Along with a fascination for cemeteries, I confess
that I am also really interested in street art and graffiti. So on Thursday I joined two Venezuelans on a
Buenos Aires Street Art Walking Tour. It was fantastic and the street art scene
here in BA is thriving with some very talented artists doing large scale
work. Of course there is a lot of
tagging which is just rubbish (and illegal) but I was really impressed with the
wall murals and public art that can be found just about anywhere. I also thoroughly enjoyed not only the
company and conversation but also walking through some of the outer suburbs or
barrios as they are called, as I wouldn’t ordinarily have wandered through
those suburbs alone. This is a
fascinating city of contrasts between upscale luxury and real poverty but one
thing is certain; it’s a city of high energy and passion which can be found in
everything from the way people engage with each other and their hand gestures, to
the street art.
