Museo Picasso Málaga
Artistic insight into celebrated painter’s family life Málaga’s Picasso Museum continues its 10th anniversary celebrations with a new exhibition that pays tribute to heirs and friends of the artist who have supported the museum over the years. Announcing the launch of the exhibition, “Picasso: Family Album”, the museum noted that, from his childhood in Málaga to his final years in the south of France, kinship was a constant source of inspiration for Picasso, and his own family circle was thus portrayed in his work. “From the academic portraits of his parents and his sister Lola, to the rather more expressive ones of his partners and children, the artist produced pictures in which he projected his talent and his ability to go beyond the boundaries of classic expression.
“Picasso: Family Album brings together a significant gallery of family figures, revealing how important a creative asset the notion of family was for Picasso. It also enables visitors to observe the influence of photography on his work, admire his capacity for synthesis in order to achieve great expressivity with a minimum of lines, and consider how, with Cubism, multiple viewpoints were incorporated into a single face.” The exhibition is on show until 6 October. During July and August, the museum, which is also currently showing Dennis Hopper: On the Road (until 29 September), is open every day from 10am to 8pm – extended to 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. (The rest of the year, the museum is closed on Mondays.) www.mpicassom.org
Arte Marbella
Bringing art and music to the people
Marbella took the cultural centre-stage in June with the fifth edition of the Internacional Festival de Arte, a three-day outdoor art event combining art with a programme of live jazz and classical music. Speaking at the official launch of the event, also attended by Marbella councillor for tourism José Luis Hernández, the festival’s president, Caroline Bowley, stressed the importance of these types of cultural events for Marbella’s continued prosperity. “Arte Marbella is the only event of its type in Spain and brings visitors from all around the world to Marbella, promoting the town as a cultural destination and broadening its appeal. It allows people of all ages, nationalities and interests to experience art outside the gallery and makes it affordable for people to buy. We believe that bringing art to the people is a really important responsibility and so many people get to experience these works who would not visit a gallery.” She added that, in order to secure the festival’s financial security, “we need businesses to pledge their support for coming years, or the festival will die”. To become a Friend of the Festival, email caroline@artemarbella.com or visit www.artemarbella.com for more information. Photos: blueberry-marbella.es
AIA Group
Nature… and Joycean interpretations Original oil and watercolour paintings by Roger Cummiskey and oil paintings by Enrique Linaza will be on show at Fuengirola’s Lucia restaurant gallery until 29 July. Both Andalucian International Artist (AIA) members, the artists are from Ireland and Spain, respectively. Enrique´s paintings in the show, titled “Ulysses”, are representations from nature and abstract, while Roger is exhibiting work with themes and titles taken from the writings and wanderings of James Joyce. www.aia-artgroup.com / www.rogercummiskey.com HOMEANDLIFESTYLE.ES
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