Though he spent the first 25 years of his painting life writing graffiti in his home town of Barcelona, David Lozano (who goes by the handle DavidL) has spent the last few years focused on painting rather than tagging. And while his graffiti career was all about getting noticed, his evolution as an artist now has him painting in hidden places instead. DavidL spends his days scouting out derelict buildings, and making them shine one last time.
While his subjects – often taken from the horror genre – may tend to be on the dark side, his wildly-colored, generously-sized paintings have a way of brightening sad places. Many of the buildings which bear his paintings have been torn down, but he’s okay with the ephemeral nature of his locations. Like the pop icons and movie characters he paints, his art is meant to be fleeting.
You can see all of the prolific DavidL’s work on his Instagram.
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May 21, 2019 at 7:00 am
Well…He is good even if it is a waste of paint on a building that is going down but that seem to be his thing.
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May 21, 2019 at 8:25 am
Some people object to permanence. I am the opposite.
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May 21, 2019 at 8:18 am
Wow… *followed*
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May 21, 2019 at 8:26 am
He’s a cool guy.
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May 21, 2019 at 9:30 am
It is art. Just not the type of art I enjoy looking at. If he enjoys doing it, who am I to tell him to stop. But I sure will not hunt for it either. Hal
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May 21, 2019 at 11:07 am
LOL. Well said.
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May 21, 2019 at 12:50 pm
I think it’s fantastic!
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May 22, 2019 at 6:14 am
I love all that pop art laying in wait for the unsuspecting urbex searcher or homeless person or even demolition expert!
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May 21, 2019 at 12:52 pm
I love it! I like urban decay and abandoned spaces and I really appreciate good quality urban art so the combination of the two is striking. I actually like the impermanence of the art too. To commit to creating something transitory is to really invest in the idea that art serves a purpose through the process of creation and it can have meaning even if it won’t have a long history.
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May 22, 2019 at 6:15 am
Me, too. I get that it’s transitory nature is part of the whole.
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May 21, 2019 at 1:43 pm
You know what’s weird? I posted about street graffiti today too! A friend and I walked a railroad now bike path that has the original, and some new, artwork still under all the bridges.
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May 22, 2019 at 6:16 am
Twinsies! It’s good weather for street art!
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August 28, 2021 at 4:26 am
Where can I find this place?😄
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September 4, 2021 at 11:30 am
He doesn’t seem to tell us where the paintings are located, but I believe he’s mostly based in Barcelona.
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