Okuda's urban art: A2 Spanish reading text
Discover the graffiti of artist Okuda San Miguel. Easy Spanish text (A2 level) about modern art.
El arte urbano de Okuda en Santander
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What you'll learn
Art vocabulary, bright colors, and geometric descriptions.
An A2 level article about the Spanish urban artist Okuda San Miguel and his project painting the Ajo lighthouse.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
una forma de arte moderno
newgraffiti is a form of modern art
This phrase describes graffiti as an art form found in city streets.
Useful for describing art and cultural phenomena.
pintan murales grandes y coloridos
newGraffiti artists paint large and colorful murals on building walls.
Teaches adjectives and verb combinations for describing art.
For describing visual art and size/color of artworks.
con el tiempo
newOver time, people started to appreciate the talent of these artists.
Connector for expressing gradual change. Shows how attitudes evolved.
For talking about changes and the evolution of events.
la gente empezó a apreciar
newPeople started to appreciate the talent and creativity of these urban artists.
The construction «empezar a + infinitive» shows the beginning of an action.
For describing the start of new habits or attitudes.
son eventos populares
newGraffiti festivals are popular events in Spain.
Simple phrase for describing events that many people enjoy.
For describing events and activities in a city.
dar espacio a nuevos talentos
newThese events give space to new talents.
The expression «dar espacio a» means to give opportunity to.
For describing support for young artists.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
graffiti
el grafiti
graffiti
Art painted on city walls. Used with the article «el».
Central topic of the article — key word to learn.
mural
mural
mural
A large picture painted on a building wall. Plural: murales.
For describing large artworks on walls.
urban artist
artista urbano
urban artist
An artist who works on city streets, not in a studio.
For describing people who create art in public spaces.
neighborhood
barrio
neighborhood
An area of a city with its own character. Example: El Raval in Barcelona.
For getting around a city and describing areas.
express opinions
expresar opiniones
express opinions
When artists show their views through art.
For describing the social function of art.
urban art
arte urbano
urban art
Art created in city spaces — on streets, walls, and squares.
General term for graffiti, murals, and other art forms outside galleries.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Past tense: regular verbs
Los artistas comenzaron a pintar en las calles durante los años ochenta.
The artists began to paint...
Verbs ending in -ar in past tense: comenzar → comenzaron. This is Pretérito indefinido — for completed actions in the past.
Shows how regular verbs form the past tense.
Present tense: regular descriptions
El grafiti es una forma de arte moderno
Graffiti is a form of modern art
The verb «ser» in present tense: «es» (he/she is). Used for describing permanent qualities.
For describing things that are permanent or general truths.
Connector: over time
con el tiempo
Over time, people started to appreciate...
«Con el tiempo» is a connector that shows change or development over time.
For linking sentences when describing changes.
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