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Arts & Communication Urban expressions festival: The resignification

turning this concern into one of the weak links of the closed space, which is within another space, so I think that
festival. One of the creators, El Pura (graffiti artist), said takes away, steals a lot of the spirit of urban art.” Today,
that “The truth is that I have never liked it very much the organizers of the festival recognize it as a point for
Callegenera, for the same reason, which is not on the street. consideration, making an effort so that these interventions
What the street generates should be in the same street.” take place in the public space, a fact that has already been

Similarly, Silvestre Madera (cartoonist and AU) shown previously.
considered that the current projection of the festival is Asero (AU) commented that “interventions are in the
not adequate. “Before, the best artists from Monterrey street (a place where the capacity of visitors cannot be
participated, some nationals, and foreigners, and each counted, but which contributes to the whole of society
time it has been going down because the direction of the and to people who have the culture of going to a museum
festival has been more focused on meeting an institutional or gallery). This way catapults Neo-Leonese artists with
parameter than with the demand of society. Sometimes, it quality work, intervening buildings, and walls on a large
seems that he is more focused in that sense than towards scale, opening renowned spaces for individual exhibitions,
urban artists and art.” support, and scholarships.”
5.2. Second part: Callegenera and critical basis El Pura (graffiti artist) said that “There are so many
After holding the festival for 11 years (2011 – 2021), walls, so much blank space, so many spaces that political
it is time for a critical evaluation to reformulate new parties use for their advertising and campaign, and there
strategies. These forms of socialization and intervention remain their dirty ugly colors. Moreover, it would be cool
plus the analysis of consumption practices are essential to revive those spaces. Normally I like to paint in places
to understanding an impact. If you may have noticed, that are very messy or have ugly graffiti. Not graffiti that is
no reference has been provided to the intervened walls, already installed there, but that is no longer understood.
participating artists, attending public, central theme of I like to give and renew those spaces. I would be cool if
each of the meetings, or economic resource used, among Callegenera did that; look for more spaces and create more
other indicators that could help to understand in depth the walls, and that they will last. Not that they painted a wall
object of study: Festival of Urban Expressions Callegenera. and erased it at a certain time. What is the use of spending
Therefore, this work constitutes a preview of the first on paint and time and ideas, to make a wall, and have it
approach to the meeting, hence the interest of focusing erased?” Kitty Ramos (AU) considered it important that
only on what we consider significant for this moment. Callegenera continues to be on the streets, “Hopefully she
can be seen on the streets again.”
The artists and writers have a shared vision in relation
to two points of transcendental importance: one, the use Marisol D’Estrabeau (AU), who was faced with the
of the intervention space, which has already been alluded destruction and loss of wall interventions, proposed that
to, and two, the economic resource, translated into the “I would like the murals that were made again inside Nave
contribution of material to the artist/writer, on the one Generadores to be on fabric; these fabrics could end up in
hand, and on the other, the gratification to the artist for the schools or hospitals. All materials and time were invested
intervention. in it. I think it could continue to live and generate its
mission, to undertake souls. There are so many spaces
What do the creators think about the space? El Pura without anything yet!” Treka (AU) proposed “to extend the
(graffiti artist) commented that “the first impression I had meeting a little more, in the sense of adding venues and
regarding Callegenera was that it was a platform that was activations at different points to reach more people.”
going to encourage painters to stand out, with support,
I don’t know, from spaces, on the street, not in a closed Another latent concern is economic remuneration as a
space that not all they see it, only certain people. I’m from way of recognizing the work of the artist/writer. El Pura
San Bernabé, from Fomerrey 116, and many people didn’t (graffiti artist) mentioned that “They don’t pay, I’m not
know that the center for the arts, the film library, and much saying they pay either, but at least they should support
less Callegenera were in the fundra park. It would be cool with a little more attention or material. It would be cool.”
if the band were encouraged to paint things outside of a Peste Burner (graffiti artist) suggested that “there could be
closed place.” at least a symbolic payment for the artist.”

Silvestre Madera (AU) also mentioned that “a group of Vinalay (AU) agreed and mentioned that “There is
artists decided not to participate in Callegenera anymore, something that if I didn’t like it outright, and it’s the
mainly because it contradicts its foundation,” referring to financial support, the artist doesn’t get paid anything.”
the closed-space Nave Generadores, as they consider it “a Silvestre Madera (AU) insisted on the recognition of the

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