I have been very eager to post these photos ever since our recent trip to Buenos Aires. Having provided translation services for FEN Hoteles since 2008, I have been privileged to stay at various FEN hotel properties at no cost (Esplendor/Dazzler). While in the nation's capital, I made a reservation at the Esplendor Buenos Aires Hotel. Why? Because I knew the artwork inside was exceptional! As custom projects provided by Mondongo Studios in Palermo, these pieces are beyond belief! As lovers of fine art - or peculiar art for that matter - we enjoyed this hotel to the fullest! And as for breakfast, well, you can see that Dallin had a great time in his pajamas!
So, enjoy the pictures...the icons...and above all else, the mediums! We will start with the popular Evita - or as Dallin yelled each time we entered the hotel, "Evaaa!"
Eva Perón - political figure and social icon
Medium: burnt toast, stale bread and resin
Ernesto Che Guevara - revolutionary figure
Medium: 44,000 bullets and resin
Diego Maradona - soccer superstar
Medium: solid gold chains wrapped around nails
Minguito - actor and comedian
Medium: scraps of fabric
Carlos Monson - professional boxer
Medium: broken shards of glass and resin
Atahualpa Yupanqui - singer and songwriter
Medium: colored yard
Carlos Gardel - father of tango
Medium: straight pins
Ernesto Sabato - novel writer
Medium: wood carvings
Maria Elena Walsh - children's author and songwriter
Medium: bits of clay
Jorge Luis Borges - famed author of national literature
Medium: assorted threads
Adrian "Dárgelo" Rodriguez - rock singer of Babasonicos
Medium: colored sequins on black velvet
Isabel "Coca" Sarly - vedette dancer
Medium: assorted cookies and resin
Astor Piazzola - famed tango composer
Medium: straight pins and black ink
4 comments:
Very cool! Thanks for sharing-I am not sure if I would ever get a chance to see it for myself-unless we came and visited you! :)
those were amazing...i can't believe the yarn one...it was such a clear picture...
Wow--really interesting. It seems that some of the media contained metaphors (like the cookies for the vedette) but others did not. I'll have to stop in to see this if we go through B.A.
I hope you are all doing well!
that is soooooo incredible. I love what some people can do with creativity. dang! the skills!
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