Pruned: Urban graffiti of absence

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Three of nine incredible photos of spectral ornamentation by José Antonio Millán.

“Son los despojos abiertos de la habitación del hombre, el mapa vertical de sus diferencias, la obscena muestra de lo que las paredes ocultan (duchas, papel pintado, manchas de grasa en la cabecera de un lecho).

“Las lluvias, la intemperie dulcifican los colores en una misma paleta pastel. Los azulejos resisten heróicamente, y sólo caen uno a uno.

“En fuerte competencia con los edificios que vendrán, las medianeras duran poco tiempo.”

For more on “medianeras,” read (or BabelFish) Millán's article El arte de las medianeras. And for a bit of provenance, I stumbled upon the photographs via Millàn's wonderful article on pictorial stones, which I linked to in an earlier post.

Lastly, is there a Flickr pool for these façades?

POSTSCRIPT #1: Yes. In fact, there are two: Medianeras and The Unconscious Art of Demolition. So go now and contribute. (Thanks, Mike and José!) (16 July 2006)

Labels: ruins

6 Comment(s)

Lou Vega said...: ( June 13, 2006 2:32:00 PM CDT ); Great blog, one of the prettiest I've seen.
e-tat said...: ( June 15, 2006 4:16:00 PM CDT ); The abstractions are splendid. They are landscapes as viewed from above, patterns of ornate, or simply colourful design. I see parterre (divided earth), I see Jekyllesque massing of colour, I see the picturesque.
Mike Ernst said...: ( June 27, 2006 3:11:00 PM CDT ); Great post. Found a Flickr pool here:
Mike Ernst said...: ( June 27, 2006 3:16:00 PM CDT ); hmmm... try this:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/medianeras/
José Antonio Millán said...: ( July 16, 2006 3:34:00 AM CDT ); The Unconscious Art of Demolition

http://www.flickr.com/groups/demolitionart/pool/
Eduardo said...: ( January 14, 2007 6:49:00 PM CST ); Vean lo que hace Rita Simoni en Buenos Aires.
http://www.arsomnibus.com.ar/muestras/detalle.php?id=1800
Eduardo Baró
pueden ver mas en:
www.arteamundo.com/simoni

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Urban graffiti of absence Monday, June 12, 2006 \| Permalink Three of nine incredible photos of spectral ornamentation by José Antonio Millán. “Son los despojos abiertos de la habitación del hombre, el mapa vertical de sus diferencias, la obscena muestra de lo que las paredes ocultan (duchas, papel pintado, manchas de grasa en la cabecera de un lecho). “Las lluvias, la intemperie dulcifican los colores en una misma paleta pastel. Los azulejos resisten heróicamente, y sólo caen uno a uno. “En fuerte competencia con los edificios que vendrán, las medianeras duran poco tiempo.” For more on “medianeras,” read (or BabelFish) Millán's article El arte de las medianeras. And for a bit of provenance, I stumbled upon the photographs via Millàn's wonderful article on pictorial stones, which I linked to in an earlier post. Lastly, is there a Flickr pool for these façades? POSTSCRIPT #1: Yes. In fact, there are two: Medianeras and The Unconscious Art of Demolition. So go now and contribute. (Thanks, Mike and José!) (16 July 2006) Labels: ruins 6 Comment(s) Lou Vega said... ( June 13, 2006 2:32:00 PM CDT ) Great blog, one of the prettiest I've seen. e-tat said... ( June 15, 2006 4:16:00 PM CDT ) The abstractions are splendid. They are landscapes as viewed from above, patterns of ornate, or simply colourful design. I see parterre (divided earth), I see Jekyllesque massing of colour, I see the picturesque. Mike Ernst said... ( June 27, 2006 3:11:00 PM CDT ) Great post. Found a Flickr pool here: Mike Ernst said... ( June 27, 2006 3:16:00 PM CDT ) hmmm... try this: http://www.flickr.com/groups/medianeras/ José Antonio Millán said... ( July 16, 2006 3:34:00 AM CDT ) The Unconscious Art of Demolition http://www.flickr.com/groups/demolitionart/pool/ Eduardo said... ( January 14, 2007 6:49:00 PM CST ) Vean lo que hace Rita Simoni en Buenos Aires. http://www.arsomnibus.com.ar/muestras/detalle.php?id=1800 Eduardo Baró pueden ver mas en: www.arteamundo.com/simoni Post a Comment

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