The Art Of The Azulejos - Portugal's Colored Tiles

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The Art Of The Azulejos - Portugal's Colored Tiles

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Anyone who has ever been to Portugal will probably know them: the small, mostly blue square ceramic tiles, the so-called 'azulejos'. Especially in the capital of Lisbon they decorate many houses. Even today, the decorative tiles are still made by hand.
The word azulejos does not come from the Portuguese word "azul" for blue - as one might think. It comes from Arabic and means something like "polished little stone".
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@armadhatter2931 Жыл бұрын

As an American who grew up in a Portuguese family, I was 25 years old when I learned this was a unique part of the culture. This was in my childhood bathroom, kitchen, and even outside. I grew up with these patterns everywhere and never realized it wasn’t just a normal decoration. Always thought they were beautiful and unique but I guess I always took it a bit for granted

@HHHThanatos 3 жыл бұрын

Lisbon is the most beautiful city I may have ever seen. Love the city, love the people.

@luispimenta59 3 жыл бұрын

My country and the art on it ❤🇵🇹 small country big big culture

@linacorreia9289 7 ай бұрын

Hermosos

@unSeife Жыл бұрын

2:03 i’m fascinated by the music choice here, one of my favorite songs. Lying Has To Stop by soft hair

@mgithaiga1 3 жыл бұрын

I want to decorate my Kitchen with Azulejos (Portuguese tiles and plates).

@36-777 5 ай бұрын

Art that was brought to the americas, and learned and mastered to decorate sacred spaces.

@deepalib3096 3 жыл бұрын

Such nice decorative tiles!

@huntrrams 2 жыл бұрын

Love Lisbon!

@omkhasni 3 жыл бұрын

This art comed from Moroccon traditions and word too, it is called Zellige

@mainsmain 2 жыл бұрын

That's true, from the Moor invasion

@vaughangarrick 3 жыл бұрын

I want more of this

@nulnwiss2720 2 жыл бұрын

Very outstanding art

@cryinghuman2964 Жыл бұрын

so beautiful

@NaveDelAmor Жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@cakemartyr5794 3 жыл бұрын

Really interesting. I'd associated tiles with Cordoba in Spain, but you've enlightened me. You've also sold Lisbon to me.

@BrunoTorres1 3 жыл бұрын

You'll find azulejos (both the spanish and the portuguese words) from galicia in the northwest of spain throughout all of Portugal all of the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline of Spain until Catalonia. Your association with Andalucia and specially Cordoba is right but Lisbon or Cordoba are not the only places since its a widespread phenomenon around the Iberian peninsula. This trend also translated into dutch and northern german blue and white Tiles in the 17th century and later but there it's mostly inside use, not as façade material.

@cakemartyr5794 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrunoTorres1 That's very interesting. Thank you. Did it give rise to Delft Blauw in The Netherlands? Is that what you were referring to?

@BrunoTorres1 3 жыл бұрын

@@cakemartyr5794 Actually yes, because of two reasons. Delft Blauw in Form of Majolica Pottery (=A type of pottery coming from Mallorca originally) was an attempt from the dutch to create an alternative product to the porcelain the portuguese brought from china, which happened to be also blue and white. And also the Tiles are an adoption of mediterranean tile-work and partly inspired by the blue and white landscape motives of chinese porcelains. There is many levels of cultural transfer in ceramics around the world.

@cakemartyr5794 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrunoTorres1 Really interesting, thanks. I used to live in The Netherlands, and visited Delft, and I never knew this.

@overseer5660 Ай бұрын

Yes Yes Yes Yes YES.

@pranitalokegaonkar2272 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@niluferrdilekk826 Жыл бұрын

0:15 a Man playing bağlama-a traditional Turkish instrument -

@FOLIPE 3 жыл бұрын

Also very common in Brazil, where the fashion of covering the façades with azulejos came from.

@nacht98 3 жыл бұрын

This art originates in Portugal and covering walls with azulejos started long before Brazil even existed...

@FOLIPE 3 жыл бұрын

@@nacht98 Read my comment again: the covering of façades started in Brazil, not any walls. Of course azulejos were always placed on walls, but according to Portuguese azulejo historian J. M. Santos Simões the practice of covering external walls (façades) with azulejos started in the 18th century in Brazil.

@mainsmain 2 жыл бұрын

@@nacht98 actually it's from Morocco

@LHollan 2 жыл бұрын

Amigo seu louco deixa-me contar-te um segredo: o Brasil foi colonizado quase 400 anos por portugueses e guess what grande parte da cultura portuguesa permaneceu no Brasil, os azulejos e as calçadas são um exemplo.

@willowwillow9845 2 жыл бұрын

@@mainsmain it's not from morocco and to see something in a country dont mean it's originaly from there and tile origine you can find that info in wikipedia so dont say whatever you want tile started in Ancient Middle East people who talked the Elamite language in old Iran 13th century BC , then it went by to others countrys like india as well and for info marocco was one of the last to get that art and tile is related to islamic art you find

@ElecBrane 3 жыл бұрын

Why do I hear tango music in this video?

@dweuromaxx 3 жыл бұрын

@M T Because you have a good ear? 👂🤷‍♀️

@ElecBrane 3 жыл бұрын

@@dweuromaxx my “why” was more like “Tango is from Argentina, not from Portugal”

@dweuromaxx 3 жыл бұрын

@@ElecBrane See your point. We just took the music we found suitable, in this case Electrotango. Fado might be a bit sad and maybe too sterotypical don't you think? 😉

@BrunoTorres1 3 жыл бұрын

Also Paco de Lucía, playing flamenco there. DW went for "iberian/latin" clichées in this one...

@vanessaamorim4310 2 жыл бұрын

@@dweuromaxx That is due to the fact you were not able to perform a proper investigation. Fado is not sad, is a way of living and feeling, and we do feel sadness and happiness. Next time, maybe :)

@mers3481 3 жыл бұрын

Why did you have to use Spanish and Brazilian music for this video? We do have our own music...

@dweuromaxx 3 жыл бұрын

@Mers We didn't want to upset anyone with our choice of music, sometimes it's just more appropriate to avoid too many stereotypes. Portuguese music is of course great and actually worth its own Video! 😚

@LHollan 2 жыл бұрын

@@dweuromaxx don’t worry, it’s obvious why you used Brazilian music, it’s in Portuguese language, in Portugal we love Brazilian music because it’s in our language. Don’t worry that stupid guy doesn’t represent Portugal