{"id":160159,"date":"2026-03-24T10:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/?p=160159"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:16:18","slug":"pichiavo-ignites-valencias-fallas-with-monumental-fusion-of-classical-art-and-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/2026\/03\/pichiavo-ignites-valencias-fallas-with-monumental-fusion-of-classical-art-and-graffiti.html","title":{"rendered":"PichiAvo Ignites Valencia\u2019s Fallas with Monumental Fusion of Classical Art and Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2702\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160163 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7.jpg 533w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"ad-wrapper ad-wrapper_margin_bottom ad-wrapper_center\"><div class=\"ad ad_728x90 ad_sm-down_display_none\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- InPostTop -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759967585279781\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4065062506\"\n     data-ad-format=\"horizontal\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><div class=\"ad ad_300x250 ad_sm-up_display_none \"><!-- LatestNews-ResponsiveSquare -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759967585279781\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1111596104\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"717\"><strong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"276\">VALENCIA, Spain (March 20, 2026)<\/strong> \u2014 Spanish street art duo <strong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"314\">PichiAvo<\/strong> took Valencia\u2019s Fallas festival by storm with <em data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"374\">Per ofrenar<\/em> (\u201cTo Offer\u201d), a monumental installation that existed for just a few days before being consumed by fire during the festival\u2019s closing ritual. Commissioned by the Borrull-Socors falla and featured in the <strong data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"600\">Experimental Fallas<\/strong> category, the project highlighted the most conceptual and artistic proposals within the centuries-old celebration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"717\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160161 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10.jpg 533w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160169 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.jpg 533w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"717\">Nike in Athens, reflecting the duo\u2019s signature fusion of classical imagery and graffiti. Inside, an altar made from surplus paper left over from the printing of PichiAvo\u2019s 2024 book <em data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1055\">Our Odyssey<\/em> held a perfectly balanced scale with two sculptural wax candles created in collaboration with Barcelona-based centenarian brand <strong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1197\">Cerabella<\/strong>. One candle symbolized Classical Art and the other Graffiti, expressing the duality at the core of the artists\u2019 practice and the idea of equilibrium between creative opposites.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"717\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160168 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"717\">The monument took nearly a year to conceive and was built using traditional <strong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1475\">faller techniques<\/strong>, employing wood and paper rather than the industrial materials often used in contemporary monuments. Following the tradition of the Fallas festival, whose origins are linked to carpenters burning leftover materials as offerings, the installation completed its cycle on March 19 during <strong data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1773\">La Crem\u00e0<\/strong>, the dramatic closing ceremony that returns each monument to ashes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"717\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160167 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160166 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4.jpg 533w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2437\"><em data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1858\">Per ofrenar<\/em> earned <strong data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1907\">First Prize in the Sustainable Fallas<\/strong> category and <strong data-start=\"1921\" data-end=\"1963\">Third Prize in the Experimental Fallas<\/strong> category, celebrating both its ecological approach and conceptual strength. Over four days of festivities, hundreds of visitors actively participated by presenting their own offerings made from the same paper as the monument, including floral tributes and handwritten messages. In the final days, visitors began inscribing wishes and reflections directly onto the temple walls, transforming the installation into a living, evolving surface reminiscent of street graffiti.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2437\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160165 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5.jpg 533w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160164 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2702\">PichiAvo\u2019s project demonstrates how <strong>street art can bridge history and contemporary practice<\/strong>, inviting audiences to engage directly in the creative process and experience a monument that <strong>lives, burns, and leaves a lasting impression on both memory and cityscape.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2702\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160160 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11.jpg 533w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"12u9djf\" data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"94\">About PichiAvo<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PichiAvo<\/strong> is the artistic duo of <em>Juan Antonio (Pichi, b. 1977)<\/em> and<em> \u00c1lvaro (Avo, b. 1985)<\/em>, artists from Valencia, Spain, known for their distinctive fusion of classical art and graffiti. Working across painting, sculpture, and large-scale public installations, their practice bridges ancient mythology with contemporary urban expression. The two met through Valencia\u2019s graffiti scene and formed the PichiAvo duo in 2007, developing a collaborative language that moves fluidly between the street and the studio. Since their international debut at the North West Walls Festival in Belgium in 2015, they have completed major projects worldwide, including commissions at Wynwood Walls in Miami, the Hard Rock Stadium, and the Houston\u2013Bowery Wall in New York, where they became the first European artists invited to paint the site. Their work ranges from monumental public interventions\u2014such as a 26-meter sculpture for Valencia\u2019s Fallas festival\u2014to exhibitions and international collaborations, including projects developed for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In 2024, they also published Our Odyssey, their first anthology tracing their artistic journey and signature visual language.<\/p>\n<div>For more information, please contact:<\/div>\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL.png\" rel=\"lightbox[160159]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160172 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL.png 1250w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/streetartnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MC_FINAL-800x400.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VALENCIA, Spain (March 20, 2026) \u2014 Spanish street art duo PichiAvo took Valencia\u2019s Fallas festival by storm with Per ofrenar (\u201cTo Offer\u201d), a monumental installation that existed for just a few days before being consumed by fire during the festival\u2019s closing ritual. 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