Don’t ask me why I like something. Most of the time, I don’t have a reason or any word to describe why something attracts me. Although, I believe we like something when we see ourselves in it, whether they … Continúa leyendo IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN): A lesson about life, art and aesthetic experiences
I need art in order to be inspired to write in it. Anyway, my lack of new posts during the past months haven’t been for such a profound reason as Guido’s, the lead character in Federico Fellini’s movie 8 … Continúa leyendo Claudia: Inspiration or Desire. I
“So I can start working on being an artist, Giovanna” my mother said to me when we finished looking at the art exhibition and talking to the artist that organized it. The exhibition called Art on the Hill was … Continúa leyendo Meeting an artist
English version of “Elogio al Arte Outsider II”: http://giovannavolpe.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/elogio-al-arte-outsider-ii/ In the previous post I started praising the Outsider Art by explaining the debt that official Art History owes to those creative manifestations of individuals socially segregated. But I think that debt … Continúa leyendo Elougy to Outsider Art, II
English version of “Elogio al Arte Outsider I” (http://giovannavolpe.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/elogio-al-arte-outsider-i/) An anonymous stated that he fucked off in the intellectual bullshit of the Barcelona’s Museum of Contemporary Art, making a graffiti in its 2012-2013 wall program. I took a picture of … Continúa leyendo Elougy to Outsider Art, I
You go to a Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and what you see is a chair, a urinary, a heap of detergent boxes together, a ripped blank canvas, a can with feces inside it (but not any feces…. … Continúa leyendo “WTF?”.The big question about Contemporary Art