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Street Artist El Bocho Brings Beauty to Berlin

This Berlin-based artist has decided to give himself the name, “El Bocho”, which means “Little Donkey”. While he might be a little donkey, one of El Bocho’s favorite characters to use in his street art is a cartoon character called Little Lucy, based on a Czechoslovakian cartoon from the 70s. But the little donkey thought that the original Little Lucy character was a little dull and so he gave her an unusual hobby – killing her cat. Throughout Berlin, El Bocho’s paper and paste and art works show Little Lucy and/or her cat in a variety of scenes of adorable homicide. While imagery of a little girl killing her cat should be disturbing, El Bocho has rendered these characters in such an appealing and cheerful way that these scenes of apathetic murder become almost endearing.

El Bocho has a second style of street art that is truly beautiful to behold. He creates large, graphic paper and paste portraits that are often accompanied by a poignant phrase, a wish or a hope written in his personal font. Organic outlines resemble the lines found on elevation maps; giving the flat areas of color within his art works depth and perspective. His portraits engage with his viewers by meeting their eye and empathising with their thoughts and emotions, often revealing ideas and beliefs that many people would keep to themselves. It’s refreshing to encounter a street art work that seems to start a conversation with you, by eliciting an emotional response, and the relationship formed between El Bocho’s characters and their viewers is a truly beautiful interaction to behold.

You can contact El Bocho through his website or see more pictures of his street art and fine art on Facebook.

A beautiful girl empathizes with viewers who miss their home in this street art paste up by El Bocho
A beautiful girl empathizes with viewers who miss their home in this street art paste up by El Bocho


A woman's pain of loss is apparent in this touching, beautiful street art paste up by El Bocho
A woman’s pain of loss is apparent in this touching, beautiful street art paste up by El Bocho


El Bocho empathizes with passers by with this street art portrait that explores the difficulties of letting go
El Bocho empathizes with passers by with this street art portrait that explores the difficulties of letting go


Graffiti Artist El Bocho installs one of his paper and paste street art works under the cover of darkness
Graffiti Artist El Bocho installs one of his paper and paste street art works under the cover of darkness


Graffiti artist El Bocho reflects the feeling of growing up in this paste up street art of a pretty girl looking over her shoulder
Graffiti artist El Bocho reflects the feeling of growing up in this paste up street art of a pretty girl looking over her shoulder


Little Lucy isn't so innocent in this graffiti paste up by El Bocho
Little Lucy isn’t so innocent in this graffiti paste up by El Bocho


Little Lucy puts her cat in a washing machine in this funny graffiti paste up by El Bocho
Little Lucy puts her cat in a washing machine in this funny graffiti paste up by El Bocho


Street artist El Bocho leaves not just his mark but Little Lucy's mark in this humorous and macabre graffiti paste up
Street artist El Bocho leaves not just his mark but Little Lucy’s mark in this humorous and macabre graffiti paste up


This picture shows street artist El Bocho in action, pasting up one of his poignant graffiti portraits
This picture shows street artist El Bocho in action, pasting up one of his poignant graffiti portraits


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August 29, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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August 27, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
  • August 29, 2014
  • by Catherine Nessworthy
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  • aerosol, art, berlin, cartoon, character, el bocho, face, germany, graffiti, little lucy, paper and paste, portrait, street art, women

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