FLECHA 2023

Centro Comercial Arturo Soria, C/ Arturo Soria, 126, 28043 Madrid, Spain. From 2nd February to the 5th of March 2023

More than 50 artists are exhibiting their works over more than 2,000 square meters at the capital’s Arturo Soria Plaza Shopping Center. Different artistic techniques are represented: painting, drawing, engraving, sculpture and photography.

Art Montpellier. The Mediterranean fair of Contemporary Arts

Montpellier Exhibition Center, Rte de la Foire, 34470 Pérols, France. From 17th November to the 20th of November 2022

“We have already been working with you all for 6 years to build this unique meeting around Art. Art Montpellier will accentuate its Mediterranean roots. What do you want, I have the South in my heart and the unshakeable conviction of the opportunity to build in Montpellier the most remarkable contemporary art fair in the Mediterranean basin. The Spanish galleries already present last year will come back in force, supported by Italian galleries and we are already on our way to conquer galleries from the Maghreb countries.”

FLECHA ARTEA 2022

CC Artea, Peruri Auzoa,33, 48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain. From 29th September to the 29th of October 2022

For the sixth consecutive year, the Fair for the Liberation of Commercial Spaces Towards Art opens its doors in Bilbao, in the Artea shopping centre. The best selection of recognized, emerging, local and national artists will be at your disposal from September 29 to October 30. Visit the exhibition and discover more than 300 works of art from different artistic techniques.

FERIA PRESENCIAL INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO ARTIST

Fundación Carlos de Amberes, C/ Claudio Coello, 99, 28006 Madrid, Spain. From 25th to the 29th of May 2022

The 5th Edition ARTIST EXPERIENCE will take place from the 25th to the 29th ofMay 2022 at the Exclusive and Central Fundación Carlos deAntwerp, an unavoidable appointment with contemporary art in the Madrid’s golden mile (Calle Claudio Coello 99. Serrano) that each year has a greater international presence and attracts a greater number of visitors and art buyers.

ARTIST EXPERIENCE consolidates as the Art FairMost important contemporary that brings the artist-creator of the works with the general public and the Art Galleries thatstar the artist, eliminating intermediary barriers, making Contemporary Art understood directly from the mouth of the artists.

FLECHA BARCELONA 2022

Arenas de Barcelona Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 373-385, 08015 Barcelona, Spain. From 29th April to 29 May 2022

For the first time, FLECHA (Fair for the Liberation of Commercial Spaces Towards Art), will open its doors from April 28 to May 29 at the Arenas Shopping Center in Barcelona. During this month, works of contemporary art by more than 40 artists from different countries and techniques will be exhibited: painting, engraving, drawing, sculpture, photography, etc.

Lille Art Up

Lille Grand Palais, 1 Bd des Cités Unies, 59777 Lille, Francia 10th - 13th March 2022

This year, the focal point of the Lille Art Up event is focusing on the notions of Transparencies and Lights. In the literal sense, this is about exploring the materials and techniques that reveal them. Figuratively speaking, the fair will question the aesthetic stakes of transparency and light today applied to architecture, sculpture, painting, watercolor, photography, video, glass, stained glass, video art or installations.

FLECHA 2022

Centro Comercial Arturo Soria, C/ Arturo Soria, 226, Madrid 28043, from February 3, 2022 to March 8, 2022

FLECHA (Fair of Liberation of Commercial Spaces towards Art), is a leading trade fair for the sale of works of art in commercial spaces that aim to bring art to the street. This fair was a creation of some artists from the Madrid scene who wanted to change the concept and relationship of the public with art. It has 29 years of success behind its back as an alternative fair to Arco and with more than 8 million visitors, a success that we now want to spread not only in Madrid but in other cities such as Palma de Mallorca and Bilbao.

As every year we celebrate the FLECHA 2018 fair in the Arturo Soria Plaza Shopping Center, we bring together a selection of 50 artists selected by a committee of experts. FLECHA has always been a fair created for and by artists, managing to converge from the most acclaimed artists to the most innovative, helping to project the career of the most emerging artists. When? From February 8th to March 10th in Arturo Soria Plaza (Calle Arturo Soria 126).

FLECHA ARTEA 2021

Centro Comercial Artea, en Leioa (Vizcaya). 7th October - 7th November 2021

It is a contemporary art fair. Flecha means Feria de Liberación de Espacios Comerciales Hacia el Arte! which translated is “a fair of liberation of commercial spaces towards art”.

