BY: JESSICA BEUKER
A historic 100-year-old church that sat abandoned and decrepit for years in the Spanish municipality of Llanera, Asturias has undergone a fascinating transformation. It’s one that will draw a different kind devotion – those who subscribe to the religion of skateboarding.
According to Colossal, a group of individuals led by the ‘Church Brigade,’ with help from online fundraising and collaboration with Red Bull, transformed the church into a public skate park called Kaos Temple.
Now a second transformation is taking over, as artist Okuda San Miguel was commissioned to cover the walls and vaulted ceilings with bright, colourful, isometric paintings.
Photo by: Eduardo Rivas
Image by: Okudart
Miguel began work on the mural masterpiece at the beginning of December. The design features faces, geometric skulls and psychedelic wildlife.
Photo by: Rubén Pomares
Photo by: Redbull Media
The project was a great way to breathe life back into crumbling architecture, and the result is something that both art enthusiasts and skateboarders alike will worship.
Photo by: Lucho Vidales
Photo by: Redbull Media
Image sources: thisiscolossal.com, boredpanda.com, designboom.com, verkami.com
