This colorful piece, created by akaCorleone, is hidden at the end of Rua Damasceno Monteiro, but not far from the Senhora do Monte viewpoint.Ĭombining painting and sculpture, Bordalo II uses old tires, bumpers, computer parts, and other discarded stuff from wastelands to create three-dimensional animals, demonstrating that one man’s trash is another man’s art. It remembers the April 25th Revolution, but here the revolutionaries are popular animated characters, in order to draw the attention of the younger population. Halfway between the São Vicente Monastery and the Graça viewpoint, on Travessa de São Vicente, is this mural created by Pariz One and Mr. He painted half of a female face, while the Portuguese artist Vhils carved the other half. Shepard Fairey created a second piece in the neighborhood, this time on Rua Senhora da Glória. Īlso on Rua Natália Correia, this piece by Shepard Fairey (the American artist known for the famous Barack Obama "Hope" poster) illustrates a woman holding a gun with a flower in the barrel. João Maurício, aka Violant, created this work on Rua Natália Correia, much photographed by those passing by on tram 28. Nearby are the viewpoints of Graça and Senhora do Monte. Therefore, poet Sophia de Mello Breyner’s face, created by the artist Eime, is found on Rua Josefa de Óbidos, while Natália Correia and Florbela Espanca are illustrated on Travessa do Monte, in a work by Mariana Dias Coutinho. In 2014, a group of artists decided to pay tribute to historic personalities of Portuguese literature with links to the Graça neighborhood. It illustrates Lisbon from decades ago, in a scene by Rossio Station. This piece by Brazilian-born artist Oliveiros Rodrigues da Silva Junior, also known as “Utopia63,” is found on Calçada do Carmo. This "Culture Pharmacy" is found on Rua do Norte. This curious sardine on bread can be seen on Rua Luz Soriano and was created by local artist Regg Salgado. On Travessa dos Fiéis de Deus is this piece by the well-known artist from Luxembourg, Sumo Doubledevil. They are found on Rua da Vinha since 2012, while on the parallel Rua de São Boaventura is a more recent work by Binau. Unlike most other works on the streets of Bairro Alto, these murals have been able to survive for several years. It’s found on Travessa dos Fiéis de Deus, and was created in 2009 by the artists António Alves and RIGO, obviously influenced by Maoist design. Leftist propaganda covered Lisbon’s streets in the 1970s, and this one in Bairro Alto recalls those days. It was inaugurated in 2008, and still organizes temporary thematic exhibitions. It can be seen on Calçada de Santa Apolónia, not far from the train station.Ĭalçada da Glória and Largo da Oliveirinha, which are crossed by the Glória funicular, make up the official street art gallery, with seven panels offered by the City Council. It was created in 2017, to celebrate the 150 years since the death penalty was abolished in Portugal. This mural by Mário Belém celebrates life. Poseidon, the god of the sea, was painted by the artists known as PichiAvo on the side of a building found a short walk from Santa Apolónia station (on number 65 of Calçada de Santa Apolónia). The goal is to recall the commotion that once surrounded the neighboring Correio Velho Palace. It’s called “Cavaleiros da Posta Real” and the inspiration came from the horses of Etienne-Jules Marey, the 19th-century photographer that was one of the pioneers of animated film. Illustrator Nuno Saraiva created this mural on Travessa da Mata, not far from the cathedral. It dates from 2015, and is found on Calçada do Menino Deus. Here Vhils paid tribute to Fado diva Amália Rodrigues, this time using the traditional cobblestone pavement. Vhils, whose real name is Alexandre Farto, is currently one of the biggest names of the street art world, and one of the first faces that he carved in Lisbon is hidden behind the cathedral, on Travessa das Merceeiras, just a few feet from the Memmo Alfama Hotel.
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