Riba / Orilla

 Between October and November 2022, Barcelona based artistic center B-Murals curated and produced Osona Artimur Festival, a never been done initiative of the Department of Tourism of Osona (an idyllic region up north BCN full of rivers, mountains and beautiful landscapes), in collaboration with the Catalan company Transit Projectes.

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 - Prats de Lluçanès, Manlleu, Sant Julià de Vilatorta, Sant Bartomeu del Grau and Alpens -, supported by an extensive production team which included assistants, runners, photographers and filmers.
More info on https://osonaturisme.cat/artimur/

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.
In Manlleu, he produces an abstract metaphor of the river with his mural "Riba / Orilla".
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.
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.
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.
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Rosh 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.

En Manlleu, produce una metáfora abstracta del río con su mural “Riba / Orilla”.

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.

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.