Sprays, brushes, a wall and lots of art. Rudi from Alicante with these ingredients Won the National Graffiti LeagueA year-round competition where Spain’s best urban artists face off.
Held for four years, the tournament resembles a football league, but with murals and artistic graffiti replacing the ball. A director and a number of expert juries are responsible for the selection of the film. 30-50 participantscompeting throughout the year.
Through social networks, the artists present different proposals that are valued by both the judges and veterans of urban art and the public. This graffiti artists get points and the top ten overall travel to a Spanish city every month to compete and paint live.
The final was held in Tenerife last December, where Rudi won. There wasn’t much sentimentality in terms of the result, as the man from Alicante made it to the final. final test with a significant advantage, but the quality of the mural was unquestionable. “Winning the league is an honor, the level of graffiti artists is incredible, I’m very happy,” says Rudi.
The National Graffiti League is starting to get a lot of buzz, but also because of the collaboration of city halls where conferences dedicated to urban art are held, with top sponsor companies behind it. «Like cockfights, like rap competitions, it’s very exciting »Explain.
And the prize is a trip to New York, apart from the champions trophy, where he will make a mural. “I’m going to travel and paint in Brooklyn in April, there’s an art society I’m connected to, there are pioneers in the Bronx, and I know some artists, they’re already experienced,” he says.
still He hadn’t thought about what his graffiti would be like.As he goes to the mural, he thinks he will do it next and dedicates his body and spray to someone else until he finishes it.
The Alicante man has connections in the American city since he spent 14 years painting in US offices. graffiti pioneers. The materials you will take with you will be provided by the organization because if you travel You cannot take the painting outside of Spain.. “I can only get my nozzles and some brushes that I use for spraying,” he adds.
Neighborhood where urban art changed its face
Rudi, a national benchmark for urban art, Guided tours of the Campoamor neighborhood every month, One of the largest urban art spaces in Europe, displaying murals.
«There were about four blocks of dirty walls before. and he was caught and no one passed,” explains Rudi, “but the murals changed the face of the neighborhood.”
In fact, Campoamor is recognized by the City Council as: tourist point of interest urban art