Casapueblo Uruguay ~ Travel Pictures & Information
Art gallery, Punta Ballena, Rio De La Plata views
I reallly enjoyed my tour of Casapueblo Uruguay, itself a fabulous sculpture -- a curvaceous, smooth, white concrete delight for the eyes and touch, with sweeping views of the Rio De La Plata. The art gallery, with works of Carlos Páez Vilaró, the museum and the lovely grounds make for an interesting few hours. Casapueblo is about two and a half hours by road east from Montevideo (Uruguay) at Punta Ballena, which is only 15 minutes west from the Uruguay resort Punta del Este, my ultimate destination this day. (I also stopped at Piriapolis). Casapueblo is open daily from sunrise to sunset, drawing more than 60.000 visitors a year. Time your visit for sunset, or stay at the Hotel Casapueblo on site, and witness the Ceremony of the Sun(set) from the museum terrace.
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Casapueblo Uruguay ~ Art gallery, museum, workshop and hotel  Even though the day was cloudy, Casapueblo proves it does not need sunshine to make it gleam. The Rio De La Plata peeks through on the left, and the blue of a courtyard swimming pool is to the right. Visitors to Casapueblo are first welcomed into a small auditorium, its pew-style benches all curved from concrete, and shown an explanatory video. |
Interior room Casapueblo art gallery  In this room, the curved concrete doorway shows some of the details that mark Casapueblo. The built in shelves hold ceramic tiles and other small pieces. Go tthrough the doorway, into the next room, and those shelves display larger pottery vases and bowls. |
Casapueblo art books, Uruguay  A selection of books by Carlos Paez Vilaro are offered for sale here. (As i post this photo now, I notice that my scanner has cropped the bottom few inches, and so, the full shot of the book cover. I'll re-scan as soon as possible and replace this.) |
Carlos Paez Vilaro vases, Casapueblo  I was totally captivated by the designs of much of the art displayed here, especially with these wonnderful vases. That's the Rio De La Plata, again, in the background. These vases were on a terrace. |
River views from the terrace at Casapueblo, Punta Ballena Looking northeast from Casapueblo in the picture gives some idea of how high and steep the home - art gallery - hotel is sited. By late afternoon, the skies had cleared, but by then it was too late to return to take sunny pictures. On this weekday in Spring, I didn't see any boats on this stretch of the river. .
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More Uruguay pictures:Uruguay country information Montevideo Old Town, capital city Uruguay resort Punta Del Este whale watching, sandy beaches Piriapolis Holiday and retiree heaven! .
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