Fileteado Ornamental and/or Fileteado letters

 

 

We are thrilled to bring you 2 workshops with master fileteador Gustavo Ferrari from Argentina who made and  designed our studio's sign . The short course is designed to give you insights into practical aspects of this traditional art from Buenos Aires, suitable to anyone interested in arts with or without previous experience.

 

This masterclass is an introduction to Fileteado Porteño and will consist of 2 separate courses:

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Workshop 1: Fileteado ornamental

The first  workshop will be dedicated to the history of Fileteado and drawing techniques of its classical elements: flowers, ribbons and acanthus leaves. We will paint a complete sign with acrylics using these elements, we will learn how to handle special Fileteado brushes and go through structural step by step approach of a work from a pattern to the flat colours, then shadows, lights and highlights to gain first-hand experience of the complete technique of Fileteado.

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Dates:  Monday 12, Wednesday 14 and Friday 16 of May

Times: 10:00 AM - 13:00 PM 

Course duration: Total 9 hours

Cost: £160 includes all materials and tools

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Workshop 2: Fileteado Letters 

​In this session, we’ll dive into one of the most iconic elements of Fileteado: its distinctive letterforms. We’ll begin by exploring the fundamental shapes and proportions that define this unique style. Step by step, you’ll learn how to embellish them with classic Fileteado. By the end of the workshop, you’ll put your skills to the test by painting a complete sign with a word of your choice, following the traditional techniques of Fileteado. Get ready to transform letters into works of art!

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Dates: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 of May

Times:

Saturday 18:00 -21:00 

Sunday 17:00 - 21:00

Course duration: 7 hours

Cost: £150 includes all materials and tools

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About Fileteado Art

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Fileteado is a traditional art from Argentina. It began as a simple decoration on the trade carts in the early 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s as it expanded to the decoration of buses and trucks its imagery grew more complex with the use of visual symbols and the incorporation of short text, including popular and humorous sayings. Today it can be found all over the city of Buenos Aires, in shop windows, murals and signs. The vernacular style of Fileteado led to it being declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2015.

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 About Gustavo Ferrari

Gustavo Ferrari is a sign painter, visual artist and a historian based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has been working since 2001 and specializing in Fileteado, a traditional popular art style from Buenos Aires. His artworks can be found all over the city, painted signboards, shop windows of the traditional restaurants, Remarkable Bars, barber and tattoo shops. In the last decade he has started showcasing the Fileteado style around the world. He has since done this at Letterheads meets, tango festivals and various design events in the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia.

 

 

 

www.ferrarifileteados.com

Instagram: @ferrarifileteados