Martín Sastre "Rayitos de amor con glitter"

"Rayitos de amor con glitter", 2008. Martin Sastre's homage to Brigitte Strass.

Brigitte Strass is a 19-year-old uruguayan party girl, web celebrity and transvestite who, through his fotolog promotes caring for pets, respect for elders and the creation of the first karaoke bar in Montevideo, dismissed at the end of each one of their posts with the same phrase "Rayitos de amor con glitter". Brigitte is a Hello Kitty and Sailor Moon fan. Her two dreams are going to Disneyland and be a mom, can now be found in Montevideo, Uruguay, dressed in fairy, bunnies or secretary, always pink, her favorite color.

For more information: http://www.fotolog.com/brigitte_strass


Martin Sastre (Montevideo, 1976.) Is one of the most influents Latin American artists of his generation, has exposed so individually international since 2002 and has participated in Biennials as the Biennial of Korea (2008), Usuahia (2007), Biennale the image of Geneva (2006), Venice (2005), Sâo Paulo, National Representation (2004), Havana (2003), Prague (2002) and Mercosur (2001). Among the awards are the First Prize ARCO de la Comunidad de Madrid at the best young artist of the International Fair of Contemporary Art Award in 2004 and Faena Prize to make an urban intervention in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2008.