There’s a phrase in Spanish: por qué pintar es lindo, which means “why painting is beautiful”. Walking around Buenos Aires’ Palermo Soho district, with its abundance of murals, you’ll soon understand why this saying has been adopted by a group of local street artists.
Around here, the street art differs from that found in most other parts of the city. You won’t find so many tags and bombs (which rival gangs or crews traditionally use to mark their territory) or political graffiti; the designs tend to be more creative, thoughtful and intricate – and use visual messages rather than words or slogans. After all, this is one of the city’s trendiest districts, much frequented by tourists drawn to its designer clothes shops, cafés, restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
Many of the artworks are also of extremely high quality, which is hardly surprising when you learn that a large number of the local artists have backgrounds as illustrators and graphic designers.
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