Floralis Generica, the flower of Buenos Aires
April 23rd 2011 05:07
From the giant stone horseman in the Plaza San Martin, to the towering monolith on the Avenida 9 de Julio, to the bold grinning mannequins at the windows of the convertillos of Caminito, Buenos Aires is a city rich in public art.
One of B.A's, if not the world’s, most unusual and memorable sculptures is the Floralis Genérica, in the centre of the Plaza Naciones Unidas, just next to the Museo de Belles Artes,
Designed by architect Eduardo Catalano, it was installed in 2002, a year after the disastrous crash of 2001. As there was little in the public purse at the time, the work was funded entirely by Catalano himself.
Shaped like a giant flower, the sculpture has 20metre high steel and aluminium petals which open at dawn and close at dusk. By night it glows with warm red lights. Perhaps, In the dark days of 2001, Floralis Generica seemed a symbol of hope to the people who passed it every day on their way to join the endless queues at the banks - a promise that Argentina would blossom again!.
Floralis Generica by day
One of B.A's, if not the world’s, most unusual and memorable sculptures is the Floralis Genérica, in the centre of the Plaza Naciones Unidas, just next to the Museo de Belles Artes,
Designed by architect Eduardo Catalano, it was installed in 2002, a year after the disastrous crash of 2001. As there was little in the public purse at the time, the work was funded entirely by Catalano himself.
Shaped like a giant flower, the sculpture has 20metre high steel and aluminium petals which open at dawn and close at dusk. By night it glows with warm red lights. Perhaps, In the dark days of 2001, Floralis Generica seemed a symbol of hope to the people who passed it every day on their way to join the endless queues at the banks - a promise that Argentina would blossom again!.
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