Pelado paints giant mural in Buenos Aires

Pelado has been painting the largest mural in Buenos Aires and what is thought to be the biggest created by a single artist in Argentina. The giant artwork measuring 1,300 m2 in Barracas by the banks of the Riachuelo river is called ‘The Return of Quinquela’ (‘El Regreso de Quinquela’) and features a portrait of the Argentine painter Benito Quinquela Martin as its centrepiece.

1 IMG_3021Mural features a huge portrait of Quinquela holding a spatula

The mural measures 100 metres long by 13 metres high and the project was organised by Buenos Aires City Government as part of a social housing project where dozens of families who were living in perilous conditions in a settlement on the banks of the Riachuelo river have been given a new home.

arte urbano buenos aires graffiti alfedo segatori buenosairesstreetart.com Hang time

The project has taken around two months with Pelado predominantly using aerosols and a crane to paint the huge artwork.

alfredo segatori artista plastica buenos aires arte urbano buenosairesstreetart.comFace of a mermaid

alfredo segatori regreso de quinquela mural buenos aires street art buenosairesstreetart.comAlfredo Segatori nicknamed ‘Pelado’ in front of the spectacular mural

biggest mural buenos aires street art tour argentina buenosairesstreetart.comThe theme of the mural reflects the history of the zone and people who live in the area

benito quinquela martin artista pintor argentino buenos aires mural buenosairesstreetart.comA cut above

Pelado’s artwork is inspired by the paintings of Quinquela (1890-1977) who depicted everyday scenes in and around the docks of Buenos Aires with landscapes featuring factories, boats and workers. The scenes above and below are taken from Quinquela’s well known painting ‘El Ordenanza de Aduana’ (‘Customs Ordinance’).

mural quinquela puerto cuadro buenos aires barracas pelado buenosairesstreetart.comDocks of Buenos Aires similar to the scenes depicted in Quinquela’s paintings

puerto buenos aires botes barracas buenosairesstreetart.com mural street art argentina buenosairesstreetart.comSetting sail

The mural also includes portraits of kids, families and pets who live in the dwellings by the Riachuelo river.

viviendas buenos aires mural niños buenosairestreetart.comReal life charactersmural mas grande argentina buenos aires el regreso de quinquela mural arte urbanoNew public square named Plaza la Orden de Tornillo was inaugurated on Saturday

graffiti buenos aires quinquela riachuelo barracas argentinaChanging landscape

graffiti buenos aires pelado riachuelo barracas pelado quinquela buenosairesstreetart.comMural also features a mermaid and a boat

riachuelo rio buenos aires barracas ciuada contaminacion viviendas buenosairesstreetart.comThe mural by Pelado on the banks of the Riachuelo river

Buenos Aires Street Art and Graffiti – BA Street Art