This is our friend Maurice who owns the Bahia Hotel. He was in a courtyard with lots of fish and even a surfboard behind him. Maurice explains that the underwater fantasy was created by an artist who paints ONLY with spray cans! And, he doesn't sketch it out either, he just goes to the wall and starts spraying. Simply amazing!
If you would like to visit Pichilemu, Maurice's hotel would be a fantastic place to stay. We didn't know him when we first got here or we would have stayed here.
If you would like to visit Pichilemu, Maurice's hotel would be a fantastic place to stay. We didn't know him when we first got here or we would have stayed here.Mural art is quite popular in Chile and I am amazed at the great talent I continually find. But, I must say that the Hotel Bahia has the finest examples I have seen.
I noticed this beauty of the sea with a babe in arms just today as she is almost hidden on the dark side of the hall. And to think they were painted with stray cans.
Last year this was a regular patio in the underwater garden of Maurice's Hotel Bahia. Over the winter, Maurice covered the patio and put in a bar! You can see in the background fish swimming on the walls and plants that look as if they belong under the sea.
This was taken from the bar of Neptune on the opposite wall. Isn't it something else? The rooms with purple doors are situated around the bar and courtyards and hallway. All the rooms have framed ocean art on the walls. It's hard to not fall under the spell.
I really like the whales! And the plants in front blend right in and seem to be an extension of the art in the underwater world of the Hotel Bahia. The first time I saw it, it reminded me of the Ringo Starr song about an Octopus's Garden. Remember that one? I can hear the tune in my head right now! Can you?
Aren't these dolphins cool? Hard to believe the artist used only spray cans! Jim says, "It is Chilean taggers at their best!" And there is a chair right in front. How about having dolphins swimming behind as you sit and ponder the sea life surrounding you?
A little danger adds excitement, no? Check out this shark in the hall. The plant is real. Again, a chair so you can sit with a shark going right by you.
Well, that concludes our tour of the Hotel Bahia. I hope you enjoyed it. Jim and I love to visit Maurice and his fabulous underwater fantasy world. Wouldn't you?
Last year this was a regular patio in the underwater garden of Maurice's Hotel Bahia. Over the winter, Maurice covered the patio and put in a bar! You can see in the background fish swimming on the walls and plants that look as if they belong under the sea.
This was taken from the bar of Neptune on the opposite wall. Isn't it something else? The rooms with purple doors are situated around the bar and courtyards and hallway. All the rooms have framed ocean art on the walls. It's hard to not fall under the spell.
I really like the whales! And the plants in front blend right in and seem to be an extension of the art in the underwater world of the Hotel Bahia. The first time I saw it, it reminded me of the Ringo Starr song about an Octopus's Garden. Remember that one? I can hear the tune in my head right now! Can you?
Aren't these dolphins cool? Hard to believe the artist used only spray cans! Jim says, "It is Chilean taggers at their best!" And there is a chair right in front. How about having dolphins swimming behind as you sit and ponder the sea life surrounding you?
A little danger adds excitement, no? Check out this shark in the hall. The plant is real. Again, a chair so you can sit with a shark going right by you.
Well, that concludes our tour of the Hotel Bahia. I hope you enjoyed it. Jim and I love to visit Maurice and his fabulous underwater fantasy world. Wouldn't you?
Please let me know what you think about the art!
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