Work that Art

Super "artsy" art.

Anne, Mark and the HBomb have been in B.A. for a little while now, but have not visited the major art installations.  If they were visiting, they would probably have gone on their first day in the city, but since they are here for a little while, the urgency is lessened.  But finally, after a few months, Anne and Mark made it to El Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, affectionately known as "MALBA."

Although Anne disagreed, Mark thought this piece of reminiscent of that thing at the counter at Taco Bell into which you drop the quarter and try to catch it on the platforms.  If you do - free taco.

This museum is one of the best that specializes in art by Latin American artists.  It is housed in a big, beautiful building in one of the busier neighborhoods in B.A.  Compared to a museum like the Louvre, it is much smaller (although pretty much every museum is smaller than the Louvre) and gives each individual work a lot more space.

"Dueling Venus Flytraps"

The museum has a permanent exhibit and some temporary exhibits.  It makes little effort to segregate sculpture from paintings or photographs, exhibiting them all in the same space.  MALBA even has a "science project" artwork, which appears to be a fully functioning farm in a plastic box.

Obligatory Frida selfie

Abaporu - roughly translated, "the man that eats people"

MALBA prides itself on its cultural programs.  The museum puts on multiple programs involving cinema, literature, and conversation among patrons.  MALBA also puts a lot of emphasis on interactive exhibits.  The current temporary exhibit, which opened in June and will run through October, has the art of Rogelio Polesello.  Some of his acrylic stuff is below.

How Mark looks to flies.  Nothing creepy about that.

Perhaps inspired by their artistic experience at MALBA, Anne and Mark decided to school young HBomb on the finer points of a fantastic artistic medium - non-toxic finger paints (pretty sure that is what they used on the Sistine Chapel).

It took a little coaxing, as HBomb is notorious for not liking to get dirt, crime or other assorted shmutz on his fingers, but eventually the HBomber dipped his fingers into the paint and had at it.

Painting some happy little trees. - that leaf looks totally life-like.