The aim of the exhibition, which has already been pesented at several museums, is discover the architecture of Buenos Aires in its various styles and times, throughout the domes of buildings that give it a personal touch to the urban landscape. “How many people know or have observed these wonders? Not many have stopped to watch them”, Julio Fernandez asks to himself and answers. Then he adds: “They have been witnesses of continuous changes in the city".
These domes and their different designs, among which there are some centenary, show that art and wisdom can be discovered by looking up to the sky.
Buenos Aires is the most nurtured city in South America regarding domes’ constructions.
Those who built the city, and specially its domes, managed to provide a romantic touch to the landscape, besides living the city a magnificent architectonic Heritage, registered and recovered in more than 300 images by researcher and photographer along a year of working, day and night, with air views taken from the balcony of the Barolo building or from the tower of the local legislature palace, in color, white and black and other chemical procedures.
With this work, Fernández pretends to keep alive the spirit of this patrimony, which belongs to everybody and made us to respect those who designed and built these pieces of architectonic art with all their talent, for our city.
The author started at the Foto Club Argentino and the firm Agfa Gevaert, where he was instructed on special laboratory, lightning and portrait processes by maestros Pedro Otero & Feliciano Jeanmart.
During his career, he got prizes, mentions and exhibitions in local and international photo galleries. Since 1982 he has been exhibiting at individual and collective shows.
Among Fernandez’ photos, people can observe the domes that coronate the buildings of Confitería Del Molino, in the corner of avenues Rivadavia and Callao, a project by Francisco Giannotti, built between 1914 & 1917. For its construction, vitrals, glasses, marbles and ceramics were brought from Italy, and they still perdure beyond abandon; dome at Colegio El Salvador, in avenue Callao 542; Barolo building, considered the first Latin building and built between 1919 & 1923, in Avenida de Mayo 1300, by Italian architect Mario Palanti, and the cupola with the sculpture of the winged genius, at Bernardo de Yrigoyen 172, a work by Italian architect Torcuato Bassa.
The exhibition can be visited until June 22, Mon-Fri from 2pm to 6pm. Admission is free. Saturdays and Sundays, from 10am thru 7pm, admission costs $1.Centro de Museos de Buenos Aires: Av. de los Italianos 851, Puerto Madero. |
