El Xupet Negre

El Xupet Negre aka the Black Pacifier is one of the most iconic graffiti artists from Barcelona.

He started painting the streets with a marker in 1987 and with aerosol in 1989. After filling up Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain with his art, he traveled through Europe and America to decorate the streets with his logo. He is the precursor of the Logo-Art movement and its most relevant figures. Active in the Graffiti scene from its beginning in Europe, he has become a key stone of the Street Art movement. He is influenced by Pop Art, the graffiti of the urban authors, the advertising and graphic design culture, as well as the street signal language and the history of art. He has collaborated with skates brands as well as sneakers, aerosol and art marker brands. His work has been exhibited in some of the most important galleries in the scene, in cities like Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, San Juan, Los Angeles and Miami.