New graffiti display co-designed by local and Uruguayan artists

The graffiti display area at Anim’Arte Nam Van has undergone a change in its appearance, featuring a new graffiti mural with the theme “maritime adventure.”

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has been inviting local artists to exhibit their work on the graffiti display area beside the Nam Van Lake since 2016. This time, the IC has invited two graffiti artists, Nicolás Sanchez Alfalfa from Uruguay and local talent PIBG, to create a new graffiti art exhibit.

Alfalfa, born in Venezuela in 1983, has resided in various countries including Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Poland, the United States, Germany, Spain and Austria, and his life experiences have left their mark on his graffiti. He is known for sketching large-scale graffiti murals using black lines of different thicknesses to produce a captivating three-dimensional visual effect. His works present his personal interpretation of the inherent nature of the human being while alluding to supernatural myths with a dynamic touch.

Local artist PIBG has been a street graffiti artist since the late-90s and has showcased his works in more than 10 group exhibitions in various countries and regions since 2000, including mainland China, Australia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In 2004 he founded Macau’s first graffiti art group, GANTZ5, which is also one of the most influential groups in the contemporary graffiti scene in China.

According to a statement issued by the IC, the graffiti collaboration presents “the maritime history of China and the West through the common language of “graffiti art” whilst integrating the artists’ own cultural backgrounds and experiences.” The IC pledged to continue to make use of the graffiti wall close to the Nam Van Lake to promote graffiti art by forging further collaborations with different artists.