Lately life has been decidedly rock hard. This moment in which I need some light-hearted relief provides the perfect opportunity to introduce what I hope will be a recurring topic on this blog. I bring you San Telmo's Graffitti Gallery: Visual Goodies Within 20 Blocks of my Bed! (I realize that if I relocate to another apartment during my stay in BsAs, this complicated title may require some editing).
Much of Buenos Aires has been decorated by guerrilla artists with aerosol cans and a penchant for super-saturated colors. San Telmo, my hometown barrio, is no exception, offering some of the city's most imaginative public art.
As today I would have to dig deep for some cheery and sincere salutations, for my first installment along this thread, I introduce a friend of mine who is dependable to do just that. He makes me smile with an aw'-shucks-maybe-life-ain't-so-bad shake of my head every time we meet, regardless of how cloudy I may be feeling. He calls the corner of Moreno and Peru home, giving us the opportunity for daily visits. Just a beak isn't enough to express his felicity, no no, it is with a gregarious grin that he greets his pals. While this is a simple and basically linear example of what Porteno Graffitti artists can do; it is precisely the economy of line and color that makes this piece so brilliant.
Ain't he a gem?Another silver-lining moment of my day was strolling along Defensa for the weekly Artesanal Feria. Not only did I finally find an affordable and cute messenger bag with comfortable shoulder strap, which I have been hunting down for about a month now, Leah and I indulged in Churros Rellenos, i.e. sweet fried sticks full of gooey dulce de leche. The vendor winding his bike and churro basket was something of a visual delight as well....
ARGH!
Because I'm new to this blogging thing, I can't seem to to format this photo, so it is stuck up at the top- I can't tell you how irritated this makes me. Good thing I've got that bird around.
3 comments:
Hey! ok this one goes in spanish.
Lindo blog, me encantaron las descripciones, san telmo es un barrio bizarro, si si.
Lastima que no comen carne, porq los vendedores de choripan no se quedan atras tampoco!
ok. i think i will have to explain: "..no se quedan atras.." in person.
by the way, i have a few more slangs for u, a quite confusing ones. =)
this is why i hate adding photos on the blog. it is always an hour long battle of erasing and reposting the photos until finally it sits just right. i'm frustrated just thinking about it. maybe you could give me the bird. or send me the bird rather.
The graffitis are fantastic, I really like them, I believe that people in Argentina are completely talented. San Telmo is perfect for bohemians, I know they can explore many things in that neighborhood. Last year I was doing a buenos aires tours and we stopped by La Boca, I thing I almost cried because it was really beautiful!
Brooke
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