Las Ramblas is a good place for rambling foot tours on a Saturday afternoon before reaching the ocean at El Raval. This neighborhood of Barcelona champions the small one-off Street Art piece – the antithesis of the large splashy murals that popular in other cities.
Rice (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
A barrio of narrow streets adorned with mysterious and grandly heavy wooden doors keeps the throngs of tourists at arms length. Windows and balconies with intricately and beautifully crafted iron work create an old world charm and invite smaller thoughtful portraits by Street Artists looking for a setting with character.
Turn the corner and there’s a genteel plaza buzzing with seniors in their golden years sitting on benches or at sidewalks cafes nursing a coffee or a brandy.
Rice (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Here in these secret niches, doorways, sidewalk level windows, lampposts, and just about any other surface you’ll discover small pieces of Street Art installed illegally. Multi-layered or one color stencils, one-of-kind, hand-painted wheat pastes, sticker multiples, fully realized acrylic portraits and posters; all small works waiting for a small audience.
BSA contributor and Barcelona native Lluís Olivé Bulbena recently took a stroll through the winding streets and found this treasure trove of goodies. Thanks to him and enjoy!
Hopare (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Guaté Mao (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Guaté Mao (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Ecloz (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Raf Urban (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Nenao (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Pat Brazill (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Ozzy (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Ozzy . Fatal Fake (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Fake Banksy (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Bronik . Utah . Ether. (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Bronik (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Cane (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
El Rughi (photo Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
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