🎨 Akore – Afrocolor Visionary of Barcelona's Urban Art Scene
Akore is a self-taught graffiti and street artist who has become one of the most recognised voices in contemporary urban art in Barcelona. His creative roots stretch back to the late 1980s, when he began painting in the city’s outskirts, deeply influenced by the rise of hip-hop culture and its expressive, boundary-pushing energy.
What distinguishes Akore is his powerful blend of post-graffiti aesthetics and African visual heritage, a fusion he defines through his unique style known as Afrocolor. Through bold colours and rhythmic compositions, Akore brings ancestral stories and spiritual reflections to life on both street walls and canvas.
🌍 A Deep Cultural Connection to Africa
Although born in Murcia, a region in southeastern Spain with deep geographical and historical ties to the African continent, Akore draws heavily from African spirituality, identity, and historical memory. His artworks often feature commanding portraits of African women, evoking resilience, dignity, and cultural continuity. These figures serve as symbols of collective memory, bridging generations and geographies.
🖌️ Style, Resistance, and the Urban Landscape
Akore’s visual language is rooted in movement. With vivid colour palettes, dynamic brushwork, and a balance of tribal, abstract, and urban motifs, his style pulses with energy. Much of his work appears in unauthorised public spaces, a deliberate choice that transforms the streets into platforms of creative resistance and community dialogue. His art addresses themes of migration, rupture, identity, and spirituality — always with a sense of urgency and reflection.
♻️ Art with Purpose: Ecology and Reuse
A committed advocate for the environment, Akore often works with found and recycled materials — doors, traffic signs, fabrics, scrap metal — infusing his pieces with both texture and message. This sustainable practice highlights not only the ecological footprint of creation but also the transformative power of art to give new life to discarded matter.
🧠 Beyond the Wall: Lectures, Academia & Media
Akore's influence extends far beyond the streets. He has contributed to cultural and academic institutions such as the University of Barcelona and the Palau de la Música Catalana, sharing his insight into urban art, identity, and resistance. His work is currently being analysed by the Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, underlining its cultural and historical value.
His art and activism have been featured in major global media, including National Geographic, El País, La Vanguardia, MTV, and Greenpeace. He also appeared in the international documentary series This is Art (Brutal Media / BBC Studios / TV3 / Movistar+), broadcast in over 80 countries.
🌍 International Reach, Local Soul
Akore’s art has travelled across continents, with exhibitions in Spain, France, Germany, and Singapore, and murals in cities around the world. Still, his artistic heart remains rooted in Barcelona — where he is a permanent artist at the Artevistas Gallery, a space known for showcasing the soul of the city’s street and contemporary art movement.
🔗 Discover Akore at Artevistas Gallery
📍 Passatge del Crèdit 4, Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
🌐 www.artevistas.eu
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