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KEEP CLIMBING FROM HERE, WITH POETRY – Trapeta Mayson and her musical experience spoken and sung

Take poetry a step further as a softball-themed metaphor She is the author of two self-published poetry collections, Mocha Melodies and She Was Once Herself. She was born in Liberia in 1967; she immigrated to the United States, where she grew up in Philadelphia. For her ability to balance poetic writing with participation in the urban social network, under the …

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THREE TEENAGE GIRLS FROM PHILADELPHIA AND AN ENIGMATIC PRODUCER – The Three Degrees, one room, one band and live

The longest-running female vocal group in history, after more than four decades As for the discography of The Three Degrees https://thethreedegrees.com/, we like to recall at least one moment of their climb to success, namely the 1974 studio album When Will I See You Again – When will I see you again? When will we share precious moments? Will I …

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BREATHING THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION – Edwin Austin Abbey, a tireless worker

The fantastic story of an American muralist, illustrator and painter He was among the American artists who went to England to devote himself to historical painting, however, quite differently from his compatriots. His best know work is the frieze in the Boston Public Library. The American painter Edwin Austin Abbey https://www.artrenewal.org/artists/edwin-austin-abbey/216, born in Philadelphia in 1852, had studied at the …

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BE A CREATIVE IN MADRID – Six ways to generate something beautiful in Spain

Expressive versatility in art, on six sides of its base polygon For a few years, Spain https://www.spain.info/en/ has implemented a real strategic plan for the promotion of cultural activities and creative industries, providing for interventions related to the development of professional skills. The influence of the creative approach has ancient and widespread traditions throughout the Spanish territory, but what we …

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BECOME A POPULAR SPANISH ILLUSTRATOR – The creative verve of Raul Arias, between Reader’s Digest and Jack London

An image worker rather than an artist By condensing them in his mind, he translates concepts and is able to synthesize them. He likes to draw achievable things, even do murals with street artists. At his creative debut, Raul Arias http://www.raularias.com/ was not only an audiovisual animator, but he also collaborated with publishers and advertising agencies. After these experiences, he …

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THE POETICS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CHANGEOVER – Chema Madoz and the hidden face of things

Photographing the conflicting opposition between real and virtual From his point of view, objects have the same character as words: it is by creatively blending them together that he constructs his visual meanings. Born in Madrid in 1958, Chema Madoz https://www.famousphotographers.net/chema-madoz is a Spanish photographer well known for his poetic and surrealist black and white photographs. He studied Art History …

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LIVING AND MAKING FASHION, FROM TRADITION TO INNOVATION – An experience in Paris, his own label and the first fashion show at Pasarela Cibeles

The excellence of Roberto Verino, between Paris and his family tailoring His Urban Nomadism collection is design for a life without barriers where you can create proposals that meet the needs of today. He is a timeless Spanish designer, but what he creates is functional and elegant. A brand born in 1982, which has become synonymous with quality, has made …

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A LINK BETWEEN ITALIAN AND SPANISH POETRY – Slowly but not too much, together with Inma J. Ferrero

If poetry makes us aware of what surrounds us Because of her ability to grasp everything in detail, this poet cultivates a great passion for haiku. Inma J. Ferrero was born in Madrid in 1977. Poet, literary critic and founder of the cultural magazine Proverso, she is a member, among other things, of Novelados, Red writers and Yo soy poeta, …

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THE THOUSAND MUSICAL SOULS OF BEATRIZ LUENGO – Writing lyrics full of emotions that connect with the listener

When your own talent merges with that of a Cuban musician and actor For her, Latin music is rhythm connected to emotion, something like a dance: moving your feet, crying and, why not, laughing. She studied song and dance, starred in various musicals and became a star of Spanish television. Her powerful music transformed her into the most sought after …

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CONTEMPORARY SPANISH EXPRESSIONISM AND SURREALISM – The Spanish artist Jose Manuel Merello

If you paint influenced by Picasso, Miro and Matisse Inspired by the masterpieces housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid, he embodied many women in his paintings. His romantic female art nudes are made of acrylic. As you have certainly noticed, in what he paints Picasso exerts great influence. Abstract and surrealist painting for José Manuel Merello https://amberfullerdesigns.weebly.com/blog/jose-manuel-merello plays an …

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