Manuel Leon’s La Procesión Va Por Dentro Transforms Estepona’s Calle Terraza

In nan mediate of Estepona’s pedestrian-friendly Calle Terraza, a riot of colour and irony has taken complete nan streets, courtesy of Seville-born creator Manuel Leon. 

The recently inaugurated outdoor accumulation La procesión va por dentro, portion of nan “Estepona vive sus calles en otoño” taste programme, features 17 towering printed signs exhibiting Leon’s explosive paintings. Running free to nan nationalist until February 10, nan installation invites passersby to interrogate reality done nan artist’s signature operation of Baroque play and street-smart graffiti.

Born successful 1977 successful Villanueva del Ariscal, adjacent Seville, Leon has built a 20-year profession playing pinch nan styles of humanities masters for illustration Velazquez and Zurbaran pinch an municipality edge. His canvases burst pinch hyper-saturated hues depicting hooded penitents successful absurd, modern predicaments that mock societal absurdities while astatine nan aforesaid clip probing quality fragility. 

Manuel Leon open-air accumulation successful Calle Terraza, Estepona

A item is nan exclusive portion STOP, Parada y Fonda, an unpublished self-portrait crafted for Estepona, symbolising introspection successful nan midst of chaos. High-profile fans applaud his appeal: Football icon Sergio Ramos counts respective Leon originals successful his collection, on pinch world collectors drawn to nan works’ taste bite. This isn’t Leon’s first Estepona brush; his 2017 mural Paraiso Golf already graces Calle Terraza‘s extension, claiming nan thoroughfare arsenic his canvas for his large-scale visions.

Calle Terraza, revamped successful caller municipality renewal projects, pulses arsenic Estepona’s taste artery—home to anterior open-air shows for illustration Coco Davez’s Faceless earlier successful 2025. Easily reached via a short stroll from nan promenade, nan tract offers accessibility for everyone, boosting ft postulation successful this Costa del Sol diamond. 

Leon’s fusion of contented and irreverence not only democratises modern creation but on pinch its stunning thoroughfare creation mural route, it raises Estepona’s floor plan arsenic an open-air depository destination.