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Google translated from : http://www.puertodelrosario.org/index.php/es/noticias/item/3545-puerto-del-rosario-se-viste-de-murales

QuotePuerto del Rosario dressed in murals

A huge dinosaur ready to attack, stunning superheroes, balconies, windows and neighbors in their beautiful representations of infinite streets are some of the works that adorn the streets of Puerto del Rosario after the implementation of the Plan of Facades of the municipality, which began in July 2011 and through which more than 400 facades have been whitewashed and painted.

This ambitious commitment to the beautification of the capital included the so-called Plan mural, with the aim of making old walls, dividing walls and artwork to enjoy citizenship.

Since there are eight murals that the city of Puerto del Rosario has premiered in the capital, thanks to the work of artists like Dailos Paniagua, Luis of God, Juan Pedro Mendoza, Sophia and Lorenzo Mederos Martinsolar Deva, who with great dedication and enthusiasm have worn walls with murals located at high visibility sites in the capital.

Following the successful release of "Justice" by Pedro Mendoza, a work that pays tribute to the superheroes of the last carnival capital, the City of Puerto del Rosario opened the eighth city mural, done by Deva Martinsoler in c / Secundino Alonso and in which he depicts a young looking after a huge heart-shaped flower.

The Department of Planning and Environment portuense Consistory, who runs Carmen Delia Gutierrez, has highlighted the importance of this initiative, which makes Puerto del Rosario in a city full of life and artistic value.

Given the scale of the project, the capital's City Hall has appealed to companies and big brands, encouraging them to participate in this program as sponsors of artistic facades; the "Bottling Canarias" business group joined the initiative by sponsoring the first mural project, located in the Socrates Street and produced by Dailos Paniagua, in which the sponsoring firm and fun art form is included.

Video here:
http://www2.rtvc.es/noticiasFVA/122923_V-MURAL-TN1-260814.MP4

I do wish it wasn't so USA-centred. What do Batman and yellow NY cabs have to do with Puerto del Rosario? Why not goats, volcanoes and all the other local scenes? Or general Spanish ones?

They have made a big difference to the street scene in Puerto :D.

They've also tidied up a lot of vacant sites, and planted trees as well :)

The traditional Fuerteventura scenes are on the wall of the Puerto del Rosario primary school at the bottom of Calle Juan de Bethancourt.

Some more

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don't like it at all. just high class graffiti

There are some excellent ones in Gran Tarajal too :D

Sorry, but it doesn't look right to me  :'(

Beats me that childish scribbling and pictures on the walls is looked on as an improvement. Hope it doesn't take on round our way.

I'm with the Captain on this one. A bit of colour, humour and some wit brightens up the place.

Not every mural is to my taste but it's still more interesting than a blank wall.

Maybe Banksy will pop over and do a couple?   :D

As said, it brightens the place up and looks better than a big plain flaky wall.

So long as it is done in moderation then I'm all for it.

it said 400. Thats 399 too many.

They'll be doing them in Corralejo after they've finished the 400 in Puerto.  That'll brighten things up :D ;D :P

They've begun already.

In Corralejo I have seen two.  Lovely windmill one opposite Brismar and a great green door of a villa in one of the streets in front of Dino's in the centre.
Anyone know where there are others in Corralejo?

I remember when I arrived here 20 something years ago, Puerto was a soulless, industrial, miserable place to have to visit. Now it has transformed. Clean, bright and colourful.

I think they are heading in the right direction.

Quote from: Snowdrop on October 02, 2014, 23:26:13 PM
In Corralejo I have seen two.  Lovely windmill one opposite Brismar and a great green door of a villa in one of the streets in front of Dino's in the centre.
Anyone know where there are others in Corralejo?

There's another one in Corralejo - which I don't really like - on the wall to your left after the last roundabout when you head to Lajares.

As part of a competition there are murals up in El Cotillo :D - http://www.rtvaguacabra.com/noticias/el_cotillo_luce_ya_en_su_paisaje_urbano_los_doce_murales_de_estampas_marineras_de_gran_formato.html

Quote from: Captain Sensible on October 03, 2014, 09:36:43 AM
As part of a competition there are murals up in El Cotillo :D - http://www.rtvaguacabra.com/noticias/el_cotillo_luce_ya_en_su_paisaje_urbano_los_doce_murales_de_estampas_marineras_de_gran_formato.html

....hasta el 2 de noviembre.

Wonder if I'll get to see them later that week, or will they be painted over?

