Last Friday 12th February I finally took a tour of several art spaces in the city. A comforting stroll that, as well as making me enjoy the new projects and exhibitions, allowed me to confirm the active programming of these spaces, and with all the security measures in place. On this tour there were five […]
Why will they buy your projects (art/design/culture)?
Artprice’s latest report on the art market reveals the devastating effects of the pandemic. The health crisis has also been bad news for the gallery and auction business, but, looking at it from another perspective, it has brought structural changes that have allowed them to explore the digital environment. Although we may think of the […]
Emotional work in a project.
2020 has been a year like no other, and has left us with a lot of work to do. In some cases, it will consist of starting projects from scratch in a different way, in others, recomposing with a vision of change the projects we have rescued. In any case, a good part of this […]
Meditative elements in drawing. Javier León Pérez.
Art can open windows and balconies to connect with society, its language heals wounds of the soul and brings that peace of mind we so desire. And yet there are those who see it as an exaggeration to speak of Art as a necessity. A piece of art generates an encounter with the innermost self […]
Ángeles Marco. Sculpture as a memory of living.
The term sculpture has a great classical connotation. However, in the Expressan Sculptors section we bring together artists with a new form of expression, who experiment with space, forms, aesthetics and materials. Angeles Marco, our next sculptor, who undoubtedly belonged to that generation that transformed sculptural art and was called New Spanish Sculpture. Ángeles Marco […]
10 artistic pieces to explore concrete. (II)
Among the relevant topics of the blog is to show you artistic pieces made with concrete as a sculptural material. A material out of context of the field for which it was created and that is more than a means to express itself. Continuing with the previous post-compilation, here I bring you a series […]
Concrete as a sculptural material.
Capilla-Ronchamp.-Le-Corbusier Art – Concrete Concrete as a sculptural material. We are used to seeing surfaces, structures, concrete constructions that would have been impossible to think of before. Information about the many possibilities of this building material is not limited to buildings. Manufacturers have promoted the development of new methods and products that have been applied […]
Cristina Iglesias. Site Builder.
Sculptors Expressan Much has happened in the blog since the first post dedicated to Cristina Iglesias, in fact it was the second I published. The new discoveries in her work have allowed me to rediscover this important sculptor and include her in the Expressan Sculptors section. I am sure that if we ask for the […]
Create your speech. How to write an Artist’s Statement.
We often talk about our work, in formal and informal situations, with people who may not know what we do. Communicating clearly is always of vital importance in any discipline and is an essential aspect of artistic work. In this post I will talk about the importance of creating your speech and how to make […]