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| Arpilleras |
Chilean art is very significant among the people of Chile, all the art you see has a meaning behind it, usually associating with social and political struggles within Chile. One type of art I watched a video on is called arpilleras, these are pieces of fabric sewn together to create a picture that had a deeper meaning behind it to represent what was happening during the time of struggle in the 70s. Another form of art they use to express feelings and emotions is through graffiti or street art. All throughout the streets especially in Valparaiso, there is art on all the walls painted by many different people, but each and everyone is significant because they have a strong and powerful message or meaning behind them.
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| Street Art |
Art is very significant in the Chilean culture, it is a way for people to express themselves. Many people also use art as a way of protest in their country. A guy known as Papas Fritas stole debt documents of students from the University Del Mar and set them on fire, later put all the burn ashes in a bin and displayed them in his art exhibit. He did this because the University has been having financial irregularities and students are in so much debt for trying to seek higher education.
He was making a statement through his actions and through art. Art was a way for the people to be able to fly under the radar of censorship because it could have
many meanings to it, so without the real message it can be seen as harmless.
I think one of my favorite parts of the streets of Chile was looking at all the street art. I learned a lot from the street art tour and was most surprised about the messages and thought behind the art, not just people going around putting things on walls, it is a lot more significant than that.
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