Art that belongs to everyone.

Where's the south?

Street art in NoMa neighborhood, DC

Washington DC, United States · 2024

Street art mural in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington DC. A portrait set against an urban streetscape, with a map of South America on the figure’s shirt—a playful question about direction, identity, and where “the south” lives when you are far from home.

Anacostia Autumn

Spontaneous street art painting

Washington DC, United States · 2023

Spontaneous street painting under a bridge near the Anacostia River in Washington DC. An autumn landscape of fallen leaves, trees, and river—bringing the quiet colors of the season into an unexpected urban space.

Crocheteando

Street art near Bryant Street, Eckington DC

Eckington, Washington DC, United States · 2022

Crocheteando—a word Lulo coined in Spanish for “doing crochet.” A man sits in quiet focus, stitching a rainbow-colored piece by hand. The mural celebrates LGBTQ+ spirit while reclaiming a craft often coded as feminine, turning a simple domestic act into a public statement of identity, pride, and freedom.

Mario y su Biblioteca

Community Art and Culture Grants for the City of Montevideo

Montevideo, Uruguay · 2020

Public contest organized by the Government of Montevideo to celebrate the birth of writer Mario Benedetti. Winner of the First Prize Award for the proposal "Mario y su biblioteca: a mural honoring the 100 years of the birth of writer Mario Benedetti."

Vacas

Street Art Festival 33 Grados

Mercedes - Soriano, Uruguay · 2021

International art festival organized as a public-private initiative. Design and execution of one mural for the festival.

Olla Popular

Spontaneous street art painting — olla popular (popular pan) tradition

Canelones, Uruguay · 2021

Also known as "popular pan" (olla popular), this is the typical way poor communities gather around a large communal pot in times of crisis and war. The practice is deeply rooted in Uruguay and became especially visible during the pandemic, when severe economic hardship brought neighbors together to share food and support one another. This mural depicts the communal cooking pot as a symbol of solidarity.

Rodó en Rodo

National Heritage Day 2021

Mercedes - Soriano, Uruguay · 2021

Celebration of 200 years of national hero José Enrique Rodó, funded by the Government of Soriano in Uruguay.

¡Vamo' arriba!

Public Exhibit for State Electricity Company UTE

Maldonado, Uruguay · 2019

Public call for artists to execute a mural painting in the state-owned company of electricity of Uruguay — UTE.

Suculentas

National Street Art Festival "Young se pinta"

Río Negro, Uruguay · 2018

Art festival organized by the government of Río Negro, Uruguay.

Colecheando

Spontaneous street art painting under a bridge

Maldonado, Uruguay · 2017

Colecheando—a Spanish term for cuddling or co-sleeping with a child, usually associated with mothers. Here Lulo is colecheando with his daughter, reclaiming that tenderness for a father and child. Painted spontaneously under a bridge in Maldonado.

Apoyo mutuo

Spontaneous street art painting

Maldonado, Uruguay · 2018

Five figures seen from behind, leaning on one another against a bright, patterned wall—a quiet image of mutual support and trust.

Tangueros

Art Festival Galería a Cielo Abierto

Montevideo, Uruguay · 2017

Call for artists to paint murals on the main avenue of Montevideo. Organized and funded by the Government of the city of Montevideo in partnership with the Association of Retailers of Downtown Montevideo.

Tangueros 2

Festival artwork, Montevideo

Montevideo, Uruguay · 2019

Special artwork created for a festival in Montevideo—a portrait of two tango dancers locked in a close embrace, celebrating Uruguay's tango culture.

Vincent

Spontaneous street art painting

Maldonado, Uruguay · 2019

Spontaneous street art portrait of a cat named Vincent.

Maga

Spontaneous street art painting

Maldonado, Uruguay · 2017

Murga La Clave

Private art commission

San Carlos, Uruguay · 2017

Murga performers mural at night on a white wall—colorful costumes and spotlights capturing the energy of Uruguay’s carnival murga tradition.

Mate

Spontaneous street art painting

Maldonado, Uruguay · 2017

In Uruguay and Argentina, mate is a traditional infused drink made from yerba mate leaves—prepared with hot water in a shared gourd and sipped through a bombilla (metal straw). More than a beverage, it is a daily ritual of friendship, hospitality, and community, passed hand to hand throughout the day. This spontaneous mural celebrates that cultural icon of Rio de la Plata life.

Leonas

Relief effort mural festival

Dolores, Soriano, Uruguay · 2016

Art festival organized by the Government of Soriano as a relief effort after a hurricane destroyed part of the city of Dolores.

Niño Tabacalero

Art Festival Pintó la Teja

Montevideo, Uruguay · 2016

Portrait of a boy (“tobacco plantation boy”) framed by tobacco leaves on a cinder block wall, signed Lulo—painted for the self-organized urban-art festival Pintó la Teja.