Art / Off-the-beaten-path / USA
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published May 10, 2018 · Last modified May 7, 2018
Art / Culture / Off-the-beaten-path / South America / Tropics / Wandering
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published February 19, 2018 · Last modified February 12, 2018
While out wandering around Trujillo, Perú I stumbled across the campus of the Trujillo College of Medicine. Like many places here, the college is surrounded by walls. However these walls are covered in amazing mosaic artwork. Spanning several blocks, these giant and elaborate masterpieces stand as public showpieces.
Art / Off-the-beaten-path / South America / Wandering
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published February 9, 2018 · Last modified February 3, 2018
It seems that graffiti is everywhere you go in the world. I developed a whole new appreciation for “street art” after taking the Bogota Graffiti Tour in 2015. During this three-hour walking tour around Bogota, Colombia a graffiti artist pointed out the many different styles of street art. He noted...
Art / Culture / South America
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published February 6, 2018 · Last modified February 3, 2018
One of the three or four things that seems inextricably tied to outsiders’ perceptions of Rio de Janiero, Brazil is carnival. The reverse is also true; mention carnival and one automatically thinks of Rio. Well, I recently found out that carnival happens in many places throughout South America. Especially in...
