Amazing Street Art from Italy – Murals in Sardinia

Murals in Sardinia San Gavino -Street Art from Italy which you should not miss.

In our previous posts, we already mentioned Sardinia and how beautiful this island is. Paradise beaches, delicious food and fabulous people who make this island a world-famous tourist destination.

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In this post, we wanted to talk more about Art from Italy specifically about Street Art in Sardinia and its murals.

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San Gavino Monreale and Murals

Let’s start talking about a small village in Sardinia, San Gavino Monreale which recently became very popular for its street art (it is also a hometown of Simone).

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From 2014, San Gavino Monreale has become popular for its incredible and colourful murals which nowadays counts over 50 designs which you can find almost at every corner of this village.

All these amazing murals were created in Sardinia by national and international artists. From a small village in Sardinia, San Gavino has grown to this frequently visited village with unique and colourful street art.

Zed1- cercarsi negli altri

Read more here if you are interested in a guided tour to see all beautiful murals in San Gavino.

You might be asking why all this street art was placed in a small village in Sardinia? Here is a bit more storytelling why San Gavino takes an important role in the creation of these unique murals. Sometimes the good things are created from bad things or memories you prefer to forget.

If you are coming to Sardinia to visit these amazing murals, we totally recommend renting a car, as public transport is not very reliable. Here are our unique tips on how to rent a car on a budget.

The story behind Murals in San Gavino

After Simone’s (Skizzo) sadly passed away in 2013, a group of friends decided to meet and organize a memorial in his honour. The memorial was a successful event and as his friends wanted to keep his memory alive and for this reason, in 2014 the first self-financed mural in San Gavino was created by Giorgio Casu (Jorghe).

Giorgio Casu – Skizzo

Giorgio Casu is a well-known Sardinian artist who was also a friend of Skizzo. With Giorgio artistic skills, the help of other friends and many other people, the first mural was created in less than 2 weeks. result of this mural was surprisingly positive for the community in San Gavino and we can say that it was the moment when the murals in San Gavino started its journey.

The beautiful gesture from Skizzo’s friends created an unexpected reaction from the people in Sardinia and more murals were popping up in San Gavino.

Today (2019) we count more than 50 different murals distributed among various places and it seems there is no way to stop it (we hope it never stops).

Alaniz – Su Messaiu

More murals are created every single year, and San Gavino is really becoming a Mecca for the street art in Sardinia amongst others like Orgosolo and San Sperate.

In 2015, one year after everything started, a huge mural portrait of Eleonora d’Arborea ( famous and powerful Sardinian heroine) was created.

Jorghe – Eleonora

Many other groups of Sardinian artists decided to express themselves in the form of murals and support the cause. Some of them were RIP/ART, Sergio Putzu, Andrea Meli, Paolo Mazzucco (Mamblo)

Also, Giorgio Casu and his friends continue to decorate the walls with his incredible murals like Don Chisciotte 2016, Kore 2017, La Pavoncella 2018.

Among the first artists who also created murals in San Gavino are Andrea Casciu (Siris), Crisa (Cagliari), Francesco del Casino (Siena), Erica il cane (Belluno), Spaik (Mexico) and Bastardilla (Colombia).

During the years, new artists and groups decided to participate in the project of new murals and continue to make Sardinia a unique open-air museum.

Nowadays the murals in Sardinia continue to attract a wide audience and many people come to see this extraordinary street art.

 

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Skizzo Cultural Association in San Gavino

Skizzo Cultural Association was initially launched to keep the memory of a beloved friend.

Nowadays, it becomes something else, it brought the San Gavino community together with a desire to create something beautiful and unique. We really hope that this idea is transferable to other parts of Sardinia and to the whole world.

Mamblo – Elvis
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We have to mention that all murals are self-financed and Skizzo Cultural Association is helping to get more funds to keep creating this unique street art in Sardinia.

We definitely support this project, so we decided to add a link here where you can donate your bit to help keep creating these amazing murals.

We wanted to say THANK YOU to all the artists and people who participated in the creation of these extraordinary murals in San Gavino.

Here we are leaving the list of all artists who participated in this great project. Thanks to Non solo murales di San Gavino Monreale paese di artisti that we could use some of the photos from their site.

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Associazione culturale Skizzo, Giorgio casu (Jhorge), Sergio Putzu, Antonino Pilloni, Fernando Marrocu, Francesco del casino, Andrea Meli, Antonio Cau, Andrea Casciu, RIP/ART, La Fille Bertha, Crisa, Spaik, Ericailcane, Bastardilla, Mamblo, Skan, Claudia Filigheddu, Raku, Pina Monne, Daniela Frongia, Daniele Pillitu, Walter Piras, Undicisei Squad, Zed1, MrFijodor, Gabriel Moreno, Chine Vaganti, Kenèmeri, Sprar Humanitas, Mauro Patta, Alessio Bolognesi, Ciredz, Ludovica Frau, Felipe Cespades, Valeria Navarrete, Emma Rubens, Remed, Emanuele EFFE, Alaniz, Cibo art.

Andrea Casciu

Simone’s Note (co-owner of funfoodtravelling)

I decided to write this post not only because I want to support this great project but also because I was a friend of Skizzo. We spent a great time together in Barcelona where we enjoyed our passions like music, cooking and travelling. In fact, I wanted to thank you Skizzo. You managed to bring your friends together and create something extraordinary, now let’s continue to dance!

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