WE SEEK MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING THROUGH ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, EXTREME SPORTS AND ALL SORTS OF RELAXING TECHNIQUES, BUT THE TRUE POTENTIAL AND EFFECT THAT THE ARTS IN GENERAL MAY HAVE ON OUR DAILY LIVES IS NOT ASSESSED.  

So it was fascinating to see the effects of Fanny Mickey and her coworkers activities in organizing the Theater Festival in Bogota last March - which highlighted the need and importance of entertainment as a breathing space and alternative activity in our ever so hectic 21st century. It was a feverish and enriching experience involving a multiplicity of “genres” and performances, of human talent, of improvised or controlled gestures, of modulated voices and sounds. The city and its inhabitants changed whilst it was on. Even the crime rate went down. To be successful forceful and punctual stimulus must steer the senses and impress the audience in a short span of time.

Even more demanding is the opera perhaps. The opera is perhaps even more demanding. It requires a masterful organization, voices, orchestra, scenario , synchronized and intertwined in one of the most inflexible artistic disciplines. One false note amidst hundreds of perfect sounds is the one that will be remembered by the spectator, dooming the artist’s reputation. In short, the power of sound must be assessed on a wider dimension - a non palpable emission that manages to stimulate and unchain emotions.

Dance is another complex spectacle. Choreography, music and physical dexterity resulting from  hours of training and discipline, takes shape under the creative geniuses such as Jerome Robbins, Martha Graham, Balanchine, Bob Fosse, Merce Cunningham to name just a few

Film and animation, are not called “the Seventh Art” for no reason. Acting and an innovative and resourceful production team must excel in a large array of performances...

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Sandra Bermudez



Sneak-peek of solo at Vivian Horan Fine Art with Carl Andre, Sandra Bermudez (chandeliers and wallpaper), Annette Messager and Claes Oldenburg.

Pink American Pastoral, 2008
Digital wallpaper
variable dimensions, edition of 5

Jorge Jurado