Muelle
Muelle | |
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 A restored Muelle tag on the Calle de la Montera | |
| Born | Juan Carlos Argüello September 23, 1965 Madrid |
| Died | July 1, 1995 (aged 29) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | First Spanish graffiti artist |
| Style | Flechero |
| Movement | Graffiti |
| Memorial(s) | Commemorative plaque at 2 La calle de Carazo, Madrid; Plaza Juan Carlos Argüello "MUELLE", Madrid named in his honour[1] |
| Website | https://muelleart.com/en/ |
Juan Carlos Argüello (23 September 1965 - 1 July 1995), known as Muelle [ˈmwe.ʝe], was a Spanish graffiti artist from Campamento, Madrid.[2]
Career
Around 1980, during the Madrilene cultural
Spanish for "spring"), or an R with an enclosing circle (®) and a line in the shape of a coiled spring ending in an arrowhead. At first, he used an ink marker and later spraypainted his signature extensively around Madrid (and to a lesser extent, in other Spanish localities). In the eighties, he improved his technique, using several colours in a technique labelled relleno, wider borders known as grosor, and 3-D effects.[3]
Influence
His innovative style, along with the profusion of his tags, made his work popular. Many other Madrilenian youths, known as flecheros created their
hip-hop culture in Spain in the late 1980s introduced the new graffiti styles developed in the United States. But, variations in Muelle's work basically kept his original design. Argüello appeared on Spanish television and in newspapers
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Death
Argüello died of liver cancer on 1 July 1995 at the age of 29.[5] His obituary appeared in El País.[6] In 2022, the Spanish graffiti brand Montana Colors released a special edition aerosol can featuring Muelle's tag alongside a short documentary about him.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Juan Carlos Argüello ¨MUELLE" Plaza". muelleart.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "El Muelle: The Madrid Graffiti Legend". 28 April 2022.
- ^ Abarca, J and Chambers, T (2019). Punk Graffiti Archives: Madrid. Urbanario. p.51.
- ^ Abarca, J and Chambers, T (2019). Punk Graffiti Archives: Madrid. Urbanario. p.14
- ^ "Muelle".
- ^ "Muelle".
- ^ "El Muelle: The Madrid Graffiti Legend". 28 April 2022.
External links
- Photographs at Madrid Old School Graffiti, an aficionado's web. [dead link]
- Muelle, The Madrid Graffiti Legend. Montana Colors documentary about the artist.
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