Art Montpellier Foire Méditerranéenne des Arts Contemporains

11th - 14th November 2021 Sud de France Arena, Rte de la Foire, 34470 Pérols, France

SPL Occitanie Évents, organizer of Art Montpellier, deploys all its know-how to offer an exceptional event on contemporary art in the south of France, forging strong links with local, regional and national institutional and cultural actors. In fact, today more than ever, the success of an event depends on the synergies and interactions it maintains with its territory and its environment.

Art Montpellier is a general public event for all art lovers and collectors who wish to acquire a work of art, meet gallery owners or simply come and make great discoveries. Because, like any great story, it often begins with a crush, doesn’t it?

The influence of inspiration

Do you think that the work created under the influence of inspiration has the ability to transcend in a special way in the receiver? The merit of an artist can be represented in the techniques of expression and by his ability to communicate feelings to the viewer. Art has the ability to convey emotions. And emotions are subjective. For this reason there are paintings…

Inspiration and maturity

Do you notice any change in your perception of inspiration over the years and the different development of maturity? Obviously over the years my perception of inspiration has matured. When I was young I thought that inspiration appeared suddenly and I had to paint right away before it disappeared! I used to paint landscapes then. I remember driving one day…

What do you mean by inspiration?

Inspiration is a burst of creativity. It is the process of stimulating the imagination to do something original or creative. It’s a sudden, brilliant, or timely idea of ​​what to do or what to create. It is an impulse that encourages the creation of an original work; a feeling of enthusiasm that you get from someone or something, which brings you new and creative ideas…

Do you think inspiration can be sought?

Absolutely. Picasso said “When inspiration comes, let me find myself working!” There are many ways to stimulate or seek inspiration. The first, as Picasso commented, is to work hard. I find that drawing whatever helps to get inspiration. I always have a notebook and pencil in my bag when I go to a restaurant, a bar, or to the country, to the beach, taking a walk or taking a trip…

The Sm'art 2021 - Salon Méditerranéen d'Art Contemporain et d'Art Abstrait.

23rd - 27th September 2021. Parc Jourdan, Rue Anatole France, 13100 AIX EN PROVENCE, France.

Now in its 16th year, the Sm‘art contemporary art fair will be taking place in Parc Jourdan in Aix-en-Provence. The Sm’art is a form of “artistic Speed Dating”, attracting almost 25,000 visitors each year. 200 artists, painters, sculptors, plastic artists, photographers, professionals in art, design and vintage styles will be exhibiting their work.

Galleria 360, Florence, Italy

10th January - 7th February 2020 Galleria 360, Via II Prato 11r, Florence 50123 Italy.

“It never comes the time when you’ll be able to say: I worked well, and tomorrow is Sunday. As soon as you’ve done, you’ll start over again. You can put a picture aside and say that you don’t touch it anymore; but you can never write under the word end”. (Pablo Picasso)

Galleria360 hosts an inedited selection of contemporary artworks of international artists, with the group exhibition “New Art”. An artistic symposium, therefore, thanks to which it is possible admire a great variety of places and styles, resulting from the inexhaustible reservoir of creativity and sensitivity of artists of different nationalities.

Trazos, Trizas Trozos

22nd November - 17th December 2019 Galería Feel & Flow, C/ Moratín, 20, 28014 Madrid. ( Bario de las Letras)

Work in collage, Mixed Media, Abstract Work, Notes, Expressionism, Impressionism … all artistic creation in which the stroke or brushstroke mark the personality of the work.

The Affordable Art Fair Milan o Feria de Arte Asequible Milano.

7th - 9th February 2020 The Affordable Art Fair Milan o Feria de Arte Asequible Milano.

Showcasing the latest artistic trends, Affordable Art Fair Milan returns to Superstudio Più in February 2020. Priced between €100 – €7,500, our wide range of artwork will revolutionise the way you collect contemporary art! Over 85 local, national and international galleries will exhibit 1000s of original artworks, all in one fabulous location.

The Affordable Art Fair Hampstead

9th - 12th May 2019 The Affordable Art Fair Ltd. East Heath Road, Hampstead Heath, London NW3 1TH, G.B. Stand H7

The Affordable Art Fair is an international, contemporary art fair held in different cities around the world.

WOMAN’S ESSENCE SHOW | concomitant event of Official Pavilion 58th Biennale di Venezia

10th - 19th May 2019 Musa International Art Space.

Exclusively dedicated to women artists, created to give visibility, makes known to public and support women in art. It will be published in a book edited by Prof. Laura di Trapani, famous writer and art critic with the final group exhibition in the Official Pavilion of 58th Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Zenobio, Venezia, Italy.

Women 2019

8th March - 23th March 2019 Feel & Flow Gallery. Moratín, 20, 28014 Madrid, Spain.

