Friday, November 29, 2013

Greetings from South America

Last month I had the opportunity to travel to Uruguay and Argentina ... and I loved loved loved the the streets full of art! There were murals everywhere. I can't wait to start getting my hands full of paint!!!

Here is a very short list of some of the murals I photographed. Aren't they great?


The Bull! This mural is inside an abandoned building.... well.... actually was the first bull rink in South America. The building was used once and then they shut it down because it was illegal to kill bulls. The space is amazing - I will have to do a whole different blog on this building! I had to crawl under a fence in order to get inside the structure. Amazing. (Colonia, Uruguay)


This one is in Viedma, Argentina. I like how they used an old pipe for the straw.



This one was a Collective Mural remembering the past - Patagonia, Argentina


You can always use the building and improvise - take the old crack, add on to the structure, and create 3D mural. This building is an Art School and Library. (Viedma, Argentina)


How can you go wrong with the Beatles? There were walls and walls of murals dedicated to their music. Cipolletti, Argentina



Yellow and Blue in Argentina.... .that means they cheering for Boca Jr. - Here we are a few blocks away from the Boca Jr. Stadium. La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina


I guess the coast of Viedma, Argentina  is entirely beautified - this is an old ship just sitting on the coast.


Yup. We are back in Argentina. The Sun of May being all mighty. Buenos Aires.

I found this one very sweet. A mural on a very old building in the middle of Colonia, Uruguay. It's a collective mural, part of 2 others.


I could go on and on.... but at least you get to see a little portion of what I saw.
I am ready to beautify South Tucson and I will need your help!!
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~ Carla ~

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