Trenes de Buenos Aires or shortly TBA is a privately held railroad company. A lot has changed since its privatization in the mid 90's, not all to the better. There are a lot of delays and the track bed could be in a better condition. The train in the picture goes to Bartolomé Mitre, an important transfer station in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
What do Eva Perón (Evita), Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Diego Maradona and Carlos Gardel have in common? Not much, indeed, but they all belong to the beloved and venerated Argentine icons. Pictures of these idols became virtually devotional objects and can be bought everywhere in Buenos Aires. They belong to Argentina's identity as tango, beef and gauchos.
The National Park and Ecological Reserve Costanera Sur is a very young recreation area in close proximity to downtown Buenos Aires. This small little hut is located at a lagoon separated by a dam from the Río de la Plata (River Plate). It invites to rest in a peaceful atmosphere, watch birds or go fishing and forget about the rush of the Argentine Capital.
This metal beauty is called Floralis Generica, standing proudly in a water basin at the United Nations Plaza in Palermo, Buenos Aires. The sculpture created by Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano is made of tons of stainless steel and aluminum. A nifty mechanism opens the six pedals of this huge flower in the morning and closes them at night. Very eye catching!
Doing the laundry yourself? Not in Buenos Aires. There are plenty of these small wash salons where you bring in your dirty laundry in the morning and collect it in the evening. Just say how you want it done. The stuff in this little wash salon located at Avenida Independencía is ever so lovely. Getting your laundry done is kind of cheap in Buenos Aires.
The railroad tracks in the picture serve as a dividing line between Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood, both part of Palermo Viejo. In the background you can see the still evolving skyline of Palermo Hollywood. Porteños began to call this area Palermo Hollywood because of the vast presence of film, television and radio production companies which produce content not only for the domestic market.
Tagging is indeed a worldwide phenomenon, so in Buenos Aires. Opponents of graffiti may argue that tagging is just vandalism. In this case there is no reason to be upset because this tagged wall is in a youth culture related shopping mall in the Barrio Norte. Even though this may not initially appear as a work of art to everyone, the tags are forming an interesting structure. I would go along with Marcel Duchamp who once brought up the very valid question, "Can one make works of art which are not 'of art'?"
March 01, 2010
Dear friends and followers! My apologies for my long abscence. The blog is currently suspended due to a high work load. I'll be back, promise!
December 01, 2009
Buenos Aires Perception is on holiday. Till January, I will only post when I feel inspired and have a stable internet connection. (; Thanks for the visit, hope you will stop by again soon and check out the new photos. Stay tuned!
August 24, 2009
Buenos Aires Perception turns 6 months old. This seems a good occasion to say thank you to all visitors for stopping by and leaving comments.
June 08, 2009
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