“She was right. She never saw herself as beautiful. She saw herself as if she were art, and art does not have to look beautiful; it has to make you feel something.”

FLECHA Porto Pi, Palma de Mallorca 2019

28th March until 28th April 2019 Feria Flecha 2019. Centro Comercial Porto Pi, Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, 54, 07015 Palma, Illes Balears

It is a contemporary art fair. Flecha means Feria de Liberación de Espacios Comerciales Hacia el Arte! which translated is “a fair of liberation of commercial spaces towards art”.

When nobody sees me

October 26, 2018 to November 11, 2018. Feel & Flow Gallery. Moratín, 20, 28014 Madrid, Spain .

When nobody sees me I can be or not be, when nobody sees me I put the world upside down. When nobody sees me, it does not limit my skin … Do not light the lights that I have naked soul and body. Alejandro Sanz

 Actually we want to know a little more about you; look through a peephole and see inside sneak …

Who are you when nobody sees you? How do you show it in your work?

 Where do you like to go, what do you like to do at those times?

What are your dreams or concerns when “does not limit your skin”?

 We seek work the work that shows us how is “your world upside down”.

FLECHA 2019

February 8, 2019 to March 10, 2019.El Centro Comercial de Arturo Soria, C/ Arturo Soria, 226, MADRID 28043

FLECHA (Fair of Liberation of Commercial Spaces towards Art), is a leading trade fair for the sale of works of art in commercial spaces that aim to bring art to the street. This fair was a creation of some artists from the Madrid scene who wanted to change the concept and relationship of the public with art. It has 29 years of success behind its back as an alternative fair to Arco and with more than 8 million visitors, a success that we now want to spread not only in Madrid but in other cities such as Palma de Mallorca and Bilbao.

As every year we celebrate the FLECHA 2018 fair in the Arturo Soria Plaza Shopping Center, we bring together a selection of 50 artists selected by a committee of experts. FLECHA has always been a fair created for and by artists, managing to converge from the most acclaimed artists to the most innovative, helping to project the career of the most emerging artists. When? From February 8th to March 10th in Arturo Soria Plaza (Calle Arturo Soria 126).

FLECHA ARTEA 2018

20th September - 27th October 2018 Commercial Centre Artea , Barrio Peruri, 33, 48940 Leioa (Bizkaia)

It is a contemporary art fair. Flecha means Feria de Liberación de Espacios Comerciales Hacia el Arte! which translated is “a fair of liberation of commercial spaces towards art”.

Paris Contemporary 2018 TOMBOLA

December 17, 2018 to January 5, 2019. Galerie Etienne de Causans, Rue de la Seine, 25, 75006, Paris, France.

The event is an art exhibition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Monteoliveto Gallery of Naples. The popular Christmas tradition of Naples is the Napolitan Bingo which has 90 numbers and each having a meaning. 90 artists have been invited to provide an artistic interpretation of the number/meaning they have chosen.

Languages of art

31st May - 25th June 2018 Galleria 360, Via Il Prato, 11/R, Florence, Italy.

A new artistic review at the Galleria360 reflects on the infinite communication possibilities of art and on the constant ability of artists to redefine new expressive and conceptual alphabets.Through different expressive methodologies, international artists are confronted themselves with the richness of an increasingly varied artistic scene, but also Babelic.

FLECHA Porto Pi, Palma de Mallorca 2018

14th June - 15th July 2018 Centro Comercial Porto Pi, Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, 54, 07015 Palma, Illes Balears.

It is a contemporary art fair. Flecha means Feria de Liberación de Espacios Comerciales Hacia el Arte!  which translated is “a fair of liberation of commercial spaces towards art”.

Art is Now 2018

3th May - 28th May 2018 Galleria 360, Via Il Prato, 11/R, Florence, Italy.

“No one can explain how the notes of a Mozart melody, or the folds of a piece of Titian’s drapery, produce their essential effects. If you do not feel it, no one can by reasoning make you feel it.” (John Ruskin)

“Art is Now” is therefore a contemporary art exhibition of foreign artists, whose works are connected to the present, but at the same time they go “beyond” that hic et nunc since they are able to open the eyes of the mind and of the heart and to push us upwards.

After all, “the art is able to express and make visible the human need to go beyond what is seen, manifests the thirst and the search for the infinite. Indeed, it’s like an open door to the infinite, to a beauty and a truth that go beyond the everyday life” (Pope Benedict XVI).

Galleria 360

8th March - 31 March 2018 Galleria 360, Via Il Prato, 11/R, Florence, Italy.

