Spain hosts the world's largest open-air art museum.

05/05/2019

The silo mural project (towers used to store grain or fermented foods) in the sparsely visited province of La Mancha has transformed the land of Don Quixote into a giant art project in Spain.

The plains and towns of La Mancha, in central Spain – a semi-arid region where wheat and barley are grown – have been transformed by a large-scale mural project involving 12 international street artists and 450 people with disabilities. Created to promote social inclusion, the Titanes project is a collaboration with the Ink and Movement art collective, local authorities, and the Spanish association Loborvalia, which supports the inclusion of people with disabilities in society and the workplace.

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Một họa sĩ đang làm việc chăm chú trên tác phẩm Meseta của Equipo Plástico.

An artist is working intently on the Meseta by Equipo Plástico.

Bức tranh tường này là sự hợp tác giữa các nghệ sĩ graffiti Tây Ban Nha: Daniel Muñoz và Spok Brillor.

This mural is a collaboration between Spanish graffiti artists Daniel Muñoz and Spok Brillor.

This project is considered the world's largest open-air art museum and is led by Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel, known for his vibrant geometric street art around the world. His murals at Calzada de Calatrava depict characters from famous films, as well as references to local history and figures—both real and fictional—such as the Templar Knights and Don Quixote.

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To date, six silos have been painted by renowned street artists, but the project plans to expand to include more artists so that they can showcase their artwork on three more silos. The two images below are from the mural "Parables of Thought" by Demsky J (Spain) and Smithe (Mexico). This artwork is known for its graphic letters and shapes. It is located in the Corral de Calatrava silo, 24km southwest of Ciudad Real.

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The Belgian design duo Hell'O, on the other hand, brings a more optimistic, contemporary, and fresh feel to their silo in Malagón, 25km north of the capital Ciudad Real.

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Chi tiết từ bức tranh tường của Hell'O ở Malagón.

Details from the Hell'O mural in Malagón.

And finally, there's the impressive work Os Gigantes de la Mancha by the Brazilian design firm Bicicleta sem Freio.

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Quynh Anh - Source: The Guardian
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