Fileteado

Filetes ( paintings in Fileteado style) are characterized by colorful ornaments, typically symmetry and poetic expressions, proverbs and aphorisms, which can be humorous or roguish, emotional or philosophical. They are part of the culture of porteños since the beginning of the 20th century.

Gallery

Street sign on Avenida Corrientes 348

House on the Calle Jean Jaures

Shop on Calle Jean Jaures

In the district of Abasto

Classic car taxi with Fileteado

Painting by Arce, showing Carlos Gardel

Vaca Fileteada of Muscia (2006)