Expediciones goyescas 2019 - 2023
From the initial routes on the banks of the Manzanares river for los Comparative landscape studies, continues this series of reflections on the paintings de deFrancisco Goyaas its main iconographic generator. The series proposes to go on rethinking, recomposing and speculating on shortcomings and whims in the territorial journey and to formulate questions about the nature of the registration of these images, and about the notion of belonging of these images in my identity.
Following the experience that took place on the banks of theMagdalena riverin Colombia, where a simultaneous collection of animals and Cars (autofables) specifically African species (Hippos) and luxury cars (Resulting for its owner in emblematic objects of power (Pablo Escobar and the Hacienda Nápoles, Doradal, Antioquia) , the first exercise undertaken in the territory of Castilla has been to rethink the space of the Manzanares river as a possible scenario for collecting these elements: Cars and exotic zoological species. Little by little we delve into the study of local sports cars, los hitor z102and the important local bullfighting fans, registered as is logical by Francisco de Goya. (automáquiayes)We also later discovered the Zebra that the Infante Don Luis owned in Boadilla del Monte at the time.
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Think on Goya could lead to think about the stereotype of a national art in Spain. Loaded with tradition, and at the same time with transgressive symbolic wealth, Goya propose a regulatory landmark of identity. What of him belongs to us? What is foreign to us? It is proposed to carry out a series of plastic exercises around its history and some attempt to update Goya's gestures on customs or his political notes? Goya's proposal of the contemporary ecological gesture? in tune with the reflections of imperialists of his time? tuning of the different identity nationalisms ?
Expediciónes goyescas para la
Real Fábrica de Tapices
de Madrid 2023-2024
The Artificial Naturalist continue with his Expedition
in peninsular lands, adopting the figure of
chamber painter ;
...from the cultural stereotypes discovered in their previous journeys at Manzanares River´s banks, he has extended the Automaquias´ experiencies, sketching and painting new images; he has proceeded to reinterpret works of Francisco de Goya and Lucientes who who use work in thise factory as a cardboard maker in Madrid.
