“Meninas outdoor”
By: Carlos A., Irene, Noa, Felipe and Iván
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction............................................................…... p.3 2. Velazquez’ biography …………........…….....…...…….. p.3 3. “Las Meninas” …………………........……….…….…..... p.4 4. Editorial
a. “ A rt as a museum” by Carlos Ardá …................. p.5 b. “An initiative with a lot of art” by Irene Barreiro .. p.6
c. “Knowing other faces” by Noa Fresco ……...….. p.7
d. “Art in the streets” by Felipe Castro. .................. p.8
e. “Other type of art” by Iván Casal…….………...... p.9 5. News article …………...……...……..……….…......... p.10 6. Conclusion……………………………..……….…....... p.11 7. Bibliography………………………………….….......… p.12
1. Introduction In this project we are going to talk about Diego Velázquez and one of his most famous pictures, “Las Meninas”. We will also talk about the adaptation of ”Las Meninas de Canido”.
2. Diego Velázquez Diego Velázquez was probably the better Spanish baroque artist. He was born in Seville, 1599, and he died on August 6, 1660, in Madrid. He was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He painted a lot of pictures like ´´La Fragua de Vulcano´´ but the most famous is ´´ Las Meninas´´.
3. “Las Meninas” “Las Meninas” (1656) by Diego Velázquez is the masterpiece of Spanish painting, and one of the most important paintings in the world. It is the most controversial, talked about, analyzed and imitated painting in history . The painting represents a scene from daily life in the palace of Felipe IV. Velazquez tries to give relevance to the Meninas and not to the kings and to the infant, but they appear too in the picture. ´´Las Meninas´´, are the maidservants of the infant.
4. Editorial a.“Art as a museum” by Carlos Ardá
In my opinion, this initiative was very interesting because it gives life to Canido suburb and it is something good because with this initiative the people that lives in Canido are united with something very beautiful and special. And I like it too because it is something, for the moment, unique in the world. But all the cities should do something like this in their neighborhoods that are disappearing to give life as in Canido. Now, towns like Madrid want to do this in its buildings because it is something new that the people doesn't now, but they must now. By Carlos Ardá
I like this ´´Menina´´ because it is a recognition to Ferrol that now is a bit dead because the people prefer other cities and I think that this painter wants to do a recognition to this situation in Ferrol.
b.“An initiative with a lot of art” by Irene Barreiro I liked the project because I think it is very interesting. I think ”Las Meninas” make Canido special and different. Thanks to the Meninas, Canido is more popular and more people live there. The day of the Menina´s party there are in Canido, a lot of people, groups and painters. Also, I think if the council helps the project, it will be bigger and more important painters will paint Las Meninas. This is my favourite Menina because it is very colorful and cheerful. I think that this Menina represents very well the objective of the project, to make Canido a cheerful neighborhood. For me it is one of the most beautiful Meninas.
By Irene Barreiro
c. “Knowing other faces” by Noa Fresco I think that this visit was the best of my life, because I saw many very beautiful things, for example in Canido neighborhood you can see many different ways to represent ”Las Meninas” by Velázquez . I think it is very good that people from other countries got involved in the project. My favourite Menina is the one that was in the square painted on the side of a gray house. It is a woman and she is wearing a big cancan and black underwear. She has a red flower in her black hair.
By Noa Fresco
d.“Art in the streets” by Felipe Castro
My opinion about Meninas de Canido is that. like it because the project is very interesting, only one person is driving the project. Also the Meninas are a representation of canido. He uses all the buildings to paint them. I love it because, I like the colour, the constellation and it reminds me of Manos Unidas logo. By: Felipe Castro
e.“Other type of art” by Iván Casal I think it was a good idea to decorate Canido, because Canido was a deserted neighborhood. Here, in Canido, there are so many pictures painted by more than two hundred artists from many countries. Eduardo Hermida is the driver of this project, I like his cultural initiative, but, if he innovated with other projects in other places besides Canido, I’d love too. By Iván Casal My favourite Menina is Darth Vader Menina, Darth Vader is one of the antagonists of the film “Star Wars”. Darth Vader Menina has the typical black mask of Darth Vader, his black costume and a white skirt.
5. News article Canido resurrection By Carlos A., Felipe, Noa, Ivan C. and Irene.
Eight years ago a Canido painter started painting ´´Las Meninas’’. Canido was a marginal suburb in Ferrol where the houses were destroyed so some people left Canido. In 2008, Eduardo Hermida saw that his suburb was being destroyed and he started, with other painters, to decorate the streets of Canido with adaptations of “Las Meninas”. Each painter painted his version of “Las Meninas” so there are a lot of different Meninas. In the streets of Canido there are more than 250 works.
First, only he painted with somes friends, but some years later, some painting lovers joined the project. Also, the children have their space to provide their
view
of
“Las
Meninas”, because they have an exclusive place of
the
neighborhood
where children can paint them. With this initiative, many places like Madrid, Ukraine, France, etc. did the same.
6. Conclusion We liked this project because it is a different form of learning. Initially it seemed a bit boring but after visiting Canido it was more interesting. Sometimes we didn’t agree, but it was fun.
7. Bibliography Don Quijote ORG “ Las Meninas”, the most famous Velazquez's painting. History and description about the famous Spanish painting Las Meninas´´. Don Quijote.org n/a.
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/art/painters/las meninas Biography.com Editors ´´Diego Velázquez Biography´´. The Biography.com website. n/a. http://www.biography.com/people/diegovel%C3%A1zqu ez38179 Wikipedia ´´Las Meninas´´. Wikipedia. 7 May 2016 . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Meninas Spanish fiestas ´´Biography of Diego Velazquez´´. Spanish fiestas. n/a. http://www.spanishfiestas.com/culture/diegovelazquez/