The main street of Saluda is a bustling hub of newly formed restaurants and art galleries. This gentleman was kind enough to let me take a few shot of him while working on this pot. His store is full of great pieces clay pots and more.
Colorful balcony house with shop below.
Colorful façade and mural below.
A brightly painted mural in a small park around Caminito street.
Despite the colorful façades, evidence of a neglected La Boca neighborhood.
More of the same by different portraiture artists.
With such beautiful background, no wonder many movies , documentaries and other theatrical scenes are filmed in Central Park.
Right on my face, separated by one row and still, I can’t say how this is done. UNBELIEVABLE. It’s not magic, but rather a trick, that’s all I can say.
The artist performs his “dog and pony” show before the face change amazingly occurs from Blue to Pink.
This is an event that is quite popular in Chengdu, and if you go there, you would not want to miss it. It is a unique and fascinating presentation which conveys the idea of time and space. The best display is the unique skills portrayed by those artists to what is called: Changing Faces. Pay attention to the artists face in the following pictures. You will noticed the changing of the mask color. Believe me this only takes a fraction of a second with sometimes a pirouette or a position change in the action. FABULOUS.
Changing face from White to Aqua.
Before leaving Chengdu to another place, we attended the spectacular Opera show. We were swept away and mesmerized by this colorful (an understatement really) Sichuan Opera as performers take the stage in elaborate costumed to enact various performances.
Another one of these artists doing his thing with oil paint. This one working on “inlay replica” that will fit into some lacquered furniture with extreme care and precision. My presence apparently did not inconvenience him.
