Spain - AnArt4Life

Picasso , Cubism & War on the 26th April 1937

Today we take a detailed look at one of Picasso's most famous paintings, Guernica. Image, History Extra, BBC.

Magnificent Mansions - The Alhambra

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex on al-Sabika hill, on the banks of the River Darro located in Granada, Andalusia, in the south of Spain. My own photo.

Sculpture

Next level Sand Art!

Today we will look at the life-like sculptures made of sand by Andoni Bastarrika, an artist from the Spanish side of the Basque Country. Image: Andoni Bastarrika, Facebook.

Sculpture

Monday's Feature ArtWork: Dona i Ocell by Joan Miró

The scintillating works of Spanish multi talented artist Joan Miró is our feature work for today. The imposing 20+metre scultpure of a "woman and bird" dominates the Parc Joan Miró in Barcelona. Image: (pinterest.com.au) Dona i Ocell

Performing Arts

Past Post: No 8 July 2018

Today we visit Spain 1897 and take a seat in a cafe. You might sit next to a young Picasso sketching the patrons, see a shadow puppet show produced by Pere Romeu or listen to Antoni Gaudi planning his Sagrada Familia. Image: Ramon Casas & Pere Romeu on a Tandem en.wikipedia.org

Performing Arts

Els Quatre Gats, Pere Romeu, Shadow Puppets & Lighting the Way

Continuing to examine life inside "Els Quatre Gats" with the shadow puppets of Pere Romeu and the artists who gathered to revolutionise artistic perception through "modernism". Image: Ramon Casas & Pere Romeu on a Tandem - en.wikipedia.org

Performing Arts

Els Quatre Gats

In the1890s Spanish artists Pere Romeu, Miquel Utrillo i Morlius & Frederic Homdedeu opened the theatre cafe Els Quatre Gats (Barcelona) after their Shadow Play venture failed in America. It became a meeting house for artists. Image: Poster for Els Quatre Gats by Pere Romeu (fineartamerica.com).

Surrealism-Magic Realism

Joan Miro and War

Joan Miró i Ferrà (1893-1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. As World War 11 loomed on the horizon, Spain became the battleground between Fascism and Communism inspiring artists such as Joan Miro (and Picasso as we saw yesterday) to express their perceptions

Spain

The Alhambra and Escher

In mosques, where a wealth of these geometric patterns could be found, one could contemplate the infinite nature of God simply by looking at the walls or ceiling. The Influence of Islamic Art on M.C. Escher

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