A woman descends a stairway that was decorated by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron, which he titled the "Selaron Stairway" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Selaron, an eccentric Chilean artist and longtime Rio resident who created a massive, colorful tile stairway in the bohemian Lapa district that's popular with tourists, was found dead on the stairway on Thursday. He was 54. Authorities are investigating the cause of death. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Artist Selaron found dead by his work in Brazil
A woman descends a stairway that was decorated by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron, which he titled the "Selaron Stairway" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Selaron, an eccentric Chilean artist and longtime Rio resident who created a massive, colorful tile stairway in the bohemian Lapa district that's popular with tourists, was found dead on the stairway on Thursday. He was 54. Authorities are investigating the cause of death. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
By JULIANA BARBASSA
Associated Press /
January 10, 2013
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‘‘I hope you understand,’’ he pleaded in a piece decorated with the omnipresent pregnant woman.
Selaron meant the work to last a lifetime.
‘‘I will only end this mad and singular dream on the last day of my life,’’ he wrote on the wall.
Several steps above, an anonymous contributor answered, in simple handwriting on a plain tile painted in the green and yellow of the Brazilian flag: ‘‘Obrigado, Selaron.’’
Thank you, Selaron.
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