Alfredo Genovese
Encyclopedia
Alfredo Genovese is an Argentine
artist practitioner of traditional Argentine decorative art fileteado
. He's best known for the cover of the Mike Doughty
album Haughty Melodic
, and the massive Aiwa
billboard that looms over the Buenos Aires Obelisco
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
artist practitioner of traditional Argentine decorative art fileteado
Fileteado
Fileteado is a type of artistic drawing, with stylised lines and flowered, climbing plants typically used in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It is used to adorn all kind of beloved objects, signs, taxis, lorries and even the old Colectivos, Buenos Aires' buses....
. He's best known for the cover of the Mike Doughty
Mike Doughty
Mike Doughty is an American indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s, and in the 2000s, became a solo artist...
album Haughty Melodic
Haughty Melodic
Haughty Melodic is an album by Mike Doughty released on May 3, 2005. Doughty described the album as "a bunch of songs about yearning and redemption and happiness and hope." The album's sound is dense, stuffed full of multi-tracked guitars, horns, keyboards, and Doughty's own voice multiplied over...
, and the massive Aiwa
Aiwa
was a Japanese consumer electronics company, founded in 1951.It produced audio and video equipment from the 1970s until the early 2000s.-History:The Aiwa Corporation slid towards bankruptcy until it was purchased by competitor Sony Corporation. As of October 1, 2002, Aiwa ceased to be a separate...
billboard that looms over the Buenos Aires Obelisco
Obelisco
Obelisco may refer to:*Obelisk of Buenos Aires, in Argentina*Obelisco , in Guatemala...
.