On the wall of the house where there used to be a corner shop, Tinoco – as he signs his murals – painted, with admirable realism, the image of the shopkeeper from an old corner shop or ‘colmado’, as these shops where they sold everything were also known, as the painting in Picassent so aptly depicts. Miguel explains that the mural he created in 2024 responds to a ‘social reality, of everyday life’ which he painted as part of the Cromàpica festival.
I live in Valencia, but I was born in a small town inland called Requena, in the Valencian region. I’m into all kinds of stuff—like stereoscopic photography, origami, and, for the past few years, street art (the biggest open-air museum).