundo natural que nos rodea, que lo apreciemos y lo cuidemos, e invita al espectador a centrarse en este sencillo momento de atravesar la superficie del agua, de pasar de un reino a otro. ¿Qué se siente? ¿Y qué significa para ti?&nbsp;</div>

Artworks in Manlleu