Tour arte urbano Madrid, experiencia unica en Lavapiés con NKS
Tour arte urbano Madrid
Have you ever joined a graffiti tour where the guide has never actually painted a wall?
En Madrid hay varias propuestas para descubrir murales y street art, pero muy pocas están conducidas por alguien que vive esa cultura desde dentro.
My proposal is different: I am NKS, urban artist and muralist with more than 20 years of experience, and I guide this walk from the point of view of someone who has painted in different neighbourhoods of Madrid and has pieces on the streets of Lavapiés.
Qué hace diferente este tour arte urbano Madrid
This is not a tour told from the outside.
When a route is led by someone who has never painted, the experience usually stays on the surface.
People talk about styles, names and dates, but the essential elements are missing: the inner logic of graffiti, the tension of the process, the context of each intervention and the perspective of someone who knows this language through practice.
Here, that difference is clear from the very first moment.
During the walk you will see my own pieces in the neighbourhood, además de piezas de otros artistas nacionales e internacionales.
Algunas de mis intervenciones en Lavapiés están vinculadas al festival CALLE, una referencia importante dentro del arte urbano del barrio, y eso me permite explicar no solo la obra terminada, sino también el proceso, el contexto y la relación entre el mural, el espacio y el público.
A tour guided by a muralist
I have worked for more than two decades with spray cans, rollers, stencils, markers and many different surfaces.
I have painted for personal projects, collaborations, festivals, professional commissions and urban actions with very different approaches.
Thanks to that background, the tour is not based on repeated data, but on criteria, visual reading and real experience.
If you are looking for a street art tour in Madrid with a more authentic and less touristy voice, this format makes sense precisely because it is guided by someone who is part of that ecosystem.
What you will see during the experience
Lavapiés is one of the most intense neighbourhoods in Madrid to talk about urban art.
You will find large scale murals, more spontaneous pieces, painted shutters, shopfronts, stencils, lettering and different visual layers that make every walk unique.
It is not just about seeing painted walls, but about understanding how they interact with the neighbourhood, its rhythms and its cultural mix.
A lo largo del tour arte urbano Madrid, comentaré estilos, técnicas, materiales, decisiones compositivas y formas de mirar cada pieza. También hablaremos de cómo cambia una misma calle con el tiempo, de qué diferencia un mural de otro tipo de intervención y de por qué algunas obras conectan tan bien con la identidad de Lavapiés.
Creative tote bag workshop at the end
The second part of the experience is designed so you can move from observation to action.
After the walk, we hold a creative workshop lasting 1 hour where you will apply visual resources from graffiti and street art onto a tote bag.
The idea is not to give a quick demonstration, but to spend enough time experimenting, trying things and leaving with a personal piece created by you.
In one hour you will learn to:
- Prepare the composition on the tote bag.
- Use stencils with more control.
- Work with spray and markers without fear or rush.
- Combine layers, colour and details so the piece has its own personality.
No previous experience is required.
The workshop is designed both for people who are approaching this visual language for the first time and for those who are already artistically curious and want to experience it from the inside.The workshop is designed both for people who are approaching this visual language for the first time and for those who are already artistically curious and want to experience it from the inside.
Practical information and booking
The total duration of the experience is 2 hours: one part is a walk through the neighbourhood and 1 full hour is the workshop.
The tour is available in Italian, Spanish and English, with a clear advantage for Italian speaking visitors:
the tour is realized by an Italian native artist who has been living in Madrid since 2003.
Bookings for both the public and private tours are made directly through the calendar on the tour page.
WhatsApp is reserved for special tours, groups, companies, events or tailor made experiences.
If you want to discover the urban art of Lavapiés through the eyes of a muralist and finish by creating your own piece, this experience is for you.
You can check schedules and book via the calendar on the main tour page:
street art tour in Madrid.