Working on topics like identity, environment, slavery and migration, Decertor chooses to show the political and social context in order to involve the passers-by and invite them to reflect. He uses the portrait as a medium to led the people identify with the painting, picking characters from the ordinary life obtaining, in this way, aContinue reading
Category: Argentina
Juandrés Vera in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires
Juandrés Vera is a street artist from Monterrey, Mexico who uses a realistic style to deal with different topics such as life, religion and politics. His language is made by rhetorical figures, metaphors and allegories to express concepts and thoughts using the hyperrealism technique. Since he took the first steps on the art scene, JuandrésContinue reading
“El Puntero” by Jaz in La Boca, Buenos Aires
La Boca is a popular destination in Buenos Aires, known for the football stadium, La Bombonera and also for the most colourful street in the city: El Caminito. Despite being a mass tourism attraction, La Boca remains a rough, working class and downbeat neighbourhood with its houses made by cast-off ship materials and the lifeContinue reading