Art Exhibition in Alora

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In memory of Japanese artist, Fumi Kitami, local artists organise an art exhibition called Lo Que Pintamos Aqui at the Casa de la Cultura in Alora, inland Malaga, Andalucia, Spain.
In memory of Fumi Kitami
Art by Fumi Kitami
We had chosen Monday morning to visit the exhibition Lo Que Pintamos Aquí at the Casa de la Cultura in Alora. As hoped, we were able to indulge in the luxury of an art exhibition all to ourselves. Yet although we were the only ones there and the display salas were relaxingly silent, the atmosphere was very much alive and kicking. The impact, a word of quality assessment used by artist Jacques Laulheret, was enormous.
Subtle as a whisper, suggested images with soft and delicate brush stokes reached out and curled around our imaginations, pulling us inexorably towards the canvas, while the bold and striking colours of more direct and forceful themes, both abstract, story telling and lifelike were so loud and undeniable they were almost shrieking, leaving us virtually deafened with respectful appreciation.
Lo Que Pintamos Aqui (What we paint here), held between 16th and 31st March, was an exhibition in memory of Fumi Kitami who lived for many years in Alora.
  Habíamos elegido la mañana de lunes para visitar la exposición Lo Que Pintamos Aquí en la Casa de la Cultura en Alora. Según lo esperado, podíamos complacer en el lujo de una exposición de arte todo a nosotros mismos. Con todo aunque éramos los únicos allí y los salas de la exhibición eran muy silenciosos, la atmósfera era estupenda. El impacto, una palabra del gravamen de la calidad usada por el artista Jacques Laulheret, era enorme. Sutil como un susurro, imágenes suaves y delicadas alcanxaron hacia nosotros y rizaron alrededor de nuestras imaginaciones, tirando hacia el lienzo, mientras que los colores y temas más fuertes eran casi eran el chillandos, dejándonos sordos virtualmente con el aprecio respetuoso.
Lo Que Pintamos Aqui, entre el 16 y 31 de marzo, era una exposición en la memoria de Fumi Kitami que vivió por muchos años en Alora.

The participating artists included / los artistas que participaban incluyeron:

Cristóbal Pérez, Jacques Laulheret, Eloy Arana, Marina van Stekelenburg, Maija Turna, Kent Harrison,
Carro, Paco Bravo, Dolóres Cortés, Shinji Naganawa, Julia Gross, Terry Durham and Keith Nicolson.

© Jacques Laulheret
Art Exhibition at Casa de la Cultura in Alora, Spain
© Jacques Laulheret
© Marina van Stekelenburg
© Shinji Naganawa © Shinji Naganawa
© Maija Turna © Terry Durham
© Kent Harrison
© Julia Gross © Julia Gross
April 2007

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