Quote from: Deso on October 02, 2014, 21:39:58 PM
Maybe Banksy will pop over and do a couple?   :D

As said, it brightens the place up and looks better than a big plain flaky wall.

So long as it is done in moderation then I'm all for it.

Banksy popped allong to our town but the council took exception to his 'mural' and it was removed a few days ago..he'd have been welcome to paint one on the side of my house  ;D 8) 8)

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/01/banksy-mural-clacton-racist

People who get his work removed are nuts, even if they didnt want it there they should just cut the wall out and get it replaced, the work to rebuild a wall would be peanuts compared to what you could sell his artwork for.

maybe open a few burger joints and and a couple of KFCs in Cotillo. should fit in nice with all the new cartoon grafitti. Maybe even open a Disneyland resort and have done with it.

Quote from: Holierthanthou on October 02, 2014, 15:52:50 PM
don't like it at all. just high class graffiti

Quote from: Holierthanthou on October 02, 2014, 18:30:05 PM
Beats me that childish scribbling and pictures on the walls is looked on as an improvement. Hope it doesn't take on round our way.

Quote from: Holierthanthou on October 02, 2014, 22:15:42 PM
it said 400. Thats 399 too many.

Quote from: Holierthanthou on October 03, 2014, 13:42:31 PM
maybe open a few burger joints and and a couple of KFCs in Cotillo. should fit in nice with all the new cartoon grafitti. Maybe even open a Disneyland resort and have done with it.

So you're not keen?

spot on.

The murals are all well done ....but....I dont think they suit the area. I do like the Spanish lady at the door though.

Not seen the ones in Fuerte yet maybe when over next month but there are 2 where we are at the moment in Kampot Cambodia and they look quite good in the derelict area they brighten it up ,also there are a few at the top end of dickson rd Blackpool on the car park just before all the massage parlours and they look quite good ( but i suppose anything will brighten Blackpool up so really i shouldnt have mentioned it :() so im all for it ,yeh bring it on down with the Luddites we want candles and chalk boards and even running water for our children ,for christ sake its a bit of art to brighten the place up get a life 

End of goodnight

Quote from: Roar of the Rovers on October 04, 2014, 12:01:46 PM
Not seen the ones in Fuerte yet maybe when over next month but there are 2 where we are at the moment in Kampot Cambodia !!

Don't bring any Bed-Bugs back with you in your luggage  :o

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2780236/Tourists-blamed-bed-bug-infestations-double-six-years-London-South-East-worst-hit.html

S h 1t my holiday is spoiled i read the daily fail its all true were dooomed doomed ya know total B0 llacks

Maybe they will eat my crabs

Quote from: Roar of the Rovers on October 04, 2014, 15:25:01 PM
S h 1t my holiday is spoiled i read the daily fail its all true were dooomed doomed ya know total B0 llacks

Maybe they will eat my crabs

Get back to dross or we're terminating your account and reducing your post count to -2000

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i think thats where those 'orrible murals belong as well. ;)

I think the murals look really good and brighten the place up will go and see them when next over..

I got a belt round the ear from the local copper for drawing on the pavement in chalk, a long long long time ago, then taken home where I got belted again by my Dad.....then again, now I think about it, my friend and I were trying to pee ithe chalk marks away, maybe that was the source of the beltings....you'd probably get put on the register now or something.....

Quote from: Graham18 on October 04, 2014, 20:20:26 PM
I think the murals look really good and brighten the place up will go and see them when next over..

No need. we can arrange someone to plaster mickey mouse and captain universe cartoons all over your house in the uk,no need to travel all that way.

I shall still invite Banksey to do a 'muriel' on the side of my house  :P :P

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Quote from: Roar of the Rovers on October 04, 2014, 15:25:01 PM
S h 1t my holiday is spoiled i read the daily fail its all true were dooomed doomed ya know total B0 llacks

Maybe they will eat my crabs

Get back to dross or we're terminating your account and reducing your post count to -2000

Thank you

Thank you all learned one

Quote from: Holierthanthou on October 04, 2014, 20:44:56 PM

Quote from: Graham18 on October 04, 2014, 20:20:26 PM
I think the murals look really good and brighten the place up will go and see them when next over..

No need. we can arrange someone to plaster mickey mouse and captain universe cartoons all over your house in the uk,no need to travel all that way.

Would be well chuffed if it was by Banksy or Neck Face, or Zane Lewis etc :P

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We drove through Rosario (intentionally) and saw some of them.

Well done, but really over-americanised. We'd have preferred to see some work that's more relevant to the area.

