{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Murals: Roa in Mexico","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-02-07T13:12:04Z","description":"In the last weeks, famous urban artist Roa lew over the sea for a painting trip in Mexico! The result is that there are a lot of new animal murals and collaboration works in the streets... ","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal Walls\u003c/em\u003e | While we had a more or less hard winter in Europe, \u003ca href=\"/roa-graffiti-action/\"\u003efamous urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eRoa\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e flew over the sea and did some nice new mural stuff in Mexico! After having a look at the brand-new photos of his spray-painted animals on \u003ca href=\"http://www.ekosystem.org/date_big/2011-02-07\"\u003eEkosystem\u003c/a\u003e I have to say, that Roa’s style is and remains unique in my eyes\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to a lot of new walls showing those well-known graffiti animals, Roa also hooked up with Mexican urban artists \u003cstrong\u003eSaner\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSego\u003c/strong\u003e to create some wicked collaborations!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis trip and especially the photos confirm what I heard about Mexico and other Central and South American countries: The urban art scene is pure and energetic, there are a lot of great walls and spaces and a lot to explore. For that reasons a lot of artists I’ve spoken with said that they plan to go there for nice painting trips! Also Tristan Manco, the head behind the \u003ca href=\"/street-sketchbook/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Street Sketchbook”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e told me that artists from Central and South America often developed their own styles away from European or the US-American influences\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1740\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1740\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1740\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_e01bc5b8a4161d8f.avif 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_5c7042a16524b5de.avif 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_49b9cd00464ba911.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_f8ee42659f128b89.webp 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_93be52e95be085c0.webp 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_aac6f220ffa42c01.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_f5d10975dde77f68.jpg\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_a31fcf47ec13e10e.jpg 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_26b866a8c8e744c1.jpg 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal_hu_f5d10975dde77f68.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"964\" alt=\"roa - graffiti animal\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eroa - graffiti animal\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1740\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1740\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1740\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_b04fe4aedb6dec7d.avif 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_b53f2d079b44f389.avif 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_afe4cd4512a76cac.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_a3ffc6eb52f28fb0.webp 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_9e947ac8ad9e1717.webp 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_df91f7c512b700d1.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_c20d3f1d28283bdf.jpg\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_14ae6ed3f7f1f6b5.jpg 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_342b57f5d57e016.jpg 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico_hu_c20d3f1d28283bdf.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"964\" alt=\"roa and saner in mexico\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eroa and saner in mexico\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1740\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1740\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1740\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_35222f7fb85bba95.avif 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_62d2f5baf82e77e4.avif 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_7b59ea549e2b8e9.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_ac26bb1f812a94f2.webp 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_7cfe09634e49b05f.webp 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_c9843419fe98cdc7.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_b3e445a8532d3792.jpg\" srcset=\"/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_925f6b66389933c9.jpg 480w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_c0e5f0a137ba1448.jpg 960w, /murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico_hu_b3e445a8532d3792.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"964\" alt=\"roa mexico\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eroa mexico\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Animal Walls* | While we had a more or less hard winter in Europe, [famous urban artist **Roa**](/roa-graffiti-action/) flew over the sea and did some nice new mural stuff in Mexico! After having a look at the brand-new photos of his spray-painted animals on [Ekosystem](http://www.ekosystem.org/date_big/2011-02-07) I have to say, that Roa’s style is and remains unique in my eyes...\n\nIn addition to a lot of new walls showing those well-known graffiti animals, Roa also hooked up with Mexican urban artists **Saner** and **Sego** to create some wicked collaborations!\n\nThis trip and especially the photos confirm what I heard about Mexico and other Central and South American countries: The urban art scene is pure and energetic, there are a lot of great walls and spaces and a lot to explore. For that reasons a lot of artists I’ve spoken with said that they plan to go there for nice painting trips! Also Tristan Manco, the head behind the [*“Street Sketchbook”*](/street-sketchbook/) told me that artists from Central and South America often developed their own styles away from European or the US-American influences...\n\n![roa - graffiti animal](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-graffiti-animal.jpg\u003e)\n\nroa - graffiti animal ![roa and saner in mexico](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-saner-mexico.jpg\u003e)\n\nroa and saner in mexico ![roa mexico](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/murals-roa-in-mexico/roa-mexico.jpg\u003e)\n\nroa mexico ","tags":["Mural Art","Roa","Animal Art","American Street Art"],"title":"Murals: Roa in Mexico","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/murals-roa-in-mexico/"}