Add Fuel Mural for NuArt Aberdeen, Scotland
Hookedblog has been on tour over the UK Bank holiday weekend and we found ourselves on our very first visit to Scotland attending the NuArt Aberdeen Festival .
NuArt Aberdeen, Scotland
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Since 2001 NuArt has staged the highly successful NuArt street art festival in their home town of Stavanger and the Aberdeen edition is the first time the team has staged the festival outside of Norway.Over the Easter weekend, 11 international and national artists were invited to transform some of the cities' neglected walls and spaces with their works from large-scale murals to smaller street-level interventions. One of the highlights for many was the large-scale mural by Portuguese artist and illustrator Diogo Machado aka Add Fuel.
Portuguese artist Add Fuel Mural
Painted on what was previously a series of large white panels used by the nearby pub to project football matches, Add Fuel transformed this prime spot off Belmont Street with a mural that perfectly complements the surrounding buildings.
Portuguese artist Add Fuel Mural
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Painted on what was previously a series of large white panels used by the nearby pub to project football matches, Add Fuel transformed this prime spot off Belmont Street with a mural that perfectly complements the surrounding buildings. Add Fuel's work sees him reinterpreting and remixing the language of traditional tile pattern design, often referencing the azulejo ceramic tiles seen across Portugal.
According to Aberdeen resident and Mood of Collapse blogger Jon Reid, Add Fuel he says was "inspired by the tiled floors found in many of our older shop doorways and Victorian tenement flats. I actually emailed Diogo with a few images of the tiles in the hope that he would be able to create something unique to Aberdeen".
Using the images supplied by Reid, Add Fuel's Aberdeen mural saw him swap his signature Portuguese blue colour palette and patterns for one more in line with those of the Granite City ensuring the piece has a unique Scottish feel to the work. Below is our selection of images we captured while in the town of Add Fuel working on his mural over a number of visits to the location over the weekend.
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Large scale cut stencil squares created by Add Fuel and used to create the repeat tile patterns of the mural.
Add Fuel putting the finishing touches to his NuArt Aberdeen street art mural which is visible from the iconic Union Street bridge, Aberdeen.
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According to Aberdeen resident and Mood of Collapse blogger Jon Reid, Add Fuel he says was "inspired by the tiled floors found in many of our older shop doorways and Victorian tenement flats. I actually emailed Diogo with a few images of the tiles in the hope that he would be able to create something unique to Aberdeen".
Using the images supplied by Reid, Add Fuel's Aberdeen mural saw him swap his signature Portuguese blue colour palette and patterns for one more in line with those of the Granite City ensuring the piece has a unique Scottish feel to the work. Below is our selection of images we captured while in the town of Add Fuel working on his mural over a number of visits to the location over the weekend.
Follow our Hookedblog Pinterest Boards for even more Street Art.
Large scale cut stencil squares created by Add Fuel and used to create the repeat tile patterns of the mural.
Add Fuel putting the finishing touches to his NuArt Aberdeen street art mural which is visible from the iconic Union Street bridge, Aberdeen.
Join Us on Instagram
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NuArt Aberdeen on Instagram — @nuartaberdeenAdd Fuel on Instagram — @addfuel
Related Street Art Stories
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Diogo Machado's Azulejo Tiles in London.Stavanger, Norway: A Street Art Hot Spot.
Norway's NuArt Festival And Why You Should Be Going.
