El NestornautaNew art31Jan
The walls of Buenos Aires have paid homage to Nestor Kirchner in various ways. In the immediate aftermath of his death, the words ‘Siempre Nestor’ were splashed across the city. To mark the one-month anniversary of Nestor Kirchner’s death, the political group La Campora distributed stencils to activists in every barrio of the capital, and the image of ‘El Nestornauta’ began to appear throughout Buenos Aires and beyond.
El Nestornauta is a combination of two images – the face of Nestor Kirchner, wearing the suit of the classic Argentine comic character “El Eternauta“.
Stencil of the original Eternauta
The cartoon “El Eternauta” depicted an apocalyptic vision of Buenos Aires, where survivors of a lethally toxic snowfall had to resist an alien invasion. The cartoonist Héctor Germán Oesterheld explored the themes of war, politics, heroism and sacrifice through the comic, and in later series such as ”El Eternauta Part II” the cartoon became more overtly political. Osterheld began to take a narrative role within the comic strip, and El Eternauta became an allegory for contemporary Argentina, and openly critical of the military dictatorship.
In 1977 Osterheld disappeared. A year later, his four daughters disappeared. Along with tens of thousands of Argentines who disappeared during the dirty war, they were abducted and murdered by the military junta.
Eternauta inspired street art. The quote reads "Your fight, like the fight of your comrades and all the men who fought against the invasion, has not been in vain - even if it seems so to you"
Casting Nestor Kirchner as El Eternauta is a clear tribute to his work as a politician and leader, and his role in bringing Argentina out of crisis. But within the image there lies another important tribute to his work in bringing the architects and executioners of the military junta to justice. The repeal of the “Ley de Punto Final” & “Ley de Obediencia Debida” during Nestor Kirchner’s presidency stripped away the pardons and protections which prevented former junta members from being tried for their crimes. Through this action, Nestor Kirchner ensured that those responsible for the murder of Osterheld and countless others could be brought to justice.
There is a grim irony to the observation that Oesterheld depicted the invading alien forces in El Eternauta as predominantly noble beings, subject to the orders of evil commanders. We can only speculate as to where he would have drawn the line of culpability between those who ordered, planned and carried out his abduction and murder, and that of his children.
Mosaic depicting el eternauta at uruguay subte station
http://blog.graffitimundo.com/2011/01/el-nestornauta/ http://fb.me/KinAxmo0
http://blog.graffitimundo.com/2011/01/el-nestornauta/ http://fb.me/KinAxmo0
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[...] Stencil but I’m not sure. I ran across a great explanation of the meanng behind this image here. LikeBe the first to like this [...]
Is it possible to purchase a copy of this image? If so, how can I learn more about the image dimensions, materials, etc?
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Que asco como han ensuciado un comic tan legendario como lo es El Eternauta, kirchner fue un ladron y un criminal
Maria’s comment is an expression of the violent passions that still split the Argentine society. But the recent elections have proved that the majority of the people in the country do not agree with her. It is already high time for the members of a divided society to join their forces in a common effort to build a better country and a better world to live in.
El comentario de María es una expresión de las violentas pasiones que todavía escinden la sociedad argentina. Pero las recientes elecciones han demostrado que la mayor parte del pueblo no comparte su opinión. Ya es hora de que los miembros de una sociedad dividida unan sus fuerzas para construir un país mejor y un mundo mejor.
Oesterheld would have been happy and proud to see the Nestornauta. In a way, he is still alive in it.
Oesterheld se hubiera sentido orgulloso y feliz, de haber podido ver el Nestornauta. En cierto modo, continúa viviendo en él.
Hola. Sugiero la lectura de esta nota: http://www.andendigital.com.ar/home/argentina/politica1/434-el-uso-ierrado-del-arte-nestor-kirchner-y-el-eternauta-anden-55
[...] escribí un trabajo sobre El Eternauta, historieta argentina muy de moda últimamente debido a su reconversión en efigie política . Aquí copio la introducción, a la que le quité algunos párrafos y las notas al pie para mejorar [...]