Art Timeline
I left Santiago late on 28 August, and flew to Easter Island (Isla Pesua en Español) in the morning the next day. I arrived and had a quick tour of Hanga Roa (The town) from Carolina, and watched a show in the evening of traditional Rapa Nui dancing at the Mauri Tupuna. Advertisements Continue reading Easter Island ( Isla Pescua) – 29 / 8 / 15
While walking around I have noticed some nice hand painted signs on shop fronts, and some interesting graffiti. The modern digitally printed signs are humorous and sometimes took me by surprise. Some of them have entered the collages that I have made while here, and have given me further ideas for paintings when I arrive … Continue reading Hand painted shop signs and grafitti in Santiago
Today is my last day in Santiago. After posting some masks and Ekeko’s to Cardiff and getting a bus ticket to the airport, I spent the rest of the afternoon back in the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, which has been like a second home while I have been here. While there I did a … Continue reading 28 / 8 / 15 – Last day in Santiago, Chile
On my way to the zoo to draw the Elephants and Monkeys there, I went into West Coast Motion Picture, and met the owner, Mario del Villar Fundó, who had written for Condorito (A famous Chilean comic, which you will see everywhere here), and also subtitled and dubbed many of the old super hero series … Continue reading Magic Soap and Comics
I booked an over night ticket to visit Temuco, a town south of Santiago. In Temuco is the Museo Regional de la Araucanía, where there is Mapuchi artwork that I wanted to look at. The museum was great….but the rest of the day was a wash out! I got another bus ticket back to Santiago … Continue reading Temuco, Chile 26 / 8 / 15
I went to post some postcards at the Correo Central, Plaza de Armas. They also have a post museum there, which I thought would be boring, but I went in to look anyway. Apart from some of the worst and funniest dummies I have ever seen, they had a huge collection of stamps from all … Continue reading Santiago, Chile – 24 / 8 / 15
The Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino is my favorite place so far in Santiago. I went back there for the third time yesterday to make more studies of the artifacts there – I was particularly after the Nasca work they have, for the colours, and patterns on their ceramics. Its been challenging to make drawings … Continue reading Return to the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
