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The Almudí Palace Museum houses an art exhibition on bullfighting (25/07/2013)

Speaking of September, is to speak of Murcia and is talking bull.

And is that from 8 to September 15, is the popular Bullfighting Capital this year also coincides with the 125th anniversary of its popular bullring, scene of so many great moments of the national holiday.

September is undoubtedly one of the best times to visit the Mediterranean city.

2013 adds another attraction: from day 12 we visit the Palace Museum Almudí an art exhibit on bullfighting itself.

Each year, coinciding with the date of the fair, the Palace Almudí calls a sample in which an artist expresses his vision of the art of bullfighting, the national holiday, their environment, an artistic, work of a creator, which deals the bull, bullfighting culture, and its essence, its roots in our culture ...

With all these attractions, it has managed to form a collection that has been gaining appreciation among local audiences usual, and the many visitors who come to the region especially in September.

Currently already be considered a must in Murcia.

And this year, the artistic duo formed by Manuel Herrera and Francisca Muñoz has been chosen.

Artists, based in the neighboring Totana (Murcia) and are known by their common apócope, Muher, gather a collection that recreates the novel approach bullfighting, bullfighter play, movement, and all the elements that surround this enigmatic world.

Muher develops his artistic work over three decades inside and outside our borders, winning creative depth.

Its origins come from the glorious creative generation of the Madrid scene of the '80s.

Currently, his art has an outstanding international reputation.

Throughout a career spanning more than 30 years, Muher, has established a personal language and recognizable.

They have always sought, through games of light and color, giving a personal and different from the topics covered in each exposure.

Hence the bet this time is expected with particular interest the public.

The proposal to introduce the Palace Muher Almudí, contain paintings, sculptures and collages of the creators, as a sign of fertile and multifaceted artistic expression which is defined from multiple formats that are uniquely combined in this exhibition to reflect a vision of bullfighting.

For Manuel Herrera "What we wanted to express a vision of the show bull through their color and shape features"

This will be one of the great attractions of the event.

The variety.

There is a sample exclusively created canvases, but combined with a multiformat proposal attracts the interest of a greater number of people.

"At this time we will have a series of expressionist paintings on paper and canvas, a large-scale sculpture very striking, and we played well with collage that gives elegance to the party.

What we wanted to express a vision of the show bull through their color and shape features "said Manuel Herrera.

That combination of colors through the use of albero, yellow and fuchsia, which are the basis of speech color exposure and what the authors intended to reflect what was experienced in the world of bullfighting.

On the way, the spotlight will fall on the circle.

The bull ring, the ring ...

Muher invites all to combine form to obtain a geometric concept around it, acting as a thread on which to base plastic philosophy that unites the work.

Elements within a circle (tondo) or circles of material like sequins or paper round embedded in the work, represent the work around bullfighting.

Not only the bull and the bullfighter are represented in the study of the fair, both virgins, like flowers, embroidered silk shawls, combs, are elements and pillars that adorn the fair as part of everyone that tries to reflect this exhibition.

In sum, Murcia will pick an artistic vision of the most popular festivals.

And to do so, not out of herself.

It does Muher hand, Francisca and Manuel, two Murcia.

All introspection that give the roots combined with the experience of a lifetime traveling the world in search of new colors, shapes and inspirations.

The nature of the works to be enjoyed in the Palace Museum Almudí is unique, ie born for this sample.

The same, however, will continue the months of November to December in the Palace Museum and Hall of Cartagena.

Biography of Artists

Muher born in Madrid in the 80's, when Manuel and Francisca are known in a drawing workshop.

That began an artistic relationship that three decades later continues successfully.

Soon he would impose the multifaceted nature of these artists that would add architectural drawing, photography, sculpture, collage ...

to conform to current artistic heritage that is currently displayed in Europe, Asia or America.

Arts lively, continuous coming and going, where the travel opens the door to new ideas, concepts, inspirations of these artists based in Totana (Murcia) in a valley surrounded by palm trees and Mediterranean light that evoke the paintings, which hold another study Madrid's artistic roots and have made the approach to other cultures and landscapes the engine of his work.

Murcia Bullfighting

Every September, Murcia albero wears pink to welcome his popular Bullfighting.

The quote from 2013, celebrates the 125th anniversary of the bull ring and the Club Taurino de Murcia.

A week full of attractions by appointment in the stands that have a focus on the emergence of early swords as Ponce, Manzanares, Talavante, El Juli or Fandi.

The cycle consists of three bullfights, a festival on horseback and two minor festivities will run from 15 to 22 September.

Source: Agencias

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