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The Mayor of La Union and President of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, Francisco Barnabas, and the Regional Assembly President Francisco Celdran, presented the poster XLIX Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in a ceremony held at the Patio Regions of the Regional Assembly.
The author of the poster XLIX Festival, to be held from 5 to 15 next August, is the Valencian artist Manolo Valdés.
In his work, has recreated the construction of a guitar through Cubism, seeking an image next to For Art Valdés has been used in this paper colors that convey energy and vibration as well as flamenco.
The Mayor of La Union and President of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, stressed that "Manolo Valdes have the poster of the Festival is a luxury" because "this is a reference of Spanish art and internationally. "
Barnabas has read a letter from Manolo Valdés in which he explains how he made the sign.
Valdes, who is in New York on grounds of professional agenda, wanted the maximum possible brilliance Festival 2009.
For its part, the President of the Regional Assembly, Francisco Celdran, has welcomed as "the Festival del Cante de las Minas is proving to be a benchmark of quality and constant pursuit of brilliance as it is found to have an artist likes of Manolo Valdés. "
The International Festival of Cante de las Minas in 2009 will pay tribute to the guitarist Vicente Amigo Córdoba.
In addition, Francisco Bernabé has revealed that Esteban Bernal Velasco, former mayor of La Union in the beginning of the Festival (1961), will, like Vicente Amigo, the Gold Castillete Cante de las Minas, after the unanimous decision of the Commission organizer.
Finally, Bernabe has said that flamenco galas this year will feature performances by guitarist Juan Ramón Caro and Carlos Cartagena Piñana, Mining Bordon winner in 1996.
The presentation Poster XLIX Festival has closed with a performance by the winner of the Mining Lamp in 2008, Rocío Márquez, accompanied on guitar by Guillermo Guillen.
MANOLO VALDES
The multi-talented artist from Valencia (painter, sculptor and graphic designer) created in 1964 the Chronicle team with Juan Antonio Toledo and Rafael Solbes.
Influenced by Pop Art, based their work on a critique of individualism and the romantic image of the artist genius.
Hence the idea of dissolving the personality of the artists under a collective name, and at the same time, anonymous.
Since 1981, she began her solo career.
Manolo Valdes's paintings are influenced by the aesthetics of Spanish informality.
In his work experience with a wide range of materials and techniques.
Are striking their constant winks and references to the masters of painting and classic.
Valdés is considered one of the most important artists of the moment in our country, the only Spanish artist with work exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA).
Among his awards and citations include: Silver Medal of the Second International Biennial of Prints, Tokyo (1979), Medal of the Biennial International Festival of Artists in Baghdad, Iraq (1986), Decoration of the Order of Andrés Bello in Class Honor Band, Venezuela (1993), Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (1998), Award of the Association of Art Critics for Estampa, Madrid (2000); Award Spanish Association of Art Critics ARCO, Madrid (2000); Award for best new artist in Estampa 2002, awarded by the Association of Art Critics of Madrid (2002), Archival Spain Award 2005 (2006).
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión
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