Curiosities

¿realmente estás haciendo lo que te hace feliz? - subtítulos en español

 Are you really doing what makes you happy?

How To Have Better Creative Thinking

como tener una mente más creativa 

¿Te atreves a soñar?

                                                                         

 

                Factor x: baile de sombras 3

 

Exhibitions

• ‘ON PAINTING’

[Prácticas pictóricas actuales… más allá de la Pintura o más acá]

             ¿Cuándo?/ ¿when? Del 1 de marzo al 7 de julio de 2013

             ¿Dónde?/ Where? CAAM-vegueta
 

            Aquí les dejo el enlace: http://www.caam.net/es/expos/1303_OnPainting.htm

Binging together some of the best pieces of the XXI century, Innovation and creativity remains an essential part of art. Collective exhibition hosted by the CAAM until July aims to show the paths artist have taken over the last 25 years.

Different techniques of all kinds: Pictures that look like photographs, murals made of plasticine and cloth, statues formed by thick layers of paint and recycled materials, pictures loudly criticizing the bankers and the society in which they live, graffiti… and many more aspects of XXI century´s art are present in this exhibition.

 

• Exposición de pintura "X África" Marisa Galarza

              ¿Cuándo?/ When? 15 abril 2013- 27 abril 2013 (All Day) 

             ¿Dónde?/Where? Espacio Canarias 7

               Aquí les dejo el enlace: http://ocio.laprovincia.es/agenda/las-palmas/exposiciones/las-palmas-gran-canaria/eve-774301-x-africa-marisa-galarza.html

Marisa Galarza (local artist) brings Africa closer to us. Through a variety of different animals, people, and plants, she manages to turn the showroom into a safari through Africa. She uses wide range of techniques to develop her paintings, achieving some extraordinary textures. One of the things that caught my attention in this exhibition, was how she uses the colours and titles to express hidden messages behind each animal.

 

•  Octavio Esteva protagoniza la exposición ‘El color del silencio’ en la Sala Néstor

  ¿Cuándo?/ When? 12 de abril
  ¿Dónde?/Where? Real Club Náutico
  
  Aquí les dejo el enlace:  http://www.rcngc.com/es/noticias_int.php?n=903

Octavio Esteva is a local artista (Gran Canaria). Inspired by Yolanda Graziani and influenced by Cesar Manrrique, his abstract paintings express inexpressible feelings.  I loved this exposition because as they are abstract when you look at them your subconscious interpret hidden messages; so half of what you see in the paintings comes from the paintings itself and the other half from each individual´s mind.

I went to see his exhibition and had the opportunity of talking to him. He explained he paints everyday since three years ago. He started painting because his sister-in-law, gave him a box with oil paints for christmas.

Photography

There are things that we see day after day and do not notice until we see them in a photography and analyze them detailed. This photograph where an elderly woman appears feeding a few doves. I did this photograph with the intention of reflecting these small details that we overlook often and don´t notice well in ours sourroundings.

This this photograph is cropted in an elongated form, I did this because this way it gives it more perspective, the flight of the doves is reflected better in this horizontal form.

oil+water

To make the water colour more bluish, I used blue water colour. I then started dropping oil and taking photographs. I took a serie of photographs experimenting with this technique. My propose was to investigate "motion". I didn´t use any artificial light for this photographs.

Bubbles Photograph

San felipe

collage photograph

This photograph is from a working class neighborhood in Las Palmas (Canary Islands). I made this collage because I think it represents chaos. At first glance, it seems that all the buildings are well placed, but if you look better you will see that there are parts of buildings missing and parts that do not fit.

photograph.

With photo I wanted to represent freedom. This girl is jumping on top of a mountain, with the city is below.

 Bubble Photograph

Another example of macro where i was looking closely at the detail in the texture of the objects.

Macro

 

 Macro

I did these photographs for a project that I was doing on "teenagers".

I Investigated and analyzed several fields of this topic, and  the inspiration came to do these photos. These photos reflect the depressive and unconformist side of some teenagers. The patterns are:

 A tear, which expresses sadness,

 an arch in the forehead, which reflects all the things that we still have to learn

and a line labyrinth, showing the indesicion and the worries.

