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SOROLLA

The Positivism of Sorolla
Joaquín Sorolla (1863 – 1923) was Spain's premiere impressionist artist. A master painter from Valencia, Sorolla won many artistic prizes and was adored the world over. In his youth, he was idealistic and like a modern pop star, his powerful paintings served to bring a social conscious to the fine arts world and beyond.

AMAZING ABSTRACT ARTIST SARAH BEATTIE CAPTURES COLOUR & ESSENCE

Scottish born Sarah Beattie is now yet another Benitachell artist to be showcased in the ART MARKET on the 16th of March.

Sarah has always been a creative person so it was logical that she would study interior and environmental design at Duncan of Jordan stone college in Dundee.

"I graduated with a BDES Hons in 2006," explains Sarah

When it comes to her art practice, she admits at not having any preferred style but she confirms that she likes to create abstract art!

"My work is mostly abstract landscape," she confirms. "I don't aim to create an exact scene but to capture an essence of that place, through the use of mixed media and the use of bright and contrasting colours!"

Sarah is looking forward to being part of the ART MARKET in order, "meet other artists and also to show my work and be involved in the local art scene!"

Come along to the ART MARKET on Thursday, March 16th from 10:00 - 14:00 at the Church Centre in Javea beside the regul…

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…

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…

TEULADA CELEBRATES THE SACRED IN FORTIFIED BAROQUE AND ICONIC ART

The Hermitage of San Vicente Ferrer is a sacred, solid seaside shelter located near the main entrance to the village of Teulada. It is one of the many regional sacred structures that in the 18th century benefited from Juan de Ribera's era of Catholic temple refresh during the religious climate of the Counter-Reformation.
Unlike other sacred structures built on Roman or Arab temple foundations, this hermitage was built from the ground up around 1767.

REPORT BY: Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. Fine Arts (www.KarlaDarocas.com)
The Hermitage of San Vicente Ferrer is perfectly symmetrical. It has a white plastered, south facing façade with a square "tosca" or sandstone portal. The door is a fortified tin with geometric patterns suggesting the cross between the Herrerian style squares and rectangles and the Baroque oval. There are fortified windows on each side of the door.
Above the door is a rectangular window for light to the choir with a leaded image of the patron saint, but no…

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP STARTS IN APRIL 2017

** ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This workshop is aimed at making you see the world as an artist.

You will be given theoretical instruction on how to organise your vision based on the principles of beauty and design.

Then, in a real photo shoot session, you will be instructed on how to use your camera in both a practical manner and in a creative manner.

The rules of photography will be repeated with guidance and instruction!

Once you learn how to command your camera and apply the principles, your world will open up to the grand knowledge of artistic vision!

**WHERE - MAP CLICK HERE

Montgo Verd * Garden Centre

Cami Cabanes 136, 03730 Xàbia, Alicante

**TIME

9:15 Arrival (if you order coffee or juice = pre-pay)

9:30 Theory Session with course notes (do not arrive late as this part will not be repeated)

11:00 Practical Session
- part one - controlling your camera with help from instructor
- part two - walk about the garden centre practicing to command your camera and vision with guided instruction

**…

MARINA ALTA REGIONAL HERITAGE REWARDS RAISINS

The Marina Alta region, especially the coastal village of Jávea/Xàbia, has its 20th century heritage wrapped up in raisins. Not just any raisins, but the succulent Sultana raisins made from the marvelous muscatel grapes, which brought fame and wealth to the industrious villagers.
Within the Soler Blasco Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum are an important series of artworks by Soler Blasco that immortalize traditional trades, fiestas and legends. One of these impressionistic paintings showcases the process of blanching and drying of grapes to make raisins.

REPORT BY: Karla Darocas, Hons. B.A. (www.KarlaDarocas.com)
Xàbia artist, teacher and resident Soler Blasco (1920-1984) became an important local figure because he was the mayor from 1974 to 1979. He was also involved in great cultural projects such as the creation of an archaeological museum and the Municipal Public Library.
Blanching accelerated the drying process. It all started with lighting the oven or fire, "el fogat…

UNCONSCIOUS, UNUSUAL AND SURREAL ENERGY SPARKS THE CREATIVITY OF ANGELA RICH

Angela Rich is a Javea-based grandmother who retired from North Wales 16 years ago. Since that time she has come into her creative talents in the most unusual and surreal way.

According to Angela, "One morning, about 6 years ago, I began to write my shopping list when my hand began shaking uncontrollably. I thought I was having a stroke or a fit," she announces.

"When it stopped, I had written strange words down the paper. Within a couple of weeks I was doing drawings," explains Angela. Shocked and surprised by her unconscious talents, she searched the internet to see if anyone else had experienced a similar event in their lives.

She found an artist Andre Masson (1924), who according to Wikipedia became associated with surrealism, and was one of the most enthusiastic employers of automatic drawing, making a number of automatic works in pen and ink. Masson experimented with altered states of consciousness with artists such as Antonin Artaud, Michel Leiris, Joan …

MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST VICTORIA SAND IS ALWAYS READY FOR A CHALLENGE

Originally, a Fine Art and creative student, Victoria Sand worked in a secondary school teaching art where she rediscovered her love and talent for art. This provided her the environment to be inspired and to explore her creativity, flourishing as an artist. Consequently, she went on to study a BA Honours degree in Fine Art.

Report & Interview by Paula Boulos

In asking Victoria what brought her to Javea she shared, "I recently moved to Spain with my two children and I cannot quite believe the journey I have been on over the past year. I have overcome so many hurdles; I left my comfort zone and faced fears head on. My confidence has grown so much, and I am overcoming my anxieties."

She continues, "I have had to be so versatile, it has been so hard, including being admitted to hospital twice since I have been here as I suffer from a chronic illness triggered by stress, but I am well now and fighting back. I'm a different person to who I was a year ago."

Afte…

SOROLLA "THE LURE OF THE LIGHT" - VALENCIAN IMPRESSIONISM by Karla Darocas

SPECIAL FUNDRAISER EVENT
Monday - 24TH October
10:30 - Seating * 11:00 Start * 12:30 Finish

PRESS INFORMATION

It has been 120 years now since the devoted Impressionist artist Joaquín Sorolla came on a vacation to Javea and decided it to be a very special place.

"Sublime Jávea, immense, the best I know for painting ... I shall be here a few days. If you were here, two months," he remarked with enthusiasm in a letter to his wife.

In a subsequent letter he also wrote "This, Xabia, has all that I could wish for and more, and if you could see what I have in front of my cottage, you’d be lost for words to praise it; I fall silent from the emotion that still grips me; imagine, my house is on Monte Carlo itself; this is all a mad dream, just like living on the sea, aboard a great ship. You made such a mistake in not coming!! You'd be so happy... You'd enjoy yourself so much! This is the place I've always dreamt about, Sea and Mountains, but what a sea!"

Sorolla…

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