Also, too many. Thay lose impact when it's overdone. Maybe 50 or so scattered around in carefully selected places would work better.

A new one was unveiled by the Mayor this morning on Calle Juan de Bethancourt,near the new Health Centre.

Quote from: Captain Sensible on October 28, 2014, 12:00:37 PM
A new one was unveiled by the Mayor this morning on Calle Juan de Bethancourt,near the new Health Centre.

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A great contrast to the ones in Gran Tarajal - both are fantastic attempts to add life and activity to our town streets. Visitor I take to Gran Tarajal think they are wonderful

Is there a map/brochure available pointing out where these murals are?

Not as I know too.  It's a case of wandering around.

There is a map available at the Tourist Office for the 'Statue' walk around Puerto.

Thanks Cpt.We did the sculptures walk earlier this year.

Quote from: fatherted on October 29, 2014, 08:21:54 AM
Is there a map/brochure available pointing out where these murals are?

I know the location of a few.
The dinosaur one is on the road between Lidl and Las Rotondas
The superhero one is at the goat's head roundabout as you enter Puerto from the north.
The girl watering the plant is two blocks down the hill from the entrance to Las Rotondas.
The American street is on the same street (parallel to the sea) as the girl watering the plant
There's an abstract one opposite the entrance to Las Rotondas

A mural is being painted in Antigua on the side of the Farmacia (it's a mural of the Farmacia); and one has been started in El Matorral.

There's going to be a competition to design new murals for Puerto del Rosario:
http://www.criteriodefuerteventura.es/2014/10/31/mas-murales-para-puerto-del-rosario-con-el-concurso-de-murales-arte-urbano/

Serious climb down here. Spent a lot of time in Puerto last week or so and have to say the murals looked far better in the flesh than the forum pictures portrayed. I'm converted .They fit into the look of the town. Not sure how it fits in with the 5 star look that the authorities seem to crave but then again..who cares?.. Apologies  to all who talked them up. You were right and I was very wrong.

I stayed a couple of days once in a town called Katikati in New Zealand which certainly attracts a lot of visitors to its murals. Once upon a time it had had immigrants from Northern Ireland who brought their tradition of painting murals with them. Happily, they chose local history themes for their works rather than conflict between christian sects. I was particularly impressed with one garage which had a depiction on the side wall of how it had looked in the 1930s.

Anyway, this is the one I liked best of the few I saw in Puerto.
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And I strongly dispute any allegations it was my wife telling me to get a life and stop being a miserable old git that prompted my u - turn.  ;)

Quote from: Holierthanthou on November 26, 2014, 22:58:30 PM
Serious climb down here. Spent a lot of time in Puerto last week or so and have to say the murals looked far better in the flesh than the forum pictures portrayed. I'm converted .They fit into the look of the town. Not sure how it fits in with the 5 star look that the authorities seem to crave but then again..who cares?.. Apologies  to all who talked them up. You were right and I was very wrong.

It's true, you really need to see them in situ to appreciate them. Photos don't work.
We found the same thing with the Shard in London recently. On tv or in pics it look odd, especially the jagged tip.
In real life, it just cuts into the sky, whether it's cloudy or blue (and we were lucky to see both skies on the day we were there).

Still think there's too many and too american, though.

The Mural at the Antigua Pharmacy is finished. You wouldn't belive this is a flat wall. Click on each image for Full Size

Quote from: Holierthanthou on November 27, 2014, 07:18:54 AM
And I strongly dispute any allegations it was my wife telling me to get a life and stop being a miserable old git that prompted my u - turn.  ;)

It takes a brave man to admit he's wrong - and an even braver one to suggest his wife is.  :)

Woe : I'm struggling to get my head round those images. Do you have a shot showing the entire wall in situ?

We had a walk round Antigua last week, and completely managed to miss that....  :(

Quote from: Captain Sensible on October 03, 2014, 09:36:43 AM
As part of a competition there are murals up in El Cotillo :D - http://www.rtvaguacabra.com/noticias/el_cotillo_luce_ya_en_su_paisaje_urbano_los_doce_murales_de_estampas_marineras_de_gran_formato.html

We did manage to get a good look at all the wall art in El Cotillo. They're ginormous photo prints pinned to the walls rather than murals


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Quote from: admin on November 27, 2014, 18:54:51 PM
Woe : I'm struggling to get my head round those images. Do you have a shot showing the entire wall in situ?

I couldn't get it all in , it's too long. ( I'd better re-phrase that ). Erm, I'll have to get a shot from the other side of the road. At the time there were too many cars parked at the kirbside.