Argentinian muralist Pastel is back with a new wall in Solnechnodol´sk, Stravopol Krai, Russia. His new work is a collaboration with Urban Morphogenesis Festival. Since 2009, Francisco Diaz has been creating large scale urban murals that transform static city facades into dynamic walls to beautify cityscapes while reinforcing cooperation, conversation, and community. The grand scale of…

Argentinian painter Pastel recently worked on a new wall with Underdogs Gallery. The mural entitled “Lḗthē” (Greek term for forgetfulness or hiding) was developed to raise awareness about climate change and environmental sustainability. The project was based on the survey of the flora in extinction in Portugal, as part of the Public Art Program of Underdogs Gallery…

Argentinean muralist Pastel recently finished a new work located in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires. It is entitled “Cocina” and was painted on Plaza Roca water tower, that was built on 1950’s. The mural features floral designs and motifs that are visually integrated into the vegetation of the square. This large-scale project is part of the celebrations…

Pastel is back with a new mural in Lisbon, Portugal. This work was curated by Underdogs Gallery. Pastel y. This delicate new mural is just a beautiful example of that. The artist uses a distinct visual language in his murals. He fills his walls with patterns based on the local flora of the area he’s painting…

Pastel just sent us some images from his latest mural entitled “Hogar” which was created on the streets of Santa Fe in Argentina. The piece is inspired by the development of FONAVI (social housing program) which was built during the military government in 1982.  The politics had planned to put families inside tiny apartments without…

Located in the newest area from Ragusa, this new wall by Pastel is based on the idea of ghettification, referred to the concept of a group of local people they have always live in the city, but pushed away, to the boundaries,and modifying their life quality toward less comunication, less dialogue with the environment and…

Argentinean muralist Pastel recently travelled to Europe and more precisely the city of Valencia in Spain. Wrapping up the entire Fermax building, the artist painted over 1600 square meters to finalize his artwork. Pastel created another of his signature floral-mural which will surely become a local landmark in the months and years to come. In…

Our friend Pastel is currently in Portugal where he was invited to work on a large new mural somewhere on the streets of Covilhã. Specialising in painting plants, the Argentinean artist once again brought to life a beautiful and intimate piece of work which will surely please the local residents for years to come. Can…

Argentinean muralist Pastel just sent us some images from his latest artwork which was just revealed somewhere on the streets of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Entitled “Grandma’s Garden”, Pastel brought to life some of his signature plant-based imagery for the locals to enjoy. The idea of a garden-form, characteristic of housing typologies in residential neighbourhoods,…

Continuing his summer trip through Europe and taking part in festivals and project, our friend Francisco Diaz aka Pastel recently painted a new piece in Säffle, Sweden. Invited by the Artscape festival, the Argentinian artist created one of his floral composition on a residential building in the area. Matching his color choice with the given structure,…