Caminito Art Studio
Come Tango With The Clay!
Come Tango With The Clay!
Philosophy
Philosophy: Art is a journey that everyone should experience, regardless of skill.
Caminito
is a place of inspiration. A place of color. A place to let go of our
daily stresses and let the focus on our art bring us to a peaceful
place. It is warm oasis in Wisconsin.
Inspiring
and colorful are choice words for describing our studio. Our goal
is to make the art studio a place to come enjoy other art as well as the
creation of it. It is a place to “Come Tango with the Clay”!
Mission/Vision
To
make art available to everyone in the process of creating an art
community. To dream, to inspire and be inspired, to create, to be free!
Inspiration
Caminito
is a small road in La Boca, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Caminito also means small road, path or narrow road. The area is
characterized by its low houses of channeled metal or wood painted in bright colors. They were first built by mostly Italian immigrant men.
Even to this day some of these old buildings (conventillos) remain standing, and they are truly what makes La Boca and Caminito unique.
The
sharp colors of the houses in La Boca were the result of high paint
prices and low income workers. The people that worked in the harbor would take home the
leftovers from their jobs and use every last drop. This gave Caminito a
special character. (The area is also known as the birth place for the Tango, which was originally danced between men because there were very few women). Artist Benito Quinquela Martin made this area famous
by his paintings. In the past few decades, many artists followed
Quinquela’s footsteps and made Caminito their home. Today it is a must
stop for visitors to enjoy the colorful neighborhood, great food, great
wine, great local art and of course, lots of tango!
Our
studio was painted with the same concept: we used left-over paint and
used every drop of it. It was hard to plan since we didn't know how much
we would be able to cover in each wall... which gave the studio a unique flavor. Hope you visit soon!
