Sunday, October 14, 2007

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Architecture and Landscape Reflections Contemporary Painting on

2nd to 6th October as part of the activities of the 8th. Panama Art Biennial held a seminar entitled "Reflections on Contemporary Art" taught by artist and professor Saidel Brito of Cuban origin currently residing in Ecuador. The course was raised from premises in which it was intended to arrive at an approximation through art history, especially the art of the twentieth century the meanings of the painting, the artist's role, the system public art; questions raised and discussed during a week. The course was an emphasis on modern art and the artists who have forged the pictorial work and exploration in their variants throughout this century (XX good century, the past) including recent samples. One of the conclusions were that painting continues to maintain a resounding validity as support within the art world as long as its role in the heavy weight of history and tradition of painting is done through a critical and contemporary. Workshop participants included students, teachers, cultural workers, journalists and artists who had the opportunity to present and discuss their own work.


Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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Start the 8th. Panama Art Biennial



two weeks ago was held in the building for exhibitions of the Museum of Biodiversity official presentation the 8th. Panama Art Biennial , an activity organized by the Foundation for Art and Culture, led by art historian Monica Panamanian Kupfer and cultural manager Eduardo Araujo.
In recent years this event has some changes and is renewed every time and be aware of the needs of contemporary art in ways both conceptual and contemporary vision of presenting the "Art" held today, understood it from what supposedly is or should be. The proposal for this year is a series of academic and artistic events that take place during the period 2007-2008. As a theme was chosen former Canal Zone.
La Biennale this year wants to stop being a panacea for local art to become an urban art project, as was once Multiple City as a parallel activity to that time 100 years of Panama as a nation, where the art object was Panama City.
This time gap opens an interesting topic , pushed mainly by Panamanians, what it meant in terms of urban, architectural art and the former Canal Zone . A different territory, a block away, with a particular identity was constructed and developed in conjunction with the Panama Canal for almost 75 years and disappeared in a span of 10-15 years ago. Now only remains, the memory, its multiple meanings and its inescapable presence as part of the new Panama City. I mean new as in actually being a very dizzying.
And this part of the city that adheres after 2000 is experiencing a slow process of becoming a prostitute virgin territory at once, full of urban and architectural inconsistencies that seem wonderful and terrible, which meet supposedly noble interests of educational, technological, philanthropic, cultural and trade under the protection of many foundations, but without the one chord, the product actually ineffectiveness and therefore State Government to undertake the tasks that correspond . These initiatives also sector correspond to a thriving civil society, professional, very intelligent, resourceful and international vision.
La Biennale this time invited foreign artists to work and be involved in the issue, which will provide a fresh view from outside. Hopefully be able to look beyond the skyline tropical and private activities of ACP SA . I'm pretty sure the results will be very interesting and will be a first step to a part of the construction of our identities both Panamanians who stayed at this part as they no longer are (the Americans).