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JÁVEA-WALK FRIDAY * NEXT DATE March 1st, 2019

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Explore and Learn About the History of JÁVEA by visiting its most exciting and unique monuments and museum with Spanish Fine Arts & Architecture Historian, Karla Darocas, Hons. B. A. (KarlaDarocas.com)

MEETING PLACE: Central Indoor Market * The Cafe shop La ParaetaPar at the Calle San Marco door. Beside Carniceria Mutt https://goo.gl/maps/CL6yXQMw2zM2
- Come early for your coffee.

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TIMES: 10:30 - 13:00 finish times depends on bathroom breaks :)

FEE 10 euros: includes LECTURE & WALKING ROUTE / MAP, in case you get lost or separated from group

MAX. 5 students per group MAX

END OF WALK: Get a beverage and Q & A time...
NOTE: If you enjoy ancient artifacts then you can head back to the museum after the lecture.

PARKING in the Municipal Parking Lots...

REVIEWS: www.KarlaDarocas.com

ABOUT THE WALK

Javea's architecture reflects three special historical periods when wealth and prosperity produced very unique sacred and civil architecture.

We will go through t…

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TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART 2 * THURS. FEB. 28th, 2019

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TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART 1

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EL GRECO'S TINY TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF THE SACRED FAMILY

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THE MYSTERY OF EL GRECO'S PAINTING OF SAINT SEBASTIAN

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EL PRADO CELEBRATES ITS BICENTENNIAL 1819-2019

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THE HUMANISTIC SPIRIT & WORK OF DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ

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WHO WAS ANDRÉ LAMBERT WITHIN THE HISTORY OF JÁVEA ARTS?

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SOROLLA FINDS INSPIRATION IN XABIA FOR A SPECIAL PATRON

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SOROLLA: The Artist, the Humanist, the Scientist

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TREASURES OF TERUEL

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XÁBIA , JOSÉ ANTONIO BOLUFER AND HIS SHIP MYSTERY

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PRESENTATION: ISABELLA

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JÁVEA-WALK FRIDAY * NEXT DATE March 1st, 2019

Explore and Learn About the History of JÁVEA by visiting its most exciting and unique monuments and museum with Spanish Fine Arts & Architecture Historian, Karla Darocas, Hons. B. A. (KarlaDarocas.com)

MEETING PLACE: Central Indoor Market * The Cafe shop La ParaetaPar at the Calle San Marco door. Beside Carniceria Mutt https://goo.gl/maps/CL6yXQMw2zM2
- Come early for your coffee.

BOOKING form below...

TIMES: 10:30 - 13:00 finish times depends on bathroom breaks :)

FEE 10 euros: includes LECTURE & WALKING ROUTE / MAP, in case you get lost or separated from group

MAX. 5 students per group MAX

END OF WALK: Get a beverage and Q & A time...
NOTE: If you enjoy ancient artifacts then you can head back to the museum after the lecture.

PARKING in the Municipal Parking Lots...

REVIEWS: www.KarlaDarocas.com

ABOUT THE WALK

Javea's architecture reflects three special historical periods when wealth and prosperity produced very unique sacred and civil architecture.

We will go through t…

TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART 1

TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART ONE is a presentation (lecture and slideshow) about the Antiquity & Medieval history of Toledo explored through its cultural evolutions, arts and architecture. Presented by Spanish Fine Arts & Architecture Historian, Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. (KarlaDarocas.com)

Location. Darocas Studio. Benitachell Time. 10:30 - 12:30 Fee. 10euros
About. In this presentation, you will learn about the Antiquity and Medieval evolution of Spain from its earliest tribes and cultures who inhabited the Iberian landscape and made Toledo their capital.

Students will go on a historical journey through the times of the Celts, to the Romans, Visigoths, Moors, Sephardic Jews and finally to the Catholic Monarchs. Toledo has seen it all!

The artifacts created by each culture have left their mark making Toledo one of the finest examples of a multi-cultural city.

Grand architecture, sculptures and painting will all be reviewed in this Pre-Renaissance period presentation, each telling…

XÁBIA , JOSÉ ANTONIO BOLUFER AND HIS SHIP MYSTERY

This is a story about a small village, a large wharf, a visionary business man and his fleet and a tiny treat of dried fruit.

The Xábia wharf was finished in 1879 and all of the small fishing boats and transport barges that would normally be stranded on the beach could now properly anchor. The large size of the wharf allowed for the berthing of a variety of boats, many of them owned by the main merchants of Xábia.

Pailebot PEPE TONO. From the book Xabia Marinera. Graphic Memory
REPORT BY: Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. Fine Arts (www.KarlaDarocas.com)

On any given day, the ships that moored in Xábia were Feluccas, a traditional Mediterranean wooden sailing boat; Jabeques, a triangular sailboat, with which one could also sail by rowing; Schooners, a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts; and Pailebotes, a type of sailing vessel that has had various uses: merchant , fishing or recreational yacht.

The ability to load and unload directly from land with greater spe…

PRESENTATION: Medieval Valencian Gothic Architecture * Sacred and Civil

Valencian Gothic architecture is an artistic style with its own characteristics. It can only be called Gothic by convention and chronology because it didn't develop with the same constructive techniques nor participate in the same aesthetic assumptions.

