The streets of the city are always open to art and a walk with that in mind and so many doors that open to creativity give way to experience sensations.
I like walking through the diverse streets of the city, learning new names, seeing new hidden corners, alleyways, shops, and above all when I see a new art gallery I love it.
Many streets have galleries and many are well hidden, but I already know the location of several of them, so sometimes I walk through known places to discover a new artist and find surprises.
Walking down a narrow street I saw that the chamber of commerce, which is part of the city council, had its doors open and that there was a new art exhibition. It had been a long time since there had been anything new to do with art there and I decided to go in.
Several artists were exhibiting in one of the halls, with very different and contrasting themes. Different creators of art, different techniques, different approaches, but in short, all creators, all artists. There was no homogeneity in the works, but they were all marvellous in their style.
Modern works of art with new tendencies and different visions, depending on the artist, which means that each one of them inspires us with something different, different sensations or opinions.
At first I saw three works that seemed to be from everyday life, digital photographs of normal people, everyday life itself, but the photographs were in sepia tones or very dark, giving the sensation of the past. The artist's name is Virginia Rota.
The next works I found on one side of the room, at one end, I found them quite interesting, because they reminded me of old frames I had in my house and the works they contained were very beautiful despite being dark. They seem to be a mixture of writings with various figures, including human figures. The artist's name is Sara Sarabia.
The realism of the works painted on wood was very good. Painted leaves that looked like photographs, but were not, and very brightly coloured. The artist's name was Ignacio Tapia.
The same artist had also exhibited works of skulls in oil on wood and these were very well done. I think they were among the works that I liked the most because of their execution and the difficulty of doing this type of painting.
On the other side of the room I saw works that were more modern or made with other techniques and equally beautiful.
First of all these two works by Evelyne Rigaud, black and white mosaics which I liked very much, large works which I imagined for a living room. They stood out in the room.
In the corner on that side I could see two little men standing on structures and I think they were chewing cicle. The works were called Oxygen 1 and 2 by the artist Cayetano Romero and were made in ceramic, acrylic, polychrome pencil, glass and metal base. I loved the variety of materials and that they had a style that differed from the rest being original sculptures.
Another of my favourite works by the same artist, "Paseante", a man walking on a log, was made in ceramic, wood and graphite. Maybe the man was crossing an imaginary river... I don't know, but he was going somewhere.
This last work, also by the same artist, was a bit curious, where it seemed to be a head on a plate, at least that was the first thing I saw. It is called Lanado and is made in ceramic and polychrome pencil. The plate was quite damaged... what do you say? What do you think it means?
I loved this walk, on a beautiful afternoon with a radiant sun, although the sun was already going down.
After leaving the gallery I crossed the constitution square and went with my companion to have a delicious and frothy café con leche which I enjoyed enormously, making the walk end spectacularly.
Thank you very much for joining me on this Wednesday walk, I send you my best regards. See you soon.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.
