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Drawing I and II (night)

Drawing I and II (night)

"In the Drawing workshop on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30, we have two levels at the same time. A large group does the first level, and a small group does the second level. In the showcase we can find two large drawings made in group by...

The big book of scares

The big book of scares

The big book of scares On this occasion, children's literature has been the starting point of our activity. "El gran libro de los sustos" is an illustrated publication for children, where we can interact with the characters. By means of folding flaps, it is...

Hyperrealism. Eduardo Sanchez

Hyperrealism. Eduardo Sanchez

On January 27th, two groups of the Drawing workshop of the School of Arts and Crafts visited the Luis de Ajuria room, located in the Plaza de los Fueros in our capital city of Alava. There, we were able to enjoy the impressive work of Eduardo Sanchez. We...

Kimon Nicolaides

Kimon Nicolaides

KIMON NICOLAIDES was born in Washington, DC, in 1891, his first contact with art was a subconscious familiarity with oriental objects imported by his father. He decided at an early age that he wanted to paint and had to run away from home to study art because his...

Watercolor (31-1 to 11-2-22)

Watercolor (31-1 to 11-2-22)

Levels: I and II The showcase on the right of the first floor is filled with color with the exhibition of a small part of the extensive work that students of the workshop AQUARELA AFTERNOON have developed since the beginning of the course until now. It is intended to...

What are photographs used for?

What are photographs used for?

The present moment we live in, the 21st century, is the century of the image. We communicate with images. Photographs and videos are an extension of our desires, wishes, and a confirmation of our experiences. We show our emotions, we transfer our...

Impossible portraits

Impossible portraits

Impossible portraits. Joan Fontcuberta, one of the great theoreticians of national photography, says: "The neutrality and objectivity of photography is an act of faith, a cultural convention" In this line and from the lighting and portrait workshop we have been working on the...

THE CHAIR. Several workshops

THE CHAIR. Several workshops

The chair is an everyday and seemingly mundane object that has accompanied human beings since 4000 B.D. Throughout history, its forms, uses and meanings have varied and have been molded according to the functional and aesthetic needs of the moment. Its...

Urban Sketch Landscape

Urban Sketch Landscape

Landscape: Urban Sketch What is Urban Sketch? We can say that it is the practice of drawing -for example in your sketchbook- everything that surrounds you, no matter what the circumstance is. It does not necessarily imply that you draw cities, but it consists of capturing...

Three cards (digital image workshop)

Three cards (digital image workshop)

Since it is always appropriate to congratulate "something", we propose a simple layout exercise. In a vertical A4 document at 180 dpi, we divide it into three thirds (using guides, for example). We will work on one third, creating an image with text....