It was developed during the 14th century and reached its maturity and maximum expression in the 15th century. It occurred in the Kingdom of Valencia, held by the crown of Aragon, born out of conquered Muslim territory.

After the conquest, the Valenician kingdom was left out of political problems of the Crown and hence flourished in agriculture, craftsmanship and trade commercialism aided by its easy access to the Mediterranean and an expert submissive Moorish workforce.

Throughout the fifteenth century, urban and rural growth was supported by influential people determined to promote their wealth with sacred and civil grandeur. King Alfonso V and the family of Rodrigo de Borja, then Pope Alejandro VI, were eager to advance the Valen…

EL GRECO'S TINY TRIBUTE TO THE FATHER OF THE SACRED FAMILY

The Flight into Egypt, ca. 1570, is a small oil painting on a prepared pine board. It is mostly a landscape representation with the sacred family as the figures within it. It demonstrates El Greco's newly acquired knowledge of the Venetian style of painting that was popular at the time due to the grand Venetian master, Titian.

Report by Karla Darocas, Hons. B. A. (KarlaDarocas.com)
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In El Greco's work, the Holy Family is depicted on their journey to Egypt, fleeing the persecution of Herod.

El Greco places the three essential characters of this story in a beautiful setting of rolling hills and the lighting suggests that it is early evening. Mary sits on a donkey, carrying her naked Child in her arms. The infant is depicted as chubby, healthy, and wriggling with curiosity as he seeks out his father.

Joseph is having to exert his bodily force in an effort to pull the hesitating donkey onto the bridge. This uncommon gesture emphasizes Joseph’s acti…

TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART 2 * THURS. FEB. 28th, 2019

TRIBUTE TO TOLEDO * PART TWO is a presentation (lecture and slideshow) about the Renaissance - Golden Agehistory of Toledo explored through its cultural evolutions, arts and architecture. Presented by Spanish Fine Arts & Architecture Historian, Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. (KarlaDarocas.com)

Location. Darocas Studio. Benitachell Time. 10:30 - 12:30 Fee. 10euros
About.
Toledo came into the Renaissance like no other place in Spain with vibrant and unique displays of splendour and impressiveness.

Queen Isabella was a big part of the adventure with her personal flamboyant and ornate architectural mark upon the city, followed by a host of imperial and imposing exhibits of grandeur that persisted even after its fall as the Royal seat.

Toledo's continued its religious stronghold as a capital city and now ranks as one of the top historical monumental tourist attraction in the World.

The human imagination and classical knowledge combined to make Toledo one of the most fascinating cities t…

SAVVY SCULPTOR SEES ART IN EVERYTHING ON THE COSTA BLANCA

Georgie Poulariani, originally from Georgia (ex Soviet Union) has lived in Spain for 10 years. Originally, a businessman, sitting behind a computer he came across his talent in a very unusual way.

REPORT BY Paula Boulos

Whilst in the garden Georgie saw the results of expanding foam - the form and different shapes it had created sparked curiosity. This led to his intrigue of materials and the prospect of creating objects with the use of his hands.

With his newfound creativity and fascination in different materials, Georgie immediately began experimenting. He started working with clay, fiberglass and eventually metal, with every piece hand made and welded. As a result, he has produced extremely beautiful and intricate sculptures.

"I started to create with my hands 2-3 years ago. I have tried different materials including clay figures, fiberglass and metals. I find metal the most challenging especially steel," Georgie explains.

When questioned on the subject matter and if the…

INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT RICHARDSON ABOUT ART AND JAVEA ART HUB GROUP

Over hundreds of years, Spain has produced and elevated some of the most famous artists of all time. It is hard to live in Spain and not be inspired by the multitudes of amazing galleries that display and pay recognition to the arts as an outlet for creativity, enlightenment and social change. Most importantly, Spain has become a melting pot of languages and cultures and the arts have the unique ability to extend and expand our shared common visual language.

I joined an arts group recently called the Javea Art Hub. It was launched by a Javea resident by the name of Robert Richardson.

According to Robert, his reasons for starting such a group stemmed from his love of art and his interest in building "like-minded" artist friends.

"I wished to explore and expand my own creativeness, while being supported and inspired by others as this is a great way to push yourself into trying new ideas," explains Robert.

"The idea of the group was to bring local artists toget…

SOROLLA FINDS INSPIRATION IN XABIA FOR A SPECIAL PATRON

When Joaquín Sorolla first came to Xàbia in 1896, it was to witness grape farmers in harvest as well as the marvelous raisin industry that had taken hold of Europe with its rich flavoured and nutritional snack.

He had received a commission to create two unique vertical panels to flank a door, of which the particular dimensions were to match. The theme of the paintings were to celebrate the wine industry but the composition was to be presented in a neoclassical or Greco-Roman style, as this was the fashion of the early twentieth century, especially in the bourgeoisie circles.

The patron was a wealthy Chilean, Rafael Errázuriz Urmeneta who was a politician, diplomat, businessman and grape farmer.

The patron became fascinated with Sorolla and his work while on a European trip which landed him in Madrid. He ended up commissioning Sorolla to create a variety of works from 1896 to 1905 including a family portrait.

However, in the summer of 96 Sorolla had spent his vacation at his summer res…

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