German Casetti: ¿Qué es el Filete?

El filete es un estilo artìstico desarrollado principalmente en Buenos Aires, muy vinculado a la imagen de esta ciudad y principalmente a la del tango, aunque no nace en ese ambiente, sino como arte decorativo de carros (primeras décadas del siglo XX); posteriormente pasa al camión (cuando en Bs. As. se prohibe la "tracción a sangre"), y en menor medida, a los autobuses.

Tiene su época de esplendor entre las décadas del 50 y el 70, donde queda definitivamente asociado con la ciudad de Bs. As, y especialmente con el Tango. En ese momento todo el filete pasaba por las manos de aprox. 8 ó 10 personas. El fileteador trabajaba directamente con la carrocera (fabricante de las "cajas" de los camiones ), por lo que éste es considerado su medio.

Ya había sobrevivido a la desaparición del carro, y cuando se dejó de filetear en los autobuses y camiones, es cuando una nueva generación abre el filete a un estilo de pintura únicamente estética, alejado del entorno que lo vió nacer, y del medio utilitario.

Hoy se desconoce el número exacto de fileteadores, pero no dejan de ser un puñado, en su mayoria en Buenos Aires. Varios de ellos exponen regularmente y también trabajan por encargo a nivel internacional.
Hay muy pocos residiendo de forma permanente en el extranjero.

What the "filete" is?

The fileteado, is a popular and decorative art typical from Buenos Aires. Its streamlined shapes are of intense colouring and they are painted so as to create the feeling of volume. Flowers, ribbons, acanthus leaves, dragons and birds are features of its repertoire, which are combined with sayings and pictures of popular characters.

Special Art works
In the same way as Tango musically defines Buenos Aires, the fileteado constitutes its iconography. Both artistic manifestations are characterized by their popular origin. Nowadays, and due to its present relevance, the ornamented painting is also an original king of design typical of Argentina and widely acknowledged abroad.

Fileteado History
The fileteado has born in the cart factories of our city in the early twentieth century. It was a decorative activity spontaneously developed by the masters of this craft, until it gradually turned into a pictorical genre. It was also used on trucks and public transport until the 70s, when it began to have a widespread use.

Que es el Filete?

The fileteado, is a popular and decorative art typical from Buenos Aires. Its streamlined shapes are of intense colouring and they are painted so as to create the feeling of volume. Flowers, ribbons, acanthus leaves, dragons and birds are features of its repertoire, which are combined with sayings and pictures of popular characters.

Special Art works
In the same way as Tango musically defines Buenos Aires, the fileteado constitutes its iconography. Both artistic manifestations are characterized by their popular origin. Nowadays, and due to its present relevance, the ornamented painting is also an original king of design typical of Argentina and widely acknowledged abroad.

Fileteado History
The fileteado has born in the cart factories of our city in the early twentieth century. It was a decorative activity spontaneously developed by the masters of this craft, until it gradually turned into a pictorical genre. It was also used on trucks and public transport until the 70s, when it began to have a widespread use.