Blue Water Graffiti Painting

André Calegari Rodrigues—known in the street-art scene as Mancha—is a Brazilian visual artist whose work probes the subconscious, layering instinctive, expressive brushstrokes over the raw textures of urban life. He draws on influences from Art Brut, outsider art, and graffiti to build a bridge between the chaos of the cityscape and intimate self-reflection. His practice spans large-scale murals in public and commercial spaces, solo canvases framed by emotional intensity, and site-specific interventions in architectural contexts. Mancha’s paintings evoke fragmented memories, visceral emotion, and the tension of internal worlds meeting external environments. Alongside his studio and street-art production, André leads audiovisual workshops for adolescents in social-service programs, using creative practice as a tool for empowerment and community building. "My painting emerges from urgency—the need to record, to speak, to tear open silence. I paint as if I were writing secret diaries on invisible walls. Each mark is a gesture of memory and skin. I embrace layers, mistakes, and repetition as language, finding power in imperfection. I navigate between canvases, walls, and built environments while maintaining a constant internal dialogue with images that traverse me: city fragments, childhood echoes, and the relentless drive to reconnect body and space in poetic, radical ways. "My work does not aim for comfort. It demands confrontation even as it offers care. In that tension lies its meaning." Major Influences Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean Dubuffet (Art Brut) Louise Bourgeois Cy Twombly Brazilian street art (pixação, graffiti, stencils) Experimental music and Brazilian hip-hop Brutalist architecture