Muralismo en Compostela

DOA (Galicia) “Acuillea Millefolium”, “Stevia Rebaudiana”

Synopsis The ensemble is called “Parte da super familia Asteraceae” and is part of her series of murals called “Reforestando.” It is a project that intervenes in public space, arising from the intention of regenerating... read more
YOSEBA MP (Galicia) | “A muller macroondas”

Synopsis The mural is part of the series of works that Yoseba calls “Fenómenos do rural” in which each painting pays tribute, in a peculiar way, to the women of the Galician countryside. They are portrayed as superheroines of... read more
MUTANTE CREATIVO (Galicia) “Crisálida”

Synopsis The painting seems to address the building itself, inhabited by the now mythical Siso winery and the artists themselves, with a composition flooded by a sea of wine and featuring an organism formed by multiple branches, which recall a... read more
LULA GOCE (Galicia) “Untitled”

Synopsis Lula Goce’s work delves into the intimate starting from the public, apparent solitary actions intertwined with unsettling living nature, where human and plant worlds come together to symbolise whatever she requires. In this mural... read more
MIGUEL PERALTA (Galicia/Almería) “Untitled”

Synopsis In this mural, Miguel speaks to us in a veiled way about life and care. A personal tribute to the intrahistory of his own upbringing and fatherhood. Sowing, watering, cultivating, caring for, and harvesting. This life cycle seems to be... read more
FARID RUEDA “Untitled”

Synopsis In the midst of striking atmospheres, complex patterns, and rich textures that point to his Mexican essence, lurks a call to attention about the conservation of the natural environment and everything that surrounds us. In this mural,... read more
ISAAC MAHOW “Untitled”

Synopsis In this mural, Isaac depicts a seemingly simple fable while skilfully playing and solving the composition with the structure of the building itself. Hare and fox, victim and executioner, run parallel without escaping from each other,... read more
MØU (Galicia) “Liberi”

Synopsis Liberi speaks of creativity; when you are truly free ideas grow, sprout, display their branches. The different corners of our mind and subconscious hide and develop the ideas that elevate us as creative and conscious beings. The image... read more
YOSEBA MP (Galicia) “Soledad, a Poppins do Sar”

Synopsis “Soledad, A Poppins do Sar” is also part of Yoseba MP’s series of murals entitled “Fernómenos do rural”, in which each painting pays tribute, in a peculiar way, to the women of the Galician... read more
MIGUEL PERALTA (Galicia/Almería) “Camiñantes”

Synopsis In this mural, Miguel Peralta presents his most fantastic dream world to tell us an amusing and beautiful story. A young sun from a warm, dry place immerses himself, with his diving suit and paintbrush, into a wet, deep underwater... read more
LIDIA CAO (Galicia) “Identidade”

Synopsis Lidia reflects on childhood and its crucial influence on a person’s subsequent development. By means of her customary sensitivity and delicacy, she gives us this poetic and suggestive image, which places the viewer in that... read more
XOANA ALMAR (Galicia) “Casa”

Synopsis Joan dedicated this mural to her father, producing an image that is inspired by a photograph taken by him years ago in her home, in which she herself appears as a child in her mother’s lap. An image that hides certain symbols and... read more
SOKRAM (Galicia) “Perpetua débeda”

Synopsis A mural in one of the buildings of the housing development known as “Vuelva mañana” (“Come back tomorrow”) in the neighbourhood of Pontepedriña. Gossip has it that this well-known neighbourhood... read more
TWEE MUIZEN (Galicia) “Caldo e fútbol”

Synopsis This mural is a mixture of nostalgia, humour, and culture, while also being a self-referential tribute to their Compostela origins. From a very young age, Denis often played football in As Cancelas (where the mural is located), so he... read more
MAZ Feat. DOA (Galicia) “Semella ver o verde ollarnos cos ollos de cemento”

Synopsis Once again Maz’s customary pithy, critical, and sarcastic gaze shines through in this mural, which combined with Doa’s iconic and seemingly simple eyes, compose an effective deception that merges the wall with its natural... read more
LIDIA CAO (Galicia) “O periplo”

Synopsis It is hard to figure out what your path is at the beginning. You never know what you might be crossing or what changes might be coming. The important thing is to embrace everything that comes your way and turn it into something that... read more
MØU (Galicia) “O ciclo da auga”

Synopsis A mural that reflects on the fragility of our existence, featuring an allegory of the water cycle and our own ecosystem. Often our experiences accumulate to the point of overflowing, but the cycle continues without exception. Bio A... read more
DOA (Galicia) “Unha flor no colo doutra flor”

Synopsis Doa created, by means of her well-known series “Reforestando,” this powerful image of an Achillea millefolium holding a Calystegia sepium in its lap, as a symbolic depiction of care and support for our... read more
NOVE NOEL (Galicia) “Choupana”

Synopsis A dialogue in a small house. It is an artistic conversation with a wall that is starting to break up. We are talking about changing the world, we aspire to great things, to impact large scale, to make a splash. Scholars and writers... read more
MUTANTE CREATIVO (Galicia) “Abrazo”

Synopsis The composition features two figures intertwined in a tight embrace between two worlds, light and darkness, a poetic image that depicts and commemorates World AIDS Day. The figure in warm tones represents hope, life, presence, health.... read more

Santiago is no stranger to the boom of urban art, and as in many other cities around the world, in Compostela we are strongly committed to muralism in order to restore and enhance forgotten or degraded spaces. Spaces that are being revived for the residents of Compostela themselves, becoming new foci of attraction in a city with an immense heritage, as well as places in which to leave our own mark.

Today, Santiago has become a museum of urban art, featuring a wide range of mural paintings, many of which have been created by widely renowned artists. Different events such as the Delas Fest, Elas Tamén Pintan or Compostela Contemporánea have contributed to this, initiatives committed to muralism as a form of expression and in which Santiago City Council has collaborated over the last few years.

Thanks to these mural paintings, the people who visit us may not only discover creative Santiago but also engage with the local community and its history by means of this street art. Hopefully, visiting these murals will be the perfect excuse, for visitors and residents alike, to visit other unknown areas of the city, beyond the usual itineraries, to discover a living, modern, creative and socially aware city. A Compostela that looks to the future, and that we are continuing to build all together.