These photos have been taken next to a window where it was entering natural light. Wait to the late afternoon since this week the light was wonderful to extract photographs

 knots

Contrast between the old house and the modern railing.

Reflections

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed media

 

Collage-teenage thoughts

This collage is done with magazines and acrylic paint. I wanted to represent all kind of thoughts teenage girls have.

 

Prints. Preparation- Development

A3 paper Ink Prints I had to practice doing prints for the painting I did with the prints and the patterns.

Surf California

Canvas 30x30 Pastel + Acrylic 

 A3

pencil

This is an unfinished piece. Its one of he ideas i have to develop my A-level exam topic- Inside Outside In between- i´ve been researching some artist that creat collages like this one. I will develope this idea and try making collages with different media, and photographs.

A4 paper

Water coloured pencils

A4 paper

Pencil

A4 paper

Water colours

A4 paper

Pencil

Preparation- Devlopment

Sketch teen collage A3 Paper Collage- Magazines + Biro Pen This is the sketch i did to plan the idea for my final collage.

This collage is done with magazines and acrylic paint.

I wanted to represent all kind of thoughts teenage girls have.

Acrylic paint + ink + water colours

A3

I researched an anonimous artist that uses this style of paintings. I found it really interesting , since its a different technique we are used to. I painted the background with water colours, I then did a print with the face using black ink  (to make sure I knew how to make good printings, I had to research on prints and wood cuts, and make a few practice before doing this one). When this was dry, I painted the patterns with acrylic paint following a simmilar way in which this anonimous artist did his.

 

 wood 60x60 Acrlic + pastels

 

 pencil

A4 paper

In this piece I copied the shoes from real life, but got the idea of the sand from a photograph. I did the texture in the sand with dots of different tones.

 Small sketch

Pencil

A3 paper

Ink Prints

I had to practice doing prints for the painting I did with the prints and the patterns.

Sculpture

 32cm

I was inspired to make this wire sculpture with a project I did on facial expressions. I researched artists that did wire sculptures ( such as Phill Evans) and got ideas from their works.

75cm of length

I made this lizard with a wire skeleton, which I the wrap in plaster. I used metalic paint to make it look as a metal sculpture. I looked at local artists (such as Cesar Manrrique and Ana Luisa Benitez) that make sculptures about canarian objects, peoples and animals. I got in contact with one of them and was able to go to her own studio where she showed me how she did her sculptures. I the had the idea of making this lizard and the painting it in metalic colours to mimic her sculptures.

 

I made this sculpture by cutting lines out of an old book. I got the inspiration from artist ( for example: Brian Dettmer).

Oil Paints

still life

oil paint
on wood
50x60

This apple is a still life with my interpretation in the colors and in the textures.

indian saris

oil paint
canvas 100x150

Knife used for textures in the foreground to create a sense of depth.
Warm colours create a diagonal line from the bottom left corner, to the top right corner. I did this with the intention of making the eye incontiously look at all the painting. I didn´t look at any artist for inspiration in this piece, I allowed my subconciente guide me where to put every colour and to do every texture. For this reason this is one of the paintings that expresses best my feelings, since I did it without analyzing in detail the technique.

New York

oil paint

on wood

100x60

I got inspired on this painting by Debra Hurd and her " NY street" paintings. It is a geometric painting, since what I want to make obvious are the colors that I use. I don´t have a selection of any specific colors. I decided to do the black background in order that this way the colors stand out more.

Moon shadow

Canvas
Oil Paint

 oil paint

A3

sepia tone

This painting is a still life. I decided to make it in sepia tones to experiment this technique. I used the paint really dry to creat the efect of the shoe being old.

oil paint

canvas

I used a knife for the parts where I wanted more texture.

 

Canvas

Oil Paint

60x60

oil paint

A3

Black and white

The first time that I paint something with only two colors. Experimenting to see how it would turned out, this was the result.

oil paint

canvas

60x60

This picture is a band of jazz playing music. The colors reflect happiness and positive energy, as this style of music. They are not detailed brushstrokes.

oil paint

A3