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Sábado 10 de marzo ás 12.00 h
Lugar: Biblioteca Xosé Neira Vilas.
Destinatarios: Actividade para a familia.
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OBRADOIRO: creación de cómic
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Para conmemorar que o 21 de marzo e o Día Internacional da Poesía, ao longo da semana propoñémosvos a todos aqueles que o desexedes colaborar coa nosa proposta de celebración enchendo a biblioteca cos vosos poemas favoritos: poñeremos á vosa disposición post-it de diferentes tamaños e cores que pegaremos nun lugar ben visible da biblioteca e nos que vos convidamos a que escribir un poema ou un fragmento do voso autor favorito, unha creación propia ou mesmo a letra dalgunha canción.
Do 21 ao 23 de marzo
Lugar: Biblioteca Xosé Neira Vilas.
Destinatarios: Todos os usuarios e visitantes da biblioteca
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Javier Aguilera is a Spanish illustrator and sculptor whose work we first stumbled across when we saw a piece with one puppy sawing its little bros and sisters in pieces while they napped. Needless to say, we had to find out more. Referencing everything from Japanese anime to European street art, Javier carves out his own creepy and eye-catching niche that has us coming back for more.
Main image: You're In Fashion, Damien Hirst
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Heidi grew up!
Javier, can you tell us a little about what your artistic background is like?
I’ve been making art since I was a child, but only started taking it seriously about twelve years ago.
Is sculpting your only job at the moment, or do you do other work? If so, what other work?
No, I also work as an illustrator.
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FPS
Which other artist and/or movements inspire your work?
I’ve always been in love with the work of Ron Mueck; he is awesome. I’ve been also inspired by other great artists such as the master Rodin, Evan Penny, Jeff Koons, Richard Avedon, Alberto García Alix and Samuel Salcedo.
And for the last few years I’ve been thinking that the more original, fleshy and shocking ideas are in street art: people like JR, Liqen, Blu, Jeff Soto, Blek le Rat, and many others (some of whom may not be very well known) always come out with killer pieces.
Manga, Art Toys, videogames and pubs are also good sources of inspiration.
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Otaku Nights
We see themes of pain, suffering and a dark humour in most of your art. Where do you think this perspective comes from?
A knock on my head when I was a child, TV news, a case of bad digestion… it’s anybody’s guess!
How would you describe your overall message in your art?
I couldn’t say I’ve got a single overriding message – each piece of work has a different meaning and one can be interpreted differently depending on who you ask. Really there are a lot of ideas or messages in my whole work, but they all tend to have one thing on common: the use of the human body as a vehicle which to express myself.
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Catwoman
We see a lot of Japanese motifs in your work too: where does this fascination come from?
I remember the first time I saw the anime movie Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo: all those images, the city, the characters, the Kaneda bike, they stuck with me. I thought: he’s such a genius!
After that I kept finding new amazing stuff: the Ghibli Studio films, Takeshi Kitano, Takashi Murakami, bishoujo figures etc, so the more I dug out the more attracted to this culture I got. It’s fantastic the way they make everything: sculptures, anime, figures, fashion, videogames. Also, their food is delicious!
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Javier with Otaku Rider
What new pieces are you working on, or planning to start, this year?
I’m working on several illustrations for the Poulsen Gallery in Denmark and preparing two group exhibitions for March in my home city, Vigo, in Spain. Over the summer I would like to travel to Japan to get in touch with local artists and see what’s going on out there.
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Ticking Our Hero Off version 1
See more of Javier's work on his site.
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A
FUNDACIÓN LAXEIRO
convida ás nenas e nenos máis pequenos da familia á inauguración da exposición:
Unha... dúas... tres... que conto é o que ves?
de
CRISTINA F
venres, 17 de febreiro, ás 19.00h.
Fundación Laxeiro. R/Policarp Sanz, nº 15, 3º. Vigo
Merendola dun bocata de 5 metros
No acto de inauguración Cristina F convidará ás nenas e nenos a un bocata xigante
Cristina F (Salamanca, 1962) leva dúas décadas facendo relatos infantís. Contos que ela escrebe e ilustra, creando mundos singulares que só poderían saír da súa imaxinación.
Esta exposición amosa os traballos de ilustración que a artsita leva facendo dende hai case vinte anos e está dirixida especialmente ás nenas e nenos máis pequenos da familia. Por iso a hora de inauguración é ás 19.00h., porque Cristina F agasallará aos convidados cun bocata xigante de cinco metros e falará do seu traballo, ademais de animarnos a intervir na exposición, participando na realización de ilustracións e debuxos que poderemos pendurar ao carón dos debuxos de artista.
Esta proposta nace da importancia que paulatinamente vai tendo o públco infantil nas actividades da Fundación Laxeiro, nas que participan uns 3.000 nenas e nenos ao ano, dentro do noso programa de actividades didácticas que este ano se víu ampliado coa edición do libro para colorear titulado As aventuras de Laxeiro, ilustrado polo vigués Federico Fernández, Premio Nacional de Ilustración.
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