Pinta Malasaña: Street artists turn Madrid into open-air gallery for urban art festival

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Over 100 artists were given free rein to create in 100 spaces provided by shopkeepers, institutions, and neighbours in Madrid for the Pinta Malasaña festival.

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00:00 [Music]

00:26 I was inspired by a book I read by John Berger called "Why look at animals?"

00:31 because it looks at animals and reflects a little about animal behavior,

00:35 how we relate to them.

00:37 So I wanted to do a kind of...

00:39 Well, in my works I always try to generate a question or you see it and say "Hey, what is this?"

00:44 [Music]

00:58 I think it brings a new vision, a younger vision.

01:02 It just gives a little bit of life to the neighborhood.

01:05 There are so many people out on the streets looking around

01:08 and parents stopping with their kids to talk about

01:11 "Look how she's mixing these colors and look, he's using spray paint."

01:14 It's a great educational experience for young people too to pursue creative futures,

01:19 which we need now more than ever.

01:21 [Music]

01:30 [Spanish]

01:47 [Music]

01:56 (upbeat music)

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