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Abandoned Open-Air Catalonian Galleries: Part 1

Abandoned Open-Air Catalonian Galleries: Part 1

During a recent graffiti shooting outing the Spanish photographer and BSA contributor Lluis Olive Bulbena ventured into the woods of a remote region in the North of Catalonia.

Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

When he finally found the site, he felt like he was rewarded for his efforts.

Graffiti writers are known to seek out of the way, abandoned and neglected buildings to practice their skills and otherwise “get up”. This complex of buildings once housed a textile factory in a region famous for its textile industry – an industry that was later decimated by floods.

Anme. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

While the architectural details of the buildings date to the beginning of the XIX century, existing documentation tracks this site as far back as the XVII century where the factories were employed in the manufacture of gunpowder. The following century, the records show that it was processing cotton. Now this not-so-secret site is an open gallery for the curious, hidden from the general public – but open to those who know where to look.

Enjoy our first installment of two – new images from a very old place:

Kandy. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Sory. Astro. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Demon. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Sponer. Milo. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Sponer. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Milo. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Sory. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Sory. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Wiser. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Suflin. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Sor. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Mes. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Apes. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Aldi. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
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Images of the Week 07.17.11

Images of the Week 07.17.11

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Our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring Adri, Banksy, Dan Witz, Deform, Demon, Gaia, Jon Burgerman, Ludo, Nick Walker, Olek, Rambo, Slayers, and XAM with dispatches from Paris, Dubai, and Chicago.

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Rambo, Gift, Demon, Slayers. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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“This new piece on the streets of NYC is an extension of some of the past work I have done connecting various concepts of catastrophe. I have found the imagery depicting the horrors of the plague especially pertinent to the state of our environment. Humanity has weathered and lived through various crises that have shaken our imagination and dramatically changed the way we organize our lives moving forward” Gaia

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Gaia. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Now is this called a sidebust?  Street architect to contemporary birds, XAM, is atop a faux sign by Street Artist Dan Witz (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Ludo. The Future of Fashion in Paris. (photo © Ludo)

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Ludo. The Future of Fashion in Paris. (photo © Ludo)

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Ludo. The Future of Fashion in Paris. (photo © Ludo)

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Ludo. The Future of Fashion in Paris. (photo © Ludo)

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“Banksy” in Da Bronx.  (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Jesus does a skateboard trick in this highly offensive image from Adri. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Deform in Dubai “My Grant” (photo © Deform)

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Olek (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Street Artist Olek is a participating artist at The Crest Hardware Art Show currently on view in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Click on the link below to get full details on this show and go check out some imaginative interpretations:

More about the show here http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/?p=22007

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Nick Walker. This is the remainder of an old piece from 2008. In the original the figure is remote controlling a very tall Giraffe to who is writing “Vandal” in red spray paint. The building got a fresh coat of paint recently but they decided to save him. We like that. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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Rocking cans in Chicago (!), world famous doodler Jon Burgerman hits up a wall. (photo © courtesy of Pawn Works Gallery)

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Jon Burgerman in Chicago (photo © courtesy of Pawn Works Gallery)

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Untitled (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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