STREET ART #159 – «Pinta Argentina»

This is also street art that I discovered on New Year's Eve 2022. On quite a few of the murals we noticed this inscription «Pinta Argentina». When I was back in Norway I googled «Pinta Argentina» and found a web-site with information about a project / movement that aims to promote inclusion and to provide equal opportunities for everyone.

It seems to have startet as a project that has become a foundation across Latin America. A person named Victoria Ferryra is mention as the founder / mother / person in charge of advocating for equal opportuniteis. From the website I understand that it all started with a young artist, with Down syndrome who became the inspiration for Pinta Argentina when her sister said to her «You’re leaving to paint the world if you keep drawing». Then Beba / María de los Angeles Ferreyra said: «Yes, I paint Argentina, colors of the soul».

The project for inclusion and equal opportunities for all people was then a reality. The aim is to increase awareness in society and mobilize for greater openness in terms of inclusion and social integration of people with a disability. The result since the project started is hundreds of murals have seen the light of day.

After discovering this web-site, I started to look closely at the photos of street art in Buenos Aires. Lots of them have the signature of Pinta Argentina. In my previous post there the «Gustav Klimt» mural also has this insciption.