Shades of Blue 126 Manolo Valdes

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Blue
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Reina Mariana 2019
(resin with pigment) Opera Gallery NY
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Odalisca con
rostro blanco y naranja Opera Gallery NY
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Odalisca con
rostro blanco y naranja Opera Gallery NY
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Reina Mariana 2016
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Historia de la Pintura
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Perfil con fondo
azul 1994
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Manolo Valdés is a prominent Spanish painter
residing in New York. He was the introducer in
Spain of a form of artistic expression that
combines political and social commitment with
humour and irony. In 1957 he enrolled in the
Valencia School of Fine Arts in San Carlos where
he spent two years, abandoned his studies to
devote himself to painting. In 1964 he founded
the artistic group Equipo Crónica together with
Juan Antonio Toledo and Rafael Solbes. He
continued working in Valencia for a few years
until 1989 he travelled to New York where he set
up his studio and continued experimenting with
new forms of expression. He also maintained a
studio in Madrid for the realization of large
sculptures, alternating creation in both cities
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Retrato con azul,
ocre y blanco
Portrait in blue and orange
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Dama con abanico
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942)
Chica con la pelota 2016
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Bodegón con jarro
y fondo azul
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942)
Claudette sentada
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Chica en la playa II
Manolo Valdés in his studio
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Manolo Valdés in his studio
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Lillie 2016
Lillie IX
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Manolo Valdés' work is present in some of the
most important museum collections around the
world, and has been recognized with awards such
as the Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts and the
National Medal of Fine Arts. In 2007 he was
appointed Officer of the National Order of Merit
by the President of the French Republic
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Lillie 2006 Olive
wood - Museo Würth La Rioja
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Tetera
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Mujer con abanico I, 2007
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Jarrón con flores
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Pamela III
Jackie VIII
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Jacqueline III, 2005
Pamela I, 2013
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Perfil Ia
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Perfil I
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Perfil II 2016
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Perfil sobre
fondo azul
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Peces azules 1997 Museum Reina Sofia
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Matisse
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Perfil VII
Aguafuerte
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Retrato I 2017
Los tres músicos
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Retrato II 2017
Portrait III
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Tulipanes sobre
fondo naranja
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Double Image 2006
Retrato IV 2017
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Retrato VI 2017
Retrato sobre fondo azul 2014
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Retrato V 2017
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Vivianne con traje
azul
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942)
Vasija China azul
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Manolo Valdès takes a closer look at the texture
of the surface and uses more tactile materials.
The oil is applied in thick layers and other
materials appear such as string, burlap, bitumen,
linseed oil, adhesives of all kinds and this in a
wide range of natural pigments.
Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Vasija China
azul detail
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Odalisca II 2018
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Valdés's public sculpture dates from 1999 when he
began work on a project for Bilbao. In the same
year, he received a commission for a major
project for Valencia in connection with the
famous Dama de Elche (Lady of Elche) sculpture,
for which the first large-scale model was
installed on Park Avenue, New York. In 2000, his
11-ton, seven-meter-high sculpture titled Menina
was installed in the roundabout of Salvador
Allende boulevard in the Paseo de la Chopera,
Alcobendas, Madrid
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) La dama bronze
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Dama de Elche
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Dama de Elche- de
la Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas- Valencia
2007 'La Dama Ibérica (The Iberian Lady')', is a
modern version of 'La Dama de Elche' ('The Lady
from Elche'), the most famous ancient sculpture
in Spain. It is from the second half of the fifth
century or the beginning of the fourth B.C. The
modern sculpture is a 20 meter tall figure made
up of blue glazed ceramic pieces, replicas of the
large sculpture (22.000 replicas of 'The Lady
from Elche)
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Azul y Blanco
(2017)
Azul y Blanco II
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Aida 2011
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Manolo Valdés
sculptures and paintings have received wide-scale
critical acclaim and public recognition,
featuring in important museums collections
worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in New York, the Guggenheim Bilbao, the de
Young Museum in San Francisco and the Centre
Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Blue butterflies
2016
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Regina 2017
Blue ivy 2017
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Cabeza con
Mariposas Azules 2019
Blue head 2017
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Mariposas azules
Polychromated bronze
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Dama a cavallo
2017 painted wood
Ivy 2015
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Cabeza con
mariposas azules
Dama 2017
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Mariposas azules
2017
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) In 2016,
Marlborough Gallery organized a public exhibition
of six massive sculptures at the Place Vendôme in
Paris
La Pamela (Pamela Picture Hat)
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) In 2016,
Marlborough Gallery organized a public exhibition
of six massive sculptures at the Place Vendôme in
Paris
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Los Aretes (The
Earrings), 2015 Exhibition of six massive
sculptures at the Place Vendôme in Paris
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Blue buterflies
Exhibition of six massive sculptures at the
Place Vendôme in Paris
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) La Diadema (The
Headband), 2015 Public exhibition of six
massive sculptures at the Place Vendôme in Paris,
2016
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) La Doble Imagen
(The Double Image), 2015 - 2016
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) Ciudad de las
Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia 2017 La Pamela
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) 2017 Ciudad de las
Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia La Pamela
(Pamela Picture Hat)
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) 2017 Ciudad de las
Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia Mariposas
(Butterflies)
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) 2017 Ciudad de las
Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia  La
Diadema (The Headband)
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) 2017 Ciudad de las
Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia  La Doble
Imagen (The Double Image)
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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942) 2017 Ciudad de las
Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia Los Aretes
(The Earrings)
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Text Pictures Internet All copyrights belong
to their respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2021
Sound Pasión Vega - Habanera de los
Ojos Cerrados Como tu mujer (with Marco Antonio
Solis)
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LA COQUETA El secreto de mi felicidad? La
esquiva sonrisa que atiza el hambre de amor de
los viajeros el ligero mohín que ensalza la
curva de mis labios y descubre la nieve
ralampagueante de mis dientes. Una rodilla un
empeine el lóbulo de la oreja las aletas de la
nariz pueden insinuar cosas hermosas y llenar
de deseos a los hombres. Amigas, ustedes sólo
sueñan yo hago soñar.
LA COQUETA The secret of my happiness? The
elusive smile that fuels the hunger for love
of travelers The slight grimace that praises
the curve of my lips and discovers the
lightning snow of my teeth. A knee an instep
the earlobe the fins of the nose can
insinuate beautiful things and fill men with
desires. My friends, you only dream I make
dream.
Poem by Peruvian Nobel Prize winning author Mario
Vargas Llosa on the sculptures of Manolo Valdés
Poema del autor peruano ganador del premio Nobel
Mario Vargas Llosa sobre las esculturas de Manolo
Valdés
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The blue trees
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Vincent van Gogh
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