Urban Art Association

For Urvanity 2017, world renowned street artist BEN EINE made a new mural in the historic city centre of Madrid.

Ben Eine is one of the UK's most prolific and original street artists. Over time his style evolved to become what is today one of the most instantly recognizable and distinct street signatures; single letters and cryptic statements presented in bold colors all elaborately crafted from stylized fonts. Eine's striking typography has transformed streets around the world from London to LA, and now for the URVANITY Art Fair, Eine has made a mural in the centre of Madrid. His new mural reads LAVAPIES, which is the people's name for the neighborhood of Madrid that it's situated in.

We have these two works available at the Urvanity Art Fair booth 3&10

Excellent pics !

Looks like loads of great stuff

it is manifest that for several decades new practices, values and codes have coexisted in the cultural landscape of our cities, occupying a place in the world of contemporary art. The issue is how to tie them together, and this cannot be achieved only by means of an urban art fair. Therefore, Urvanity has been conceived as a platform for a New Contemporary Art.

To speak of new art is to catalyze a contemporary project with a historical perspective because “all that is not tradition is plagiarism.” Notably, Urvanity advocates proposals (with a strong base in the urban context of the 1970 ́s up until today) that construct a dialogue with modernity, and, as a result, provide a setting from which we can explain the world around us. It is important not only to consider the work itself but to understand the public space where this very work is composed and that it at the least convey an aesthetic experience.

Urvanity seeks to explore and thus imagine possible future scenarios for this New Contemporary Art, thanks in part to alliances with other initiatives and promoters of culture in our city. To support the creation and spreading of ideas, as well as facilitate access to these practices of contemporary creation that define our vast cultural urban landscape.

Urvanity Art,
Madrid

Thanks for the pics!