1978, Barcelona. I am very much from the Gràcia neighborhood and always lived near Parc Güell, where my school was. A fantastic excuse to cross Gaudí's magical world every day.
A Journalism graduate, my passion since childhood. Only once did I doubt what to study; an art teacher spoke to me about the steatopygous Venuses of the Paleolithic with overflowing passion, and he infected me. Art stirred me inside. Nevertheless, journalism was the career I chose, and at only twenty years old, I was already working on the most-watched television program in the entire country. I focused on entertainment and sports journalism for many years: at Mediaset, at TV3, the Godó Group's television, or at BarçaTV, among other media, presenting and directing programs. Time I used to become a small art collector.
I am also co-founder of a family winery in Penedés, a brand very sensitive to the world of art and that produces singular and unique wines (like good art!). This also helped me to pause my television career and think a few years later: Why don't I propose talking about our art, what we encounter every day, and unfortunately often ignore?
And it is here, inThe New Barcelona Post, where I propose to talk about and get to know two of my passions: urban art and Barcelona. For me, a perfect pairing.
A Journalism graduate, my passion since childhood. Only once did I doubt what to study; an art teacher spoke to me about the steatopygous Venuses of the Paleolithic with overflowing passion, and he infected me. Art stirred me inside. Nevertheless, journalism was the career I chose, and at only twenty years old, I was already working on the most-watched television program in the entire country. I focused on entertainment and sports journalism for many years: at Mediaset, at TV3, the Godó Group's television, or at BarçaTV, among other media, presenting and directing programs. Time I used to become a small art collector.
I am also co-founder of a family winery in Penedés, a brand very sensitive to the world of art and that produces singular and unique wines (like good art!). This also helped me to pause my television career and think a few years later: Why don't I propose talking about our art, what we encounter every day, and unfortunately often ignore?
And it is here, inThe New Barcelona Post, where I propose to talk about and get to know two of my passions: urban art and Barcelona. For me, a perfect pairing.
STREET ART by theNBP
The Mammoth of Barcelona: the centenary sculpture in the Parc de la Ciutadella
Cristina Sala
STREET ART BY TheNBP
The Kiss Mural, one of the treasures of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter
Cristina Sala
STREET ART BY TheNBP
Me Lata: Canned messages of love and optimism through the streets of Barcelona
Cristina Sala