The Fileteado Porteño – El Fileteado Porteño de Alfredo Genovese
The fileteado porteño was born in Buenos Aires at the beginning of the 20th century as a popular decorative practice. It originated in wagon factories, where the first teachers of the trade developed it spontaneously until it was fully matured with shapes and color.
The iconic Buenos Aires art form that almost disappeared - BBC
Fileteado originated at the beginning of the 20th Century in Buenos Aires’ wagon factories when Italian immigrants started to paint the sides of these traditionally grey carriages with simple...
Fileteado Porteño: Preserving the iconic street art of Buenos Aires
Amid the dizzying array of forms and styles, perhaps the most distinctive is fileteado porteño (or filete), a traditional style of folk painting almost as emblematic of the country as the tango.
Fileteado Porteño - Ferrari Fileteados
Traditional art from Buenos Aires. The fileteado porteño was born in Buenos Aires at the beginning of the 20th century as a popular decorative craft. It originated in wagon factories, where the first teachers of the trade developed it spontaneously until …
What is Fileteado Porteño and What Are its Features?
Fileteado is a popular decorative style that originated in Buenos Aires at the end of the 19th century. It was traditionally used to paint horse carts and, at a later stage, to decorate trucks. Today, it is more common to see it on buses, or ‘colectivos,‘ as they are called in Argentina.
Learn a true Buenos Aires art form - BBC
Fileteado is a type of artistic drawing that originated in the Buenos Aires’ wagon factories in the early 20th Century. While working on the carriages, Italian immigrants began to paint...
Fileteado Porteño with Alfredo Genovese - Buenos Aires Blog
Mar 30, 2011 · Swirling, symmetrical lines and bright colors are the primary elements of fileteado, the most porteño of all arts. The decorative style can be seen everywhere in the capital, from store fronts to city buses, and is enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
The Fileteado Art Hand-Painted Signs, Argentina: Cultural Journey
Aug 25, 2024 · These brightly colored, stylized designs are known as fileteado, which has become firmly established as the porteño style of art. The name fileteado comes from the Latin word for thread, filum, and originally referred to the long, fine lines that were key elements in …
The iconic Buenos Aires art form that almost disappeared
Mar 4, 2020 · Fileteado originated at the beginning of the 20th Century in Buenos Aires’ wagon factories when Italian immigrants started to paint the sides of these traditionally grey carriages with simple lines and adorning elements.
Porteño Corner: Alfredo Genovese, Decorative Fileteo Artist
Fileteado is an Argentine decorative art that was born in Buenos Aires at the turn of the 19th century. Read our interview with Argentina's most famous contemporary Fileteo Artist