New work from Above.

The year starts and Pampero Fundación resumes its divulgation of new pieces of street art. We start with a new work from the artist Above, done exactly in the first day of the year. This new year’s “postcard” is a bit far away for those who may want to see it live, more specifically in California, USA, but the ephemeral museum brings images and a video of this stencil.

Do you think 2009 it’s going to be a “bang” or a “bust”?
We hope it will be a bang!

For more information about the artist go to www.goabove.com

Music at VSP

Another initiative by Pampero Fundación in supporting upcoming artists, by getting together in the same space two intertwined parts of street culture: music and graffiti. The result? A very lively night!

It was on the past 5th of December that the funk underground band, Groove Intercourse, showed what they’re worth at the VSP (Visual Street Performance).

This group has nine members that play american funk classics from the 60’s and 70’s, and also some originals inspired by these decades. An amalgam of soul, rock and funk that amused all of those who passed by Rua do Norte, nº103.

To get to know more about the band go to: www.myspace.com/grooveintercourse.

Art for charity

STEALING FROM THE RICH from ABOVE on Vimeo.

Above, a well-known artist, included the Ephemeral Museum, is starting a project to donate money to a homeless shelter in Lisbon.

He is making a Giclee Print of the "Stealing from the Rich, and giving to the poor" piece he did in Lisbon (see the video here.)

His idea is to sell the prints and donate 100% of all the profits to a Homeless shelter in Lisbon (since he painted the piece here!)

He expects to raise $20,000 US Dollars for this cause, so we are looking for a center that needs money and helps out Homeless people DIRECTLY!!! with Food, Shelter, Clothing, etc.

Any information will be very welcome.

We consider this to be a noble cause, and we want to spread the word. You can help Above too, by sending this info to all your friends. Thanks.

BEFORE AND AFTER

As we informed, some of the Ephemeral Museu works are being erased. So that you don’t get caught off-guard when you come and visit, we’ll keep giving you some information of what is being changed, whenever it happens.

Here’s the first update.

ONESTO: INTERVIEW

Alex Hornest, 72 D.I.E.S.E.L, Arma Secreta, A.F.A. and ONESTO are some of the 72 nicknames used by this brazilian artist who is now showing himself in Lisbon for an collective exhibition named Território Ocupado (Occupied Territory), along with other renowned brazilian artists such as Speto and Nunca.

Onesto is one of the most prominent figures of brazilian street art. This painter, sculptor and multimedia artist is performing for 16 years in the streets of the main cities in Brazil, intervening in urban environments and inspired by everything that surrounds him, from people to the architecture of the places he visits.

During his brief stop in Lisbon we had the opportunity to talk to Onesto and find out how he felt about the Portuguese capital of graffiti. And about Portuguese pastry.

Ephemeral Museum: WHICH WAS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION ABOUT LISBON.

ONESTO: Lisbon is totally bombed! I thought there wasn’t a lot of graffiti here. I was always under the impression that everything in Europe was forbidden and that the law was very strict, scaring people out of doing stuff. I was wrong. I was impressed o see that Lisbon has a lot of graffiti. I was very positively impressed. There’s a lot of people doing great stuff around here. You guys are sick!

E.M. : WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS INITIATIVE FROM THE EPHEMERAL MUSEUM OF CATALOGGING AND SPREAD URBAN ART

O. : I thought it was pretty cool. Some people walk on the same street everyday and don’t realize the art that is there. If the initiative from the Ephemeral Museum is about opening up a space for people to get to know urban art better, I think it’s great. The more people know about our work, the less biased they will be. Unfortunately, that information doesn’t reach everybody, and lots of times we’re considered hooligans instead of artists.

E.M. : DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS CLEANING BEING MADE IN BAIRRO ALTO BY THE CITY COUNCIL?

O. : Yeah man, actually I do. If your art is on the streets, these things can happen. Otherwise, it’s not really EPHEMERAL, is it? That cleaning at the same time opens space for new artists to show their work. Honestly, I think it’s a waste of money and time on the government’s part, I think Bairro won’t last a week without graffitis.
I even think it’s better like this. In Brazil, lots of works remain untouched for years, no one does anything to them, no one paints over them. It gets less ephemeral, you see? So it doesn’t open new spaces for nobody, looks like you’re not even painting on the streets. (laughs)


E.M. : WHAT ARE YOUR INFLUENCES.


O. : I’m influenced by many artists, inside and outside Brazil. Before I used to be addicted to art and would be all over the internet to find out everything that was booming abroad. But apart from that, I would also consider cartoons as influences, like Tom and Jerry and the Disnet characters, retro style, black and white, when Mickey still had those giant white hands. Maybe that’s why I still paint my character’s hands that way.

E.M. WHY DO YOU THINK BRAZILIAN GRAFITTI IS SO HIP NOWADAYS.

