Escadaria Selaron and staircase art
World-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has become a tribute to the Brazilian people, according to Chilean-born artist Jorge Selaron. Born in Chile in 1947, Jorge Selaron, traveling painter and sculptor in over 50 countries around the world had settled in Rio de Janeiro in 1983. Meanwhile, in 1990, Selaron began renovating steps of his house, covered the steps in fragments of blue, green and yellow tiles, which are in fact the colors of the Brazilian flag. Noteworthy, it has become his 20 years passion. And for such passion, he sold many paintings and accepted donations from locals and travelers to continue his long and exhaustive work. However, he continued on and covered St Teresa staircase in tiles, ceramics and mirrors. As a result, this massive living artwork, known as Selaron’s staircase, is 125 meters high and includes colorful tiles from all over the world.
Painted in colors of Brazilian flag, Escadaria Selaron and staircase art
Escadaria Selaron and staircase art
16th Ave Tiled Steps Project – San FranciscoGorgeous 16th Ave Tiled Steps Project – San FranciscoSelaron’s staircaseTiled Steps project by artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher. 163 steps tiled with mosaic panels with handmade animal, bird, and fish embedded within the mosaics. 16th Ave, San FranciscoRio de Janeiro, Brazil. Escadaria SelaronBrazilian Escadaria SelaronOne-of-a-kind Escadaria SelaronDetails of Escadaria SelaronFragment of Staircase artCreation by Jorge SelaronChilean born Jorge SelaronCreated by the Greenville Literacy Assn. stairs in Greenville, South CarolinaBeirut, LebanonDesigned by William Diamond and Anthony BarattaThese colorful striped steps are actually just covered in vinyl tape by Scottish Artist Jim LambieDoll-theme stairsDreamy staircaseRomantic staircaseBlack-and-white patterned stairsColorful stairway on one of the buildings on the UCSB campus, Isla Vista, California near Santa BarbaraMoroccan stencil staircaseMosaic stairs in San Francisco, CAmusical piano steps on the staircase of a Stockholm, Sweden subway stationPainted Book stairsPatterned stairsPiano Stair, Valparaíso, ChilePrivate house stairs of broken plates, cups, and tile along with glass gems on the rest.
