Galdós: Tribute to the painter
Discover the works selected in this contest dedicated to the artistic facet of Benito Pérez Galdós.
Galdós: tribute to the painter (2020/2020) by Mª Dolores Barreda PérezAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
Surely, you know the writer Benito Pérez Galdós, but, did you know that he was also a painter and a drawer?
In the last year 2020, we celebrated 100 years since his death, and from the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors, we wanted to join to this tribute to his work, but focusing in that unknown skill of a gret friend of our most distinguished members, and its expresident.
Reflections of Galdós's Madrid (2020/2020) by Antonio MunicioAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
And there was no better way to pay tribute to the painting work of Galdós than creating a Painting Medal after his name.
Benito Pérez Galdós Painting Medal
Antonio Municio
Reflections of Galdós's Madrid
Traditional cigarettes seller (2020/2020) by Juan Francisco Pérez-Rosas HidalgoAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
Although he was not a sculptor, as a member and president of the Association, he dedicated his effort ans support also to this art, which we celebrate through the Benito Pérez Galdós Sculpting Medal.
Benito Pérez Galdós Sculpting Medal
Juan Francisco Pérez-Rosas Hidalgo
Traditional cigarettes seller
The writer's jacket (2020/2020) by Carlos LosaAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
Acknowledgement is deserved also by those who have wisely reflected his artistic side...
Honor mention
Carlos Losa
The writer's jacket
Galdós (2020/2020) by Juan Ramón Luque ÁvalosAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
...by those who have portrayed him with naturalness, as Joaquín Sorolla once did...
Honor mention
Juan Ramón Luque Ávalos
Galdós
On the way to work (2020/2020) by Manolo RomeroAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
...and by those who have brought to life his characters, ficticious pieces into a very real Spain.
Honor mention
Manolo Romero
On the way to work
Thinking of Madrid (2020/2020) by José María Alonso JalónAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
Galdós was a great portrait painter of Spain...
José María Alonso Jalón
Thinking of Madrid
Over an imaginary Madrid (2020/2020) by Fernando de MartaAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
...of its cities and streets...
Fernando de Marta
Over an imaginary Madrid
Madrid I (2020/2020) by Emilio PinaAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
...of its buildings...
Emilio Pina
Madrid I
Madrid II (2020/2020) by Emilio PinaAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
...of its people and its traditions.
Emilio Pina
Madrid II
Visionary Galdós (2020/2020) by Jesús TejedorAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
"Paint the present time, paint your time, what you see, what you are surrounded by, what you feel"
Jesús Tejedor
Visionary Galdós
Interior Woodwork (2020/2020) by Juan José Vicente RamírezAsociación Española de Pintores y Escultores
Galdós used to remind us this, and so we have done.
Juan José Vicente Ramírez
Interior Woodwork
Acknowledgements:
The Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors would like to thank the Madrid City Council, the District of Hortaleza and the Silo de Hortaleza for their collaboration. Special mention should be made of the General Secretary of the AEPE, Mª Dolores Barreda Pérez, for her effort, enthusiasm and invaluable work to make this event possible. Likewise, we want to express our gratitude to the members of the Jury and to all the participating, selected, finalists and awarded artists.
Poster designer:
Mª Dolores Barreda Pérez
Curator:
Mª Dolores Barreda Pérez
Coordinator:
Itziar Zabalza Murillo
Collaborator:
Olga Villasante Fernández
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