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Paisajes antiguos y modernos
Hay dos tipos de personas, a las que les gustan los retratos y a las que les gustan los paisajes. Personalmente soy una de las personas de paisaje, en mi cámara de fotos raramente encontrarás un primer plano de una persona, y desde luego, ni una foto mía (no es que piense que las fotos roban el alma, pero casi). Runge (sí, el de la esfera) dijo que «todo conduce necesariamente al paisaje» y no puedo estar más de acuerdo. Absolutamente todo lo que vemos es, o contiene, un paisaje, aunque a veces nos neguemos a reconocerlo con la excusa de que «no es naturaleza». Es tan importante que hasta…
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Landscape Art, Depictions of a Nature That Might Cease to Exist
I’m supposed to talk about pretty landscapes and painters from the 17th century until now that have slowly incorporated said landscapes into their paintings more and more, until finally Landscape became its own genre. And fine: nature is nice; butterflies, yay. Instead, I’d like to note that BP is sponsoring this. BP! The company that is ruining similar landscapes to the ones we’re meant to enjoy in the exhibition. Did the corporation’s discussion for putting this on the agenda include a “yeah, we better show them now before the destruction and decimation of our planet is complete”? The extraction and ceaseless use of natural gasses and oil is doing palpable…
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