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Performances:
Land in Transit 2012
During this year and next I will make a series of performance, working with the same concept, Transit, and inspired by masterpieces of art have also tried the concept before. These videos and photographs will be hanging on my blog, www.asunrequenatransito.blogspot.com and reflections. For now I command performance, Earth Transit, based on the painting by Diego Velazquez, “The Spinners”.

Like her, the woman with the distaff, thread time with perishable materials, straw, I do with my special spinning wheel, sewing machine from my mother.

“Flee Bardena Real”
Performance held in the natural park of Navarre, Spain, called “Bardenas” and how Americans rented range of aircraft. The performance symbolizes the cry of the earth by the wounds of war, symbolized by a woman, dressed in a suit made ​​of sheets of Coca Cola, one of the symbols of that country. As if it were a giant, wake it up and runs away from there, taking off his clothes, and shaking soldiers and weapons.

Introduction
Life is a path and from this idea arises this series, turning mainly around two basic ideas: portrait and transition.  If we search for a definition of it in the “Real Academia de la Lengua”, we probably find many different ones: banal, mystic, explanatory… However, I personally think that the best option is the one that delimits the movement from one place to another, from a starting point to another “relatively” final point.

There is a huge difference depending on the way you look at it: you can do if from the perspective of science of on the contrary, we can think that life is not so closed and we question the beginning or the end and we ask ourselves; is that the real starting point or is it one more among others? Is the beginning the end or vice versa? What is the main beginning or the most important end?  Does the last beginning of the last final exist?

For all this, “Transito” tries to present us this main idea, from the portrait, working for so many creators and so many formulas, but without any doubt and as we can check, there are many artists that have marked my job: Sophie Calle, Sidney Sherman, Esther Ferrer, Mark Pepper, etc. Their paintings have also become an important aspect of my life and their History, and probably most of them will transfer you to the Renaissance or even the Baroque because of their light and composition.

Process
The idea of “Transito” is going to celebrate its 4 ^th birthday. As exhibited in my last project last year in “Centro Huarte” called “Via Crucis”, I usually Until Work with an idea to this is exhausted, or Until I have to change it due to a vital need, Because art is a vital form I need.

“Transition” was already an ephemeral aspect in “La casa de Dulcinea” in Toboso and it was also in a triptych in “ Certamen de Arte Nacional, Arte Joven Latina 2008”, which was selected in Madrid. “Transition” was an ephemeral aspect Already in “The House of Dulcinea” in Toboso and It Was Also in a triptych in “National Art Competition, Art Young America 2008,” Which was selected in Madrid. Moreover, we will be able to find a small portion of it in “Feria de Arco 2010” as part of “La Lata 14”, an art’s magazine that includes works of different artists. Moreover, we will be Able to find a Small Portion of it in “Fair Arc 2010” as part of “The Tin 14″, an art magazine’s Different That includes works of artists. The edition is limited and I have made “210 llaveros portaalmas para el Transito” for this special occasion. The edition is limited and I have made ​​”210 key chains portaalmas for Transit” for this special occasion.

 

Who am I?
From Spain. I teach in cultural centers and development of artistic activity in my workshop and beyond.  I have received several grants and awards, as well as prizes, and I consider myself an active artist, testable in both blog and continually update that you must visit. This past year I have exhibited in Japan, and have collaborated with a U.S. project, and participated in ARCO for the third consecutive year. I trained and I am part in projects of institutions recognized as the Foundation Jorge Oteiza and Matadero Madrid, IVAM, AVM, etc..