Tiles (II)

Another one from Athos Bulcão, from 1982, on the 4th floor of the Planalto Palace.

Just Before the Rain....

Rainy Days

After months without a single drop coming from the sky, the rainy season finaly began in Brasília, giving us the chance to see sceneries like this one.

Meteor

A sculpture, made of a single four-tone block of Carrara marble, embelishes the water garden in front of the Itamaraty Palace, the head Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since 1967. It represents all five continents, and was conceived by Bruno Giorgi (1905-1993).

Tiles

Brasília is full of beautiful tiles. They come as a surprise, in places you do not expect. Not old ones, like you can see around Lisbon, but modern ones, designed by Athos Bulcão (July 2, 1918 – July 31, 2008). 

He was public artist, interior designer, muralist, furniture and graphic designer, from Rio de Janeiro, invited to Brasilia to collaborate with Oscar Niemeyer. 

These tiles pictured are all over the wall of a small church (Nossa Senhora de Fátima, 307/308 South), called by locals as “Igrejinha”, since 1957.

Restart

Due to various reasons, this photoblog has been neglected for quite some time.

Let's start again?