Messi, Paredes and the Selection: the World Cup Images that Sofia Wiñazki Turned Into Watercolors

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The artist Sofia Wiñazki converted more than 60 images of Messi and the Selection during the World Cup into watercolors. Now, 34 of these works make up a show in Buenos Aires. The exhibition opens this Friday in Barrakesh, with free admission.

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Sofia Wiñazki found a particular way to live the World Cup: after each match, she took her brushes and converted some of the images that had been recorded in her memory into watercolors. What began as a birthday present for her nephew ended up transforming into an artistic collection dedicated to Lionel Messi and the Argentine Selection. The first work was a portrait of Messi that the artist made for her nephew, who was 10 years old. The visual …