Fileteado Porteño is a traditional art form that originated in Italy (as did many Porteños!) a long time ago. It was long ago adopted by Buenos Aires artesans, and in the past it used to be seen on buses, trucks and more. You still see it on old cafe and store windows. But mostly it’s now done more on signs and wall art.
Here’s a typical example.
I took a course on it several years ago when I was visiting, and a few weeks ago I started a new course. This one is more in-depth, and I spent the first three sessions just drawing, but I was doing well so the teacher said he would start me on painting.
Fileteado consists of a number of traditional elementos, including flowers, birds, scrolls and various versions of the Argentine flag. My class on Friday was taken up by drawing and then painting this flower. It’s all the shading that creates the three dimensional look that I like so much. Can’t wait to see what I paint this week!
The flower is amazing especially the shadowing. You’re a very talented lassie!
Thanks, Grace. It demands a lot of patience, which I don’t always have. But that shading is what separates the good fileteado from the cheap stuff they sometimes sell as tourist souvenirs. I aspire to be good at this, so I need to do the work.
As Grace said, the shadowing is amazing! Love the look of it.
Thanks Patti.
I envy you the classes. It reminds me a bit of tole art.
Never tried tole art, Sharon, but I do enjoy these classes. Had to miss last week because I had an appointment for my vaccination, so doubly looking forward to this week.