Detail of street painting art re-creation by Italian street painting artist Valentina Sforzini at Toulon, France. Photography by JMN.
Blog Now on streetpainting.tv is proud to bring images from the 2nd Festival of Street Painting of Toulon, France for our viewers to see and share. We will present the results in French as well as in English for our US readers.
2e FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE STREET PAINTING DE TOULON – 28 - 29 MAI 2011
Evénement unique en France organisé par la Compagnie Ho, association à but non lucratif, le Festival International de Street Painting de Toulon s’est tenu place d’Armes les 28 et 29 mai derniers dans une ambiance conviviale, un esprit d’échange et de partage. Les premières chaleurs printanières n’auront pas entamé l’enthousiasme des artistes qui se sont exprimés avec beaucoup de créativité offrant au public un spectacle de qualité artistique exceptionnelle.
Placée sous le signe du Mexique, la seconde édition du festival a accueilli Mme Rosy Loyola, Directrice du Festival Bella Via, Martha Villagomez ainsi que neuf artistes-peintres : Margarita Botello •David Gonzalez •Omar Saenz •Mario Belmares •Ruben Martinez •Miguel Lopez •César polack •Raul Rincon Gallardo•Alberto Viloria• Valentino Salas•Irwin Sandoval.
Fresques réalisées par les artistes mexicains :
- Margarita Botello et Raul Rincon Gallardo : Joven del los Limones - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1955

Photograph by JMN
- Ruben Martinez et Miguel Lopez : Caballero Aguila - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1956
- David Gonzalez : Cuquita y la fuente - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1953

Photograph by JMN


Photograph by JMN
- Mario Belmares et César Polack : Flechador del cielo - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1953
- Omar Saenz et Alberto Viloria : Grandeza Azteca - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1948


- Valentino Salas et Irwin Sandoval: Poco-A-Poquito - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1939
Parmi les artistes internationaux présents, Valentina Sforzini, Celica Trippini, Lara Martinelli, Martino Zingarelli, Tony Cuboliquido, Gennaro Troia, artistes-peintres madonnari italiens et Peter Westerink, Leon Keer, Ruben Poncia, artistes-peintres néerlandais.
Street painting art re-creation by Valentina Sforzini
Valentina Sforzini street painting at Toulon (2011)
Street Painting art re-creation by Celica Trippini and Lara Martinelli
Celica Trippini (seated) and Lara Martinelli (standing) working on their street painting - Toulon (2011)
Street painting art by Martino Zingarelli at Toulon (2011)

Martino Zingarelli working on his street painting at Toulon (2011)
Street painting art re-creation by Tony Cuboliquido at Toulon (2011)
Tony Cuboliquido pointing to his street painting art in progress
Street Painting art re-creation by Gennaro Troia at Toulon (2011)
Gennaro Troia posing with his finished street painting art re-creation from Toulon (2011)
Street painting art by Peter Westerink at Toulon (2011)
Street painting art (detail) by Leon Keer at Toulon (2011)
3D street painting art by Ruben Poncia at Toulon (2011)
Parmi les artistes toulonnais toujours plus nombreux, peintres amateurs ou professionnels, plasticiens et graffeurs : Anne-Marie Dijoux, Geneviève Arnaud, Jean-Marc Navello, Jean-Claude Cure, Roger Boubenec, Christophe Pelardy, Andrea Kertes, Pablo Morganti, Renaud Piermarioli, Jean-Marc Tedone, Marie-France Pelletier, Francine Shram, Paul Roy, Benjamin Grillo, Joy Rodriguez, William Bruet, Christophe Silvarelli, Julien Mahé, Nicolas Hon, David Pellissier.
Street painting art by Anne-Marie Dijoux from Toulon
Street Painting art by Andrea Kertes and Christophe Pelardy (pictured) from Toulon.
A street painter at work on her piece at Toulon

Street painting art by David Pellisser from Toulon.
Concours « Toulon - Meilleurs Talents 2011 » :
Le premier prix catégorie Dessin Libre récompensant cette année un voyage au Mexique à l’invitation du Festival Bella Via 2011.
- Jean-Marc Navello - 1er prix catégorie Dessin Libre
- Jamila Hamaida - 1er prix catégorie Voyage
- Martino Zingarelli - 1er prix catégorie Art Madonnaro
Our interpretation in English for our US readers:
2nd INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF STREET PAINTING OF TOULON - 28 - May 29, 2011
A unique event in France organized by Compagnie Ho, in association with their non-lucrative goal, the International festival of Street Painting of Toulon was held on May 28th and 29th. The Festival is set in a friendly, convivial environment, with a spirit of exchange and sharing with fellow artists and viewers alike. The first heat of Spring didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the artists who expressed themselves with much creativity offering to the public a spectacle of exceptional artistic quality.
The second edition of the festival welcomed Rosy Loyola, Director of the Festival Bella Via (FBV), Martha Villagomez (FBV) and a group of nine street painting artists from Mexico.
Margarita Botello •David Gonzalez •Omar Saenz •Mario Belmares •Ruben Martinez •Miguel Lopez •César polack •Raul Rincon Gallardo •Alberto Viloria •Valentino Salas•Irwin Sandoval.
Here is a list of street paintings reproductions by the Mexican street painting artists based upon the fine art works of Mexican artist Jesus Helguera:
- Margarita Botello et Raul Rincon Gallardo : Joven del los Limones - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1955
- Ruben Martinez et Miguel Lopez : Caballero Aguila - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1956
- David Gonzalez : Cuquita y la fuente - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1953
- Mario Belmares et César Polack : Flechador del cielo - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1953
- Omar Saenz et Alberto Viloria : Grandeza Azteca - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1948
- Valentino Salas et Irwin Sandoval: Poco-A-Poquito - Peinture Jésus Helguera 1939
Among the visiting international street painting artists present, from Italy : Valentina Sforzini, Celica Trippini, Lara Martinelli, Martino Zingarelli, Tony Cuboliquido, and Gennaro Troia. Dutch street painting artists Peter Westerink, Leon Keer, Ruben Poncia, were on hand as well to bring the high level of street painting art known throughout Europe to Toulon.
Among the Toulon-native artists increasingly more, painters amateurs or professionals, plastics technicians and graffeurs: Anne-Marie Dijoux, Genevieve Arnaud, Jean-Marc Navello, Jean-Claude Cure, Roger Boubenec, Christophe Pelardy, Andrea Kertes, Pablo Morganti, Renaud Piermarioli, Jean-Marc Tedone, Marie-France Furrier, Francine Shram, Paul Roy, Benjamin Grillo, Joy Rodriguez, William Bruet, Christophe Silvarelli, Julien Mahé, Nicolas Hon, David Pellissier.
Contest “Toulon - Better Talents 2011”: The first price Free Dessin category rewarding this year a trip to Mexico to particpate in the Festival Bella Via 2011. - Jean-Marc Navello - 1st price Free Drawing category - Jamila Hamaida - 1st price category Travels - Martino Zingarelli - 1st price category Art Madonnaro
Anthony Cappetto (right) and Wendy Stum (left) pictured with Toulon Street Painting Festival Director Joelle Tabournel (center) at Festival Bella Via in Monterrey in 2010. Anthony Cappetto and Wendy Stum are co-founders of Innovative Street Painting Group, Inc., a street painting art media company whose streetpainting.tv video channel was a media sponsor for the Toulon Street painting festival in 2011.
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