O. : I think brazilian street artists were able to put a lot of Brazil’s essence in their art. The twins, with their colorful characters, were influenced by the brazilian northeast. Speto was influenced by the Cordel paintings, Nunca by the brazilian natives, me, for using a more urban kind of characters, represent São Paulo more. And the list is far from being over, there are so many of good guys that are successful in taking Brazil and its essence outside its borders. And that is showing in the success of the artists that nowadays are exhibiting all over the world.

E.M. : THANKS FOR THIS CHAT ONESTO. SO WHAT WILL YOUR NEXT STOP BE AFTER LISBON?

O. : After Lisbon I’m still going to a Street Art festival in Florence, Italy, called La Creativida. Okay everybody. It was a pleasure.

New Header.

The new header for Museu Efemero's blog was designed by Nuno Barbêdo and
Bruna Guerreiro.

This Header was created by a Portuguese and a Brazilian designer. Four hands
gave life to this piece. Bruna is an illustrator living in London and
spending some time in Lisbon. Nuno works specially with street graffiti, his
work has been shown around Spain, Switzerland, England and Brazil. Bruna's
work has also been exhibit in different parts of the World, they have been
seen around China,Japan, England, Brazil and Canada.

This Header was done using a mix of illustration with some digital finishes.

To find out more about their work click here to see more of Nuno's work and
here to see more of Bruna's work.

Legal Areas

Lisbon City Hall has placed several boards near Bairro Alto so that the artists can paint or express any street art form legally. Artists now have a new place to show their art.
It looks like these are the first of a series that City Hall will spread in several other places around the city.
Does this initiative will keep the walls clean?
We would like to know your opinion.
Leave a comment.

Cleanning Bairro Alto.

The CML (Câmara Municipal de Lisboa) started to clean the streets of Bairro Alto.
Cleanning tags, graffitis, stencils, even several artworks of the MUSEU EFEMERO.
The cleanning teams started working on the Rua das Salgadeiras and they will continue on Rua do Norte and finally the hole Bairro Alto.
Is this going to do to Bairro Alto any good?
Leave a comment with your opinion.

Exhibition in Bairro Alto

Yesterday was the openning day of the exhibition Território Ocupado.
It´s on Galeria Bernardo Marques (R. D. Pedro V, 81) whit work form Onesto, Speto, Ciro, Melim, Kboco and Nunca. This last one, recently made an exhibition on the Tate Modern em Londres.
Tuesday to Saturdays, from 11h e as 19h. Free entrance.

It’s Happening in Bairro Alto

Today is the opening of Território Ocupado (Occupied Territory in english). In the Bernardo Marques Gallery (Rua Dom Pedro V, 81), a group of artists open today a new exhibition. Among the artists, Onesto, Speto, Ciro, Melim and Kboco will be present. Theses artists come from the streets of Sao Paulo, and their work was even exhibited in London’s Tate Modern.It starts today, between 5pm and 10pm. The exhibition can also be seen from Tuesdays to Saturdays between 11am and 7pm. Free entrance.

New Header.

The new header of Museu Efémero blog was crated by Renato Lopes.

This artist was born in São Paulo, and his work has been seen in Brazil, Argentina and Portugal. His work shows a great variety of concepts an technics: hand free illustration, digital illustration, collage, photo-collage, photography among others.

The brazilian artist also left his mark on our blog. To know more about his work click here.

Thank you Renato Lopes!

MAR brings art to the 1st anniversary of Time out magazine

In the past 26th September the 1st anniversary of Time Out Lisboa Magazine was celebrated, and had a strong Pampero presence.

Pampero Fundación, as it traditionally does, provided the canvas for art to be performed. MAR, a renowned specialist in the graffiti arts, was a strong presence at the Pampero room, and painted 3 walls for the chilled-out rum brand.

Art in Pubs

On September 24th, there was another event supported by Pampero Fundación. This time several astists have decorated the Jamaica's back-Bar in Lisbon. The work was done by a group of artists, and among them, have already participated in the Ephemeral Museum:FromTheCave + Tosco + Johnny Vector + Renato Lopes + Nuno Barbedo.

Stencil Nation’s new book.

Stencil Nation’s new book:Community, Graffiti and Art from Russel Howze is already on sale at www.stencilnation.org. This is a compilation of stencils from 350 artists, spread throughout 28 different countries. Among them we can find works from some of the artists featuring in the Ephemeral Museum, like Eime, Dolk and Mir. This organization will keep on making Stencil Fests in November and December 2008 in various cities in the USA.Schedule:

November
13 Lucy Parsons Center, Boston, MA
15 Symposium Books, Providence, RI
16 Bluestockings Books, NY, NY
17 Vox Pop, Brooklyn, NY
21 Red Emma's, Baltimore, MD
22 Brian MacKenzie Infoshop, Washington, DC

December
4 Open Book, Greenville, SC
5 Firestorm Books, Asheville, NC
12 A Cappella Books, Atlanta, GA
18 Barnes & Noble, Mt. Pleasant, SC

Find out more about Stencil Nation at:
Blog: http://happyfeettravels.org/index.php/category/stencil-nation/ Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stencil_nation_book/

New stuff at Museu Efemero.

