Another Friday vermouth surrounded by talent — but this time as a duo! We’re talking about none other than the great Nw Goia and the incredible Maiky Maik. Two creative Aragonese minds who never stop working on projects of every kind, colour, and shape. Maiky Maik Heavily influenced by skate
Another Friday vermouth surrounded by talent — but this time as a duo! We’re talking about none other than the great Nw Goia and the incredible Maiky Maik. Two creative Aragonese minds who never stop working on projects of every kind, colour, and shape.
Maiky Maik
Heavily influenced by skate culture and artists such as Henry Taylor and Danny Fox, his style is bursting with life and he has a remarkable ability to probe the space between the canvas and his own creativity. “I do what truly represents me.” Zaragoza-based artist Maiky Maik started painting at a very young age. “When I was little, my parents signed me up for painting classes, but over time I got tired of painting still lifes and landscapes.” That’s when he traded his paint palettes for a skateboard. “I went a long time barely picking up a pencil. I tried the arts baccalaureate but dropped out. Eventually I decided to enrol in an Illustration degree. That’s where I met Dani, and that’s where the love story began.”
Nw Goia
Also known as Daniel Vera, he has been passionate about drawing since childhood. “I always imagined myself making comics. But at secondary school I started breakdancing, and that’s when I came across Hip Hop culture — specifically graffiti. In no time I was already standing out among my friends. Right now most of my work comes from murals; I think it’s the result of blending graffiti with Fine Arts.” But that’s not all. The artist from Monzón describes himself as passionate about art in all its forms — which is why, alongside mural painting, he takes on other artistic projects such as installations, happenings, and found object art. And as if that weren’t enough, he also raps.
Pinta y Colorea
These two phenomena — great friends as well as collaborators — work together from time to time. About a year ago they decided to embark (alongside an artist of anonymous name and face known only as “El Gato”) on an illustration project in fanzine format. The success and warm reception of the first edition came as no surprise, which is why for this second instalment nearly 50 artists born in or based in the Aragonese capital have taken part. “Zaragoza is a pretty welcoming city. We’ve had a lot of support,” Daniel tells us. “The project was born and developed right in the middle of the pandemic. We wanted to involve as many artists as possible. In the end it became a platform for connecting with each other, and now we’d love to take it to other cities.” And to top it all off, all the money raised from fanzine sales goes to charitable causes. For the first edition they worked with La Gusantina, from the La Madalena neighbourhood, with proceeds going towards the purchase of school supplies. This year they have collaborated with El Gancho Sobre Ruedas — “a free educational workshop open to kids from the San Pablo neighbourhood in Zaragoza, where they can not only fix their bikes but also empower themselves by learning to solve problems with their own hands, while getting a versatile, eco-friendly vehicle to move around the city independently.” You can get your copy at El Armadillo Ilustrado, La Mood Store, Grey Gardens, and Shuave Shop. We’ve already got ours. What are you waiting for?
