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WILBCN - Finalist Pieces, Part 2

Here is now part 2 of the finalist pieces of  the 'Why I love Barcelona' (WILBCN) art competition. I was pretty chuffed to see how much talent is out there and what a muse a city like Barcelona can be!To get an inspiring taster* scroll down, additional artists' masterpieces are featured in Part 1 of #WILBCN.From the 26th April, all the finalist will shine on my Facebook cover picture, so share the talent by tweeting or liking it. The next milestone will then be the 14th May,when I will showcase all the artist pieces in the Barcelona hostel.  Join me for a  joyous, exciting and mischievous celebration of talent, art and what lies in between.....  MuzaiWhere you are from, what/where did you study? What...
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WILBCN

WILBCN – Finalist pieces, Part 1

Streetwise, witty, inspirational, quirky, provocative, vivid, surprising, supernatural, fresh - the finalists for the ‘Why I love Barcelona’ (WILBCN) art competition worked incredibly hard on their final pieces. Amazing – so much talent, passion and skill!On the 14th May the artists pieces will be showcased in the Barcelona hostel, and I will have my own bespoke gallery designed by you! The exhibition will be followed by a panel discussion and opening party. Check out what mischievous event I have planned to highlight the artists’ expertise and of course, to put on a good event for all of us.For a sneak peek*, how the artists expressed their love to Barcelona, keep scrolling down. First 10 finalist pieces are below and the...
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Circus...Circus....Circus

 Initially when you think circus, your association is with clowns, elephants, acrobats and tightrope walkers.With its origin in the ancient Rome and Greece the circus started in the early 14th century. The idea was to entertain the common public with a spectakulum of some sort. The circus evolved over the century’s and became part of every country’s tradition, a travelling group of performers that magically suddenly appear in town and within a fortnight they disappear again.An afternoon or evening hosted in a magnificent tent with a voluptuous ringmaster, who announces acts and all sorts of other entertainment and visual stimuli. You have acrobats flying through the air and you can hear astonishing ‘ohhhhs and ahhhs’ from the audience.And then...
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Generator Barcelona Now Open

I’m alive, kicking and ready to rock…come and join me!When it comes to the King of Catalunya then look no further than my four walls. Although I was originally built in 1963, I’m looking great, I think you will agree. My new life as a hostel and hotel has given me the power to be the best in Barcelona. A bold statement my friend but one I feel I fulfil without a doubt. I’m located slap bang in the middle of the two main Metro stations of Diagonal and Verdaguer and from there I’m as little as 15 minutes away from la playa. Bring on the Med.When is a hostel in Barcelona not a hostel? When it’s a hotel....
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'Why I Love Barcelona' Art Campaign Finalists Part 2

And here is the final batch of our Barcelona art campaign shortlist...So much talent out there...we were honoured!  Tell us which design, artwork sample and street art design is your favourite. Share your ideas on Twitter #LoveBCN or on our Facebook page!Thanks again to you all, and stay tuned to find out about the next stage of the competition where 20 artists will be producing a unique piece of art in the theme 'Why I love Barcelona', which is being exhibited at the opening event of Generator Barcelona. Two out of the twenty art pieces will be chosen to be displayed as a permanent mural within public areas of the hostel.Below shows our next 10 finalist sample work along with...
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