Now you can also download exclusive wallpapers of the Museu Efemero.
Each wallpaper was made by a different artist. To download one just push the bottom on the right. This section will be updated with more artists and more ephemeral art.

Ephemeral Museum open its doors

On Jult 17th 2008 the Ephemeral Museum opened its doors. Many members of the media were present to document the opening.
The event took place in Café Suave, in the heart of Bairro Alto. Some of the artists featuring in the museum were present at the press conference, as well as representants from the Acorda Lisboa Movement (MAL).
The public, besides drinking Dirty Pampero, enjoyed an exclusive guided tour in which the works were explained by members of MAL, and in some cases, even by the artists themselves.
Below you can see the photos of the opening:

OLIVIA. (Rua das Salgadeiras 3)

Olivia, a Spanish artist from Barcelona, uses in this piece the stencil over paper technique. The artist came to Lisbon with Dr Case and Coolture. She works on the comic character of Olive Oyl, dressing her in different costumes. The sticker expression points to an attitude of which only the physiognomy reminds us of the original Olive Oyl. She also works with graffiti and stencils, with works in distant places such as Shanghai and Hong Kong. Olivia also has illustration works published in children’s literature. To know more about the works of this artist go to www.barcelonastreetart.net

DALAIAMA. (Rua das Gáveas, 34)

The stencil in front of you was made by DALAIAMA. With a cross-sectional presence in the urban scene, this artist seeks opportunities of intervening in graffiti bombing, as well as in sticker creation, cooperating with various Lisbon artists, allowing a wide diffusion of the work of this Portuguese artist throughout Lisbon, Cascais, Estoril and the in the south of capital.
The corrosive attitude present in the whole of their visual identity, accented with strong hints of socio-political intervention, is also worth mentioning. To know more about the works of this artist go to http://dalaiama.blogspot.com

FREEMANTLE. (Tv Fiéis de Deus, 6)

The French group Freemantle made the work you’re looking at in October 2006. The collective is known for producing over-sized stencils and is intimately connected to the skating world, and has developed designs for various board collections. They were also the main attraction of Spin Collectif, a French design exhibition.

LISBON CHILL OUT TOURS. (Rua das Gáveas, 36)

This is an unconventional advertising work with a well-defined and masterfully used technique. The stencil is used as a communication weapon. The Lisbon Chill Out Tours is a company that offers alternative tours through the old part of the city, which is becoming more and more alluring to tourists.

ILOVESUNDAYS. (Rua das Gáveas, 36)

ILOVESUNDAYS shouts out Hearts that suggest Sundays big on surprises! Everything on Sundays, divulging the Sunday nights of the Crew Hassan.

BITMAP. Firma. (Travessa de agua da flor, 35)

For the work standing in front of you, Bitmap has used the stencil technique. The work is a symbol of this artist, an icon, a signature. Bitmap was born and developed his talent in Lisbon, and his most famous works are his stencils made with extreme graphic care with over-sized paper. As you walk through Street Museu Fundación Pampero, you will encounter other works from this artist, like the Grua, the iconic work from this creative. To know more about Bitmap and his work, go to http://www.fotolog.com/bitmap02

Rufia. (Rua do Norte, 105)

This piece is from Rufia, a street artist since 1981.
This Portuguese artist divides himself between many disciplines such as murals, stencils, canvases, stickers, sculptures, etc.
His scene is related to street subcultures, social criticism and politics. Some paintings are based on lyrics of underground songs. The artist surprises us not only with the quality of his work, but also with his philosophy, which proclaims something like this: ¨THE STREETS ARE MY GALLERY SO THAT EVERYBODY MAY SEE MY SCENES: WHILE THERE IS PAINT IN MY CAN I WILL ALWAYS BE STIRRING.¨ To see more about Rufia go to: http://www.fotolog.com/cao_das_botas/

Jef Aerosol. Amália Rodrigues. (Tv da Queimada, 3)

In this work, Jef Aerosol uses the technique of stencil over paper. This French artist started his career in Tours, Orléans and Nantes in the beginning of the 80’s. In 1985 his work crossed these frontiers, with a frequent presence in Paris and London. A student of the art of serigraphy, this creative process will be following his career as a street artist. Jef Aerosol’s passage through Lisbon in 2007 has left a mark in urban art. Raising the bar of the stencil work that is usually seen in Lisbon.
Lisbon is also noted for works about Fernando Pessoa and Amália Rodrigues, like the one standing in front of you. The icons of the Portuguese language are interpreted as street artists, in the same style as Jef Aerosol had painted the Rolling Stones and John Lennon previously. The success in Lisbon was such that he has his work scattered across Bairro Alto, Bica, Alfama and Rossio. Most of the two works mentioned above, as well as work titled «Sitting Kid» have been ripped by passers by. Get to know more about http://www.jefaerosol.free.fr