Street art in Barcelona does not last long. A painted mattress or a cardboard monster next to the bins is usually gone by the next morning. That is why the online channels of Art Is Trash matter so much: they are the archive of a city's art that disappears every night.
Drawings and paintings
Francisco de Pájaro, the artist behind Art Is Trash, draws all the time: on paper, on canvas, on found objects. His lines are fast and raw, his colours loud. Many of these works are not made for the street but to keep. You can see a selection of his works on paper and his paintings on canvas on his official website.
Photos from the streets of Barcelona
Every street intervention is photographed before the cleaning trucks arrive. Together these photos show Barcelona from an unusual angle: not the Sagrada Família or Park Güell, but the corners of El Born, the Gothic Quarter, El Raval and Poblenou, where people leave their old furniture on the pavement. Browse more pictures here on the blog under the label photos.
Reels, shorts and videos
Videos show something photos can't: how quickly a new character appears. In a few minutes a pile of rubbish gets eyes, a mouth and a message. The Art Is Trash videos collect the best of these moments. Short clips appear first as reels on Instagram @artistrash and as shorts on the Art Is Trash YouTube channel.
Posters and prints
If you want to take a piece of Barcelona street art home, prints are the easiest way to start. The Art Is Trash prints reproduce some of his best-known motifs at an affordable price. For something unique, look at his sculptures or original canvases.
Follow Art Is Trash
- Instagram – new street pieces, reels and studio work
- Facebook – news, exhibitions and photos
- YouTube – videos and shorts
- artistrash.es – the official website and shop
New to his work? Start with our portrait Art Is Trash: The Barcelona Street Artist Who Turns Rubbish into Art.
