“The sun came out in all its glory for Ironlak BBQ Burners Buenos Aires, which meant that the pieces were scorching as well as everyone without sunblock.
Our Argentinian distributor put on an amazing BBQ (Asado) of Beef, Sausage and way too many beers (this is never a bad thing).
There were plenty of locals kicking back and enjoying the sun, food and conversation and before we knew it the sun had started to go down.
Big shout to DANO, NACHO and whole crew from Bueons Aires!” -Tues.
Thanks also to all the writers involved, you guys put together a solid wall!
“PALMS and I landed in Santiago around 7:00am direct from Miami overnight, a little exhausted but completely pumped to tackle our first stop in South America. We went directly to the BBQ spot to meet an enthusiastic bunch of writers, scallywags and assorted beautiful South American types. After some brief intros everyone was keen to hook in and belt some colour onto this drab underpass, so that’s what we did.
There had to be more than 40 people painting both sides of the tunnel, with Semis coming through at 100kph and very little footpath space, it was definitely an intro to South American road etiquette (or complete lack thereof).
A fun day was had by all, the food was amazing – cooked right there on the road in a drum, true local styles. Hopefully we can organise another BBQ soon, can’t wait to hang with you crazy Chileans again!!” -Tues.
“PALMS and I landed in Santiago around 7:00am direct from Miami overnight, a little exhausted but completely pumped to tackle our first stop in South America. We went directly to the BBQ spot to meet an enthusiastic bunch of writers, scallywags and assorted beautiful South American types. After some brief intros everyone was keen to hook in and belt some colour onto this drab underpass, so that’s what we did.
There had to be more than 40 people painting both sides of the tunnel, with Semis coming through at 100kph and very little footpath space, it was definitely an intro to South American road etiquette (or complete lack thereof).
A fun day was had by all, the food was amazing – cooked right there on the road in a drum, true local styles. Hopefully we can organise another BBQ soon, can’t wait to hang with you crazy Chileans again!!” -Tues.
As part of their tour of the Americas last year, TUES and PALMS journeyed to Ironlak BBQ Burners in Florianópolis to join more than 30 writers hailing from cities all over Brazil.
Dedo Sujo did an amazing job organizing a huge sharehouse/mansion for all the writers and a massive 3 day wall in the heart of the beautiful island city.
When the writers weren’t painting, they had the awesome opportunity to build, swap sketches, play pool and generally enjoy hanging out. This unprecedented level of planning led to a great wall and we’re sure all the writers involved had an amazing time and can’t wait for an opportunity to do it again.
It was inspiring to see so many writers who had never met from different cities, styles and backgrounds come together with such a friendly, positive vibe. Massive respect to all involved:
Here’s a recap of BATES’ live paint session during his recent exhibition opening in Malmö, Sweden.
He created this canvas, titled ‘homeless/hope’, to be donated wholly to the homeless people in Malmö via Lauritz.com.
Here’s an exert from an article in Faktum Magazine, a magazine published to benefit the homeless. Homeless vendors purchase this magazine for 25kr and then sell it for 50kr to keep the profit:
(Translated) “For some, newspaper sales are a step toward a more orderly life. For others, it is a way to stay afloat. Either way, the majority of these newspaper sales are about more than just making money, it is an opportunity to take responsibility, create routines and create a new social context. It also works to create debate and opinion about homelessness and vulnerability.”
