Friday, September 01, 2006

Dulle Griet


La cumbia de Dulle Griet


Dulle Griet Asumes (The presidency)



Dulle Griet in Corrientes Street

Dulle Griet gives birth


These drawings were made for the exhibition I had in the Palais de Glace in 2003. They depict "Dulle Griet" (Mad Margaret) a character from the Flemish tradition, painted by Brueghel and used by Bertolt Brecht as a model for "Mother Courage".
Dulle Griet symbolises greed. I transfered this character to my native city, Buenos Aires, at a time of economic turmoil.

25 Comments:

Blogger viruta said...

más allá del mensaje que se percible claro con apenas golpe de vista, siempre me das ese quedarme ensimismada con los detalles: detrás de la corteza del árbol, el movimiento-luz-sombra del bosque...

creatividad infinitamente infernal la tuya

pd: ups, me puse seria??

Friday, September 01, 2006 1:50:00 pm  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Esta bien, Viruta. Mis comentarios a veces pareceran sarcastico pero los dibujos los hago seriamente.

Friday, September 01, 2006 2:03:00 pm  
Blogger gabriella said...

bellos muy bellos y mis angeles son solo angeles caidos por no querer dejar el amor terrenal, eres uno de ellos?

Friday, September 01, 2006 2:24:00 pm  
Blogger viruta said...

no me hacía falta aclaración, señor maestro Grillo

lo suyo se huele desde el obelisco a la muralla china

Friday, September 01, 2006 2:33:00 pm  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Grande, Viruta!

Gabriella...No.

Friday, September 01, 2006 2:42:00 pm  
Blogger mr.ed said...

alucinantes!
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Friday, September 01, 2006 3:07:00 pm  
Blogger Elliot Cowan said...

The back of your head is just as delightful now as it was then.

Friday, September 01, 2006 4:28:00 pm  
Blogger A. Riabovitchev said...

Great to see you ,Oscar ! Especially when you working!:O)

Friday, September 01, 2006 4:31:00 pm  
Blogger V a l e n t r i n i t y said...

Aludinantes, maramimosos, agudos y esdrújulos y pluscuamperfectos..
vaya, como nos faltan palabras!

Friday, September 01, 2006 8:46:00 pm  
Blogger Santiago Mansilla said...

buenisísimos.... dibujasasasononones

(en Londres las horas del día cuántas son?)

Friday, September 01, 2006 9:24:00 pm  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Muuuuchas....Y siempre llueve.

Friday, September 01, 2006 9:32:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Muy buenos colores, sobre todo la de Corrientes street (ma que la quinta avenida!) me hubiese gustado estar ahí! Si viene a Argentina hace algo en Bs As también! Para los q no podemos viajar para verlo. Lo invito a tomar mate a casa y me muestra algunas cosas.
Abrazo!

Friday, September 01, 2006 9:57:00 pm  
Blogger Santiago Mansilla said...

Con razón...

Friday, September 01, 2006 10:48:00 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FANTASTICO, if that's a word, I don't know anything about the character, but it sounds like something I should look into.

....did you pose for the picture, It's nice to see you at work. I have a drafting table I never use, I prefer a big table such as the one you are using, wish I had more space.

Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:33:00 am  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Tnat is the table were we have dinner...I have to clear up to eat.

Saturday, September 02, 2006 4:11:00 am  
Blogger pandave said...

hey reb, you know i was thinking the same thing. greed...hmmm.

oscar, i love the grand pictures that you do. and i am facsinated by this emblem of greed. i was stuck on dulle griet giving birth. a co-worker came by and she too was stuck.

Saturday, September 02, 2006 4:30:00 am  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Check Brueghel's original..One of the greatest paintings ever.

Saturday, September 02, 2006 4:35:00 am  
Blogger pandave said...

i just have. and you are right. it is a great picture. the longer you look at it, the more you find.

Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:56:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're going bald!

Monday, September 04, 2006 12:17:00 am  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Sometimes.

Monday, September 04, 2006 2:03:00 am  
Blogger CILENCIO NO SE CALLA said...

Esto lo había visto en buenos aires, y como todo lo tuyo, genial. Chau, va un abrazo en Cilencio.

Monday, September 04, 2006 3:24:00 am  
Blogger gustavo roldan said...

Grillo, no doy con tu mail ni por casualidad.
Te paso el mío:
unpunto@yahoo.com.ar

Monday, September 04, 2006 10:56:00 am  
Blogger Matt Jones said...

Ah yes, again nice to see your working environment with the artist at work too this time.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 12:18:00 pm  
Blogger Deluria said...

Te ha quedado genial Gret. Hay un cuento infantil ilustrado por Carll Cneut, precioso, que se llama Greta La Loca y habla de ella.

Me encantan las fotos donde se te ve trabajar. Lo de retirar los trastos de pintura de la mesa antes de comer es muy común en mi casa :-D

Y, ¡oh! Tienes un libro de Helnwein(!!)

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 12:27:00 pm  
Blogger Oscar Grillo said...

Hiya, Jonz!

Delu...Lindo volverte a oir!...Vi la portada del libro de Cneut..No me parece que me guste mucho lo que vi...Con Helnwein tengo una relacion ambivalente..Es muy buen tecnico pero no estoy absolutamente seguro de su plastica ni de su vision...Un triste comico.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006 12:47:00 pm  

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