Art Walk in Cuenca - there is a formal, organized art wal...

Art Walk in Cuenca - there is a formal, organized art walk in Cuenca that is very nice. This post is not about that. Que lastima. This post is about the on-going art walk that is available anytime to anyone -- who walks. Walk into a tienda, stroll into a restaurante, meander down a calle, peruse the free museums and there is art to see throughout the city. Some of the art is framed, some is sprayed, others are desperately political, other pieces are delicately composed from many individual pieces, some art is in the wondrous variety of architectures in the buildings, some is in the arrangement of pieces in an atmospheric setting, some is yet undiscovered like an antique horse carriage languishing in the overgrown grassy section of a parking lot. Some of the art is well maintained, others are a jumble of disrepair and the abuse of time and the tension of overlapping and competing expressions has become its own chaotic masterpiece, some are marvelously intricate, others manage unique detail with one simple line. Some is surprising like a real shrunken head while others blend into the landscape. So take a walk. The art walk in Cuenca is always available, day or night - no art walk map needed. In fact, part of the fun is the unexpected encounter. You can even consider your walk a form of performance art - one in which your day is the rich and rewarding canvas.