Public Art – Derlon de Almeida in association with Vamos!

Sunday 7 July saw the official opening of the Brazilian artist Derlon de Almeida’s amazing artwork created on the front wall of what will be “The Biscuit Box studios”. This event took place as part of Newcastle/Gateshead Vamos festival, a celebration of Spanish and Portuguese speaking cultures.

Derlon de Almeida is one of the most important names in Brazilian urban art, a self-taught artist whose artistic language includes a mix of street art, Brazilian popular culture, wood cuts (xylography) and pop art. A household name in Recife – aka Manguetown – Derlon made the city his canvas and his creations can be found on walls and buildings in Brazil and abroad with individual exhibitions and commissions in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon and Amsterdam. Derlon was recently featured in the BBC 1 series Brazil with Michael Palin. Derlon’s first UK solo show From Manguetown: The Urban Art of Derlon opens on 17 July at Shoreditch´s gallery, London.