| "Contemporary societies have lost the sense of
the feast but have kept the obscure drive for
it." Umberto Eco "...opens art up to anthropology, finds subjects in local cultural operations,
associates comprehensible languages and ritual
elements..." "Color is more than
the expression of life..." "... Six African powers
are summoned. Each of these six is accompanied by his/her New World maskery..." "... it isn´t Honeymoon
that the ethic and aesthetic that have underlain Miralda´s work since the very beginning
reach the peak of their expression..." "Eating a sandwich while inside a sandwich isn´t something you
can do just anywhere, anytime. But, then, El Internacional
isn´t just anywhere, anytime... "...Unlike the isolated practice of traditional 'studio' artists, today
many artists are embracing and welcoming a broad public
into all aspects of their art..." "... evolution from object
to event that Miralda began using what was to become one of his favorite materials..." His attention to color, to formal distribution, the importance attached
to the graphic elements that surround his events (videos, sketches, posters, procession designs,
drawings, manufactured objects, "improved food"
also place him in a different realm. He finds beauty, pathos and humor in what we do to express our values
and help ourselves understand passages of time
or matters of spirit... |