“So kind and so honest looks/my woman, when she greets others,/that every tongue becomes, shaking, mute,/and eyes dare not look at her” (Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova)

On the occasion of “International Women’s Day”, the Galleria360 organizes a contemporary art exhibition entitled “Arte Donna”, aimed at encouraging the knowledge of the various female artistic expressions and celebrating the combination of Women and Art.

The inauguration will take place on 8th Thursday of March 2018, at 19.00, in Via il Prato 11r, Florence. During the opening will also be offered a welcome drink while Jazz musicians’ll play live animating the evening and creating a pleasant union between Art and Music.

FLECHA 2018

8th of February to 4th of March 2018 in Centro Comercial de Arturo Soria, C/ Arturo Soria, 226, MADRID 28043., Spain,

FLECHA (Fair of Liberation of Commercial Spaces towards Art), is a leading trade fair for the sale of works of art in commercial spaces that aim to bring art to the street. This fair was a creation of some artists from the Madrid scene who wanted to change the concept and relationship of the public with art. It has 28 years of success behind its back as an alternative fair to Arco and with more than 8 million visitors, a success that we now want to spread not only in Madrid but in other cities such as Palma de Mallorca and Bilbao.

As every year we celebrate the FLECHA 2018 fair in the Arturo Soria Plaza Shopping Center, we bring together a selection of 50 artists selected by a committee of experts. FLECHA has always been a fair created for and by artists, managing to converge from the most acclaimed artists to the most innovative, helping to project the career of the most emerging artists. When? From February 8 to March 4 in Arturo Soria Plaza (Calle Arturo Soria 126).

FIG Bilbao 2017

16th to 19th of November 2017 in DKS Gallery stand. FIG Bilbao 2017 en El Palacio Euskalduna. Bilbao. Vizcaya, Spain,

FIG Bilbao is an international project of research and promotion committed to the graphic work. Since its first edition, the Festival has supported emerging artists, boosting their professional career through study grants, exhibition organization and initiatives such as the Open Portfolio program.  

Annually also organizes exhibitions of graphic work in Museums and cultural institutions of first line like the Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao. In addition, FIG Bilbao conducts children’s workshops, live exhibitions and publishes various publications, all with a clear objective: to put value in graphic work and art on paper.

  FIG Bilbao, will celebrate its sixth edition in the Euskalduna Palace of Bilbao, an unparalleled space and location in the center of the Bizkaian capital. The bulk of the festival will take place from 16 to 19 November in the form of a fair, within the complete program of activities related to Art on Paper.

Art is Now

4th of May 2017 - 28th May 2017 Galleria 360, Via Il Prato, 11/R, Florence, Italy.

“Art is Now”, is a special group exhibition that would compare different cultures and artistic styles of the
world, through the careful selection of works to be submitted to the attention of our collector and art lovers.

In fact this artistic kermesse, through the artistic research of talented international artists, want show as the current art scene is extremely rich, varied and in close connection with the many cultural and artistic stimuli that characterize our contemporaneity. The special feature of “Art is Now” is also to affirms the “here and now” of the artworks, that is, of their unique and unrepeatable existence in the place where they are generated.

Artmosphere Magazine.

Crisolart Galleries

Art magazine produced by Crisolart Galleries, NY. Artmosphere showcase a dynamic selection of works from cultural professionals, thinkers and makers investigating, intimacy, failures of representation, nostalgia, ambiguity and the cultural implications of forgetting, inciting memory, heritage and subjectivity as their core concerns.

Featured artists from Spain, Italy Brasil, Mexico, Germany, USA, Netherlands, Israel, interrogate a variety of media, including photography, illustration, new media, drawing, painting, performance, sculpture mixed media and design.

MoMa New York – Magritte The mistery of the Ordinary, between 1926 to 1938, pionered a radically new, non-academic approach to figutive painting.

Picasso Museum – 50 years in Barcelona, 1963-2013 is a key of reference for understanding the formative years of Pablo Ruiz Picasso, the genius of the young artist is revealed through the 4249 works that make up the permanent collection.

Arte Donna interview.

4th March - 28th March 2016 Galleria 360, Via Il Prato, 11/R, Florence, Italy.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Galleria360 organizes an exhibition entitled “Arte Donna”, which aims to promote the knowledge of various female artistic expressions and to celebrate the binomial Women and Art.

Few, over the course of the centuries, the opportunities and possibilities of expression for women, imprisoned and forced by the wall of distrust of a dominant culture all male.

ARTisSpectrum Magazine

1/12/2012. Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY, USA

ARTisSpectrum is a bi-annual art magazine that provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and established artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews.

Art Beat, in which a number of Agora Gallery’s talented artists give us a peek into what makes their city special when it comes to art. I have written about Madrid. To read my article go to page 106.