Joan Aguilo
Is our artist line-up for Tangi Street Art Festival 2025
Hailing from Mallorca, Spain, Joan Aguiló is a visual artist whose practice bridges illustration, fine arts, and street painting. After completing his studies in Illustration and Fine Arts, he continued his education in Mexico City before moving to Berlin, where he immersed himself in the dynamic world of urban art. Since then, Aguiló has embraced the streets as his gallery, transforming public walls into spaces that tell stories of everyday life.
His murals often feature portraits of ordinary yet poignant characters—people both known and anonymous—captured in reflective, intimate moments. Through this focus, Aguiló celebrates local identity, collective memory, and the cultural traditions that define the communities he engages with. His works have traveled far beyond Mallorca, spanning Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Germany, Lebanon, and India, each mural adapted to its context and surroundings.
Beyond his personal artistic practice, Aguiló is the founder and artistic director of Saladina Art Fest, a vibrant urban art festival in Can Picafort, Mallorca. With this initiative, he creates a platform for dialogue and exchange, bringing artists together while strengthening the cultural fabric of his hometown.
Joan Aguiló joined the third edition of Tangi Street Art Festival as one of the invited artists in 2025. Taking place from 11–17 May, the festival carried the theme Tri Hita Karana, a Balinese philosophy emphasizing harmony within three essential relationships: spirituality, humanity, and nature.
This year’s edition invited artists to reflect on these values through their own artistic language, transforming public spaces into bridges between philosophy and daily life. Under the pillar of Parahyangan (the divine), works explored spirituality and creative expression. Through Pawongan (humanity), artists fostered collaboration and unity with the local community. Meanwhile, Palemahan (nature) underscored sustainability and respect for the environment as integral parts of the artistic process.
Aguiló’s participation highlighted his ability to weave intimate human stories into public space. His mural became not only a personal response to the festival’s theme but also a gesture of gratitude to the community that welcomed him to Bali for the first time.
When Joan Aguiló first arrived in Bali, it was his very first time setting foot in Asia. Excited by the new experiences ahead, he immersed himself in conversations with the Tangi team about Balinese culture and daily life. Joan’s process of creating a mural is rooted in observation—he prefers to experience a place directly before deciding on the subject matter. He asked if there might be old family photographs from local residents that he could look through, hoping to find an image that could anchor his work.
Together with one of Tangi’s team from Guwang village, Joan visited the home of a local woodcarver, in a place long known for its Garuda bird carvings. As he browsed through the family’s photo albums, Joan discovered one image that matched exactly what he had been imagining. This became the reference for his mural Daily Gratitude: a mother and daughter preparing baskets for daily offerings. The scene reflects family intimacy, laughter, and the passing down of traditions across generations.
“Tangi opened the doors of Guwang to me, where we shared life stories, traditions, and experiences. I like to think that the mural I painted reflects the kindness and joy I received from those who are now my friends.”