Nacho Welles

Nacho Welles is a Spanish painter and muralist based in the United Kingdom. Trained in fine art at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, he began as a realist portrait painter before becoming a professional graffiti writer under the name Core. He blends photorealistic portraits with colourful graffiti lettering and has painted commissions worldwide, including Hong Kong, Dubai, Australia and Germany. In London he created, with Global Street Art, the large Star Wars tribute mural in Shoreditch, unveiled on May the 4th, featuring Darth Vader, Luke, Leia and Yoda.