About a year ago when in Dali, China I was asked if I'd like to create something for an art exhibition in Kunming. It was all fairly random how it came about. After some thought I declined the opportunity because i felt I had no time, no ideas for what to do and I suppose I was a little intimidated as there were lots of real artists from all over the world exhibiting their work.
Well almost a year I unknowingly ended up creating something for an exhibition in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The story isn't as interesting or as random as China but here's what happened. By chance I came across an art studio in Oaxaca and got talking to the ower. When I called around I really liked the place and the artists work. There was lots of printing, silkscreen and lino both of which I am a fan. I met some interesting people there too so I decided I'd spend a few days there and work on a lino print. I figured it was a good opportunity to do something creative and also practice some Spanish.
I had plenty of sketches from my trip to choose from but I choose an old sketch that I did a few years ago based a photo I took on the Aran Islands. In heinsight this probably seemed a bit weird to everyone there, Oaxaca is a very cultural, artistic and inspiring place yet I was there doing a print of a boat scene from Ireland.
In general I had a good understanding of what Armando was saying to me throughout the two days, I was probably understanding about 60% of the words in each sentence. Combining that with facial expressions, hand gestures and the context in which it was said I had a good idea what was going on. At the end of my last day when my prints were drying and I was cleaning up Armando said something to me.
I thought understood but I figured I must be confusing something. I was pretty sure "cual" meant "which" and I new "exhibition" was "exhibition". After some back and fourth I realised I had understood correctly. He wanted to know which print was going in the exhibition. I'd seen the posters and flyers for their exhibition but I never realised there was a possibility that what I was working on would be in it.
If you are reading this and you are in Oaxaca, you can check out the exhibition in cafe cafe on Col.Reforma, H. Colegio Militar 1010
Well almost a year I unknowingly ended up creating something for an exhibition in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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| Lino Print in an Exhibition in Oaxaca. |
The story isn't as interesting or as random as China but here's what happened. By chance I came across an art studio in Oaxaca and got talking to the ower. When I called around I really liked the place and the artists work. There was lots of printing, silkscreen and lino both of which I am a fan. I met some interesting people there too so I decided I'd spend a few days there and work on a lino print. I figured it was a good opportunity to do something creative and also practice some Spanish.
I had plenty of sketches from my trip to choose from but I choose an old sketch that I did a few years ago based a photo I took on the Aran Islands. In heinsight this probably seemed a bit weird to everyone there, Oaxaca is a very cultural, artistic and inspiring place yet I was there doing a print of a boat scene from Ireland.
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| Armando! |
In general I had a good understanding of what Armando was saying to me throughout the two days, I was probably understanding about 60% of the words in each sentence. Combining that with facial expressions, hand gestures and the context in which it was said I had a good idea what was going on. At the end of my last day when my prints were drying and I was cleaning up Armando said something to me.
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| The finished prints. |
I thought understood but I figured I must be confusing something. I was pretty sure "cual" meant "which" and I new "exhibition" was "exhibition". After some back and fourth I realised I had understood correctly. He wanted to know which print was going in the exhibition. I'd seen the posters and flyers for their exhibition but I never realised there was a possibility that what I was working on would be in it.
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| Exposición Ishuakara |
If you are reading this and you are in Oaxaca, you can check out the exhibition in cafe cafe on Col.Reforma, H. Colegio Militar 1010
Nice one Dave, felicitaciones :p
ReplyDeletethat's pretty cool dave, some nice work
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