From the province of Santa Fe to the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, artists from all over the country came out to perpetuate the face of the iconic soccer player through murals and, in some cases, the emblematic phrase: “What are you looking at, silly? He’s going over there, silly ”. A few days after the consecration of Argentina as champion in the Qatar World Cup 2022the picture of Lionel Messi raising the world Cup It remained in the retina of the Argentine people and is replicated in different works of art.
In Palermoat the intersection of Darwin and Gorriti streets, a mural of the star in the black tunic that was presented to him during the award ceremony in Qatar has just been unveiled, raising the trophy, together with Emiliano Martinez, Rodrigo de Paul and Leandro Paredes. The renowned muralist Maximilian Bagnasco was the creator of the image. “I waited for the moment when Messi would raise the cup because I wanted to portray that on a mural,” the artist confessed to Agencia Télam about the origins of the work.
“It was the first moment that Messi raised the cup and I decided that it had to be that. Many said that it had to be another where the shirt was seen more, but this image was the one that really differed from other world cups “explains Bagnasco, who considers that the image of Messi wearing that tunic was “a unique moment” and adds: “The day after I started the mural, I wanted to order a coffee through an application and I saw that the corner appeared as ‘Messi corner’. It seemed crazy to me, because I came from painting Maradona in Italy, where the mayor decided to change the name of the street to ‘Via Diego Armando Maradona'”.
However, Villa Fiorito is full of images of the emblematic footballer of Mexico 86. But on the neighborhood walls, the captain from Rosario took center stage with his face, along with the famous phrase and the colors of the flag, in a beautiful suburban mural. The same expression appears in a corner of the silver, at the intersection of 1st and 67th streets, the result of the initiative of a local family.
“Messi is a positive influence in the personal sphere, but fundamentally in sports, for his effort, dedication and dedication,” he said, in dialogue with TélamJonathan Ramborger, by illustrating the captain adjusting the ribbon on his arm with a serene look. The proposal came from the municipality and the young artist did not hesitate to proceed with the work on the wall of the Sports center of the town of Puán.
In Bolívar street 947 of San Telmothe artist Mario Abad portrayed another iconic moment of the World Cup: the tribute he made “Leo” Messi reproducing the famous gesture of Roman Riquelmein front of the Dutch coach’s eyes louis van gaalsimulating the Topo Gigio. At the time, Van Gaal had a bad relationship with the former Boca player and Messi resorted to this wink as a response to the coach’s criticism prior to the match.
In the Buenos Aires party of Balcarceis in fact the mural made by Nicholas Lahitte in 2018, just before the World Cup begins Russia 2018. The artist painted the star smiling with the light blue and white shirt on 26th street. During the course of this championship, the work became a sanctuary where the neighbors placed candles and some objects such as balls and rosaries. Hours after the Argentine victory, the muralist decided to repaint the work adding the World Cup on Messi’s shoulder.
Finally, in the champion’s hometown, artists Marlene Zuriaga and Lisandro Urteaga They portrayed him last year wearing the albiceleste and with his hand on his heart on the party wall of a 69-meter-high building, further magnifying the “Flea.” The work, called “From another galaxy and from my city”accompanied the celebration of thousands of people who gathered in the streets of rosary beads to celebrate his idol on December 18.
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