Walks are not always physical, they can also be mental and these can be good for the spirit.
My walks are always very varied, often I discover old streets with shops selling various items. In others I enjoy sunsets by the sea or in a forest, but there are also others in which I am transported to other times and travel through history.
Each artist has a different vision of reality and I believe that each one captures it in the way his or her soul tells him or her to. This walk through the mirrored floors of the Thyssen Museum creates a relaxed atmosphere in which to enjoy good painting, the good art of another era but which in this case was done in an avant-garde way.
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There were times in history when even certain paintings or forms of expression were censored, but many artists sought ways to express themselves and above all to express reality.
Many times artists look for ways out of what has been traditionally developed in history and look for alternatives and different techniques. That is what we can see in this walk full of windows.
In my visits to museums, I see the frames of the paintings as if they were windows to different things that the painters wanted to express. They always want to tell us something. Often they speak of everyday life, sometimes of the festivities of a particular city or country, and sometimes they speak of hidden realities or give us messages. I love works that convey a message or make us reflect.
I like to go through that window that is the frame and enter into unexpected walks, where the author of a canvas takes us into his mind, his heart or his words.
At this time Spain was going through difficult times, every day I like to know more about history, without history we cannot improve, and many artists had to adapt to express themselves, they wanted a change, a modernity that was hidden, but they wanted to make it shine. That's what I see in these paintings.
Censorship and self-censorship has been common in many periods of history, but many people devised ways to deal with it and art is a demonstration of that.
Walking through the immense space of the museum and its corridors I could see some wonderful works, always the temporary exhibition is on the top floor, but even so the place is huge and you could appreciate more than sixty pieces of a beautiful collection.
Some works were more detailed than others, some simple and others showed a great work of perspective, depth.
In each window or frame you could see motifs of nature, cities, the day to day life of the people of a given time and those journeys are beautiful, because through a painting of someone who lived at that time we can see scenes of that life.
On the other hand, some of these canvases showed contrasts of colours which I love and other whole cities painted in detail, amazing. It always reminds me of the time when I was learning about drawing and painting.
Here it looks like I am in a very tall building, on a balcony looking out over the rest of the city.
Then being on a small balcony enjoying reading a book, I like to imagine when I look at a painting.
Here I am in a beautiful garden with a water fountain and I love that.
The balcony scenes are repeated and I wonder and the artists painted also looking at windows, but real and what was happening outside.
This kind of walk is relaxing, but at the same time creative and thought-provoking. As long as you learn something from it, it is good.
After the walk between windows or paintings I asked if I could sit there and they said yes, it is a good place to rest.
And always before leaving the museum, visitors are offered details to buy, related to the various art exhibitions, both permanent and temporary. There is always something new and I love to see that.
These tours are ideal in cold weather, in winter, when you can enjoy a warm atmosphere and have a good time. I really enjoyed this tour.
Thank you all for joining me on this Wednesday walk. See you soon.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.
