Art is Trash

Born in Zafra (Extremadura), Francisco de Pajaro is a self taught artist. He currently resides in Barcelona, although he spends long periods of time in London, New York, Chicago and other cities around the world, exploring and working in their streets. He is the father of "Art is Trash", a concept that is wider than it appears at first glance. It contains his experiences, his reflections on society and his personal perception of the world of art. As he himself says: "Art is Trash is my own r-evolution, not only as an artist, but also in the way I have changed and tackled how I want to live my life". Art is Trash's work has been exhibited in London's West Bank Gallery and Barcelona's Base Elements. He also participated in the 2014 Artists of the Wall festival in Chicago (sponsored by the children's charity brand WAT-AAH! and supported by Michelle Obama).

"All of de Pajaro's pieces can easily be seen as artistic suicide, creative works destined to be destroyed in a bin lorry unless salvaged before the streets are cleared – Audrey Gillan, The Guardian

"Catch him in action, and you see the same sort of free-style improvisation you might find at a comedy-jam; an artist working rapidly with the materials before him, unrestricted and unencumbered by contracts, provisions, conventions or censorship" – Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington in Huffingtonpost