--- author: Jan Brennenstuhl categories: - Graffiti, Marker & 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... ' tags: - Mural Art - Roa - Animal Art - American Street Art title: 'Murals: Roa in Mexico' url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/murals-roa-in-mexico/ --- # Murals: Roa in Mexico *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... In 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! This 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... ![roa - graffiti animal]() roa - graffiti animal ![roa and saner in mexico]() roa and saner in mexico ![roa mexico]() roa mexico