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One of my favourite works of art is Muchacha en la Ventana. This painting was painted  by Salvador Dalí in 1925. It was one of his first works while he was studying. This painting belongs to the series of portraits which Dalí painted to his sister Ana María, his first muse before meeting Gala.This piece of art was made during the summer time, when Salvador Dalí spent his holiday with his family in Cadaques. At that time he was experimenting with differents styles, before identifying himself with surrealism. It is not a tipycal portrait where a person´s face is painted. In this painting we can see the silhouette of a woman leaning against the window looking at the sea. It could be defined as a Nouventista work due to the fact of cachting an day-to-day moment. In the foreground, we can see through the window the horizon at the opposite shore of the Cadaqués bay through the window. The landscape that the young woman is observing is a calm sea and in the distance you can see a ship and the port.The painter plays with light and colours through the the folds of clothing and the sea. Dalí carries out a work of great chromatic unifomity and simplicity in composition. The color range, that predominates in this work is blue, including cold and sober tones.I think it is quite a pleasant piece of work because it conveys a feeling of peace and serenity.   Milagros Hernamperez

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One of my favourite works of art is Muchacha en la Ventana. This painting was painted  by Salvador Dalí in 1925. It was one of his first works while he was studying. This painting belongs to the series of portraits which Dalí painted to his sister Ana María, his first muse before meeting Gala.This piece of art was made during the summer time, when Salvador Dalí spent his holiday with his family in Cadaques. At that time he was experimenting with differents styles, before identifying himself with surrealism. It is not a tipycal portrait where a person´s face is painted. In this painting we can see the silhouette of a woman leaning against the window looking at the sea. It could be defined as a Nouventista work due to the fact of cachting an day-to-day moment. In the foreground, we can see through the window the horizon at the opposite shore of the Cadaqués bay through the window. The landscape that the young woman is observing is a calm sea and in the distance you can see a ship and the port.The painter plays with light and colours through the the folds of clothing and the sea. Dalí carries out a work of great chromatic unifomity and simplicity in composition. The color range, that predominates in this work is blue, including cold and sober tones.I think it is quite a pleasant piece of work because it conveys a feeling of peace and serenity.   Milagros Hernamperez

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My favourite piece of art: well hung lover

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My favourite piece of art: well hung lover

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Although am I not very much in touch with art,  but I am also an enthusiastic traveller, I had the chance to discover ‘The Street Art’ in Bristol, which is the cradle of graffiti. There, you can find a fascinating guided route about graffiti.

Walking through this route, I bumped into the mural known as ‘Well hung lover’, also called ‘Naked Man Hanging From Window’. Painted in 2006 on the wall of a sexual health clinic, it was the first legal piece of street art in the UK.

Painted by Banksy, who is a very famous graffiti artist, this outstanding piece of work depicts a naked man hanging from a windowsill by his right arm, while his left arm is covering his genitals. On the other side, looking out of the window there are two people: a  a man in a suit on the left, and a woman in lingerie on the right, touching the man's shoulder.

Even though the council were initially opposed to the mural, some residents supported the work saying that it brightened up the area. Following pressure to keep the mural, the council created an online poll asking whether it should be kept or not. As a result, 97% of the population supported it. However, not all the citizens are supporters and it has been defaced two times.

Despite the fact that this mural might seem a bit unpleasant, it is my favourite piece of art because it evokes social problems such as infidelity. Apart from that, I believe that this kind of art must be supported by the broad population, as was in Bristol, because it is the art of the street, available  for all of us. In addition, painting this graffiti on the wall of a sexual health clinic  may turn out to be ironic and hilarious.
I. C.

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My favourite art movement is Impressionism, which took place at the end of 19th century. It started in France and it  faced harsh opposition from the conventional painters. It’s mainly characterized by the importance of colour and light of the paintings. Other important features of Impressionism are the visible brush strokes, the paiting of open spaces and the use of everyday scenes… Because of all of this, impressionist art was not much appreciated at their age.

One of the most important impressionist painters in Spain was Joaquin Sorolla, of whose work I’m really fond. Although I love all his paintings, the one I’ve chosen is one of my favourites because of the representation of all the elements of Impressionism.

Sorolla was a Valencian painter who painted a lot of scenes of people working, eating or just walking with the common theme of the sea because of his origins.

This composition “Cosiendo la vela” shows several women in a garden  sewing a big white sail together. Along the sail one can see how the painter projected the light on it. It is simply marvellous. The colourful flowers around the garden and the treatment of perspective, lost by the door at the bottom, are also quite meaningful elements.
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The way Sorolla was able to represent these simple activities and the way you are transported to those places is just precisely what art means to me.

Mª Carmen Navarro

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Before talking about my favourite work of art, I think I should introduce the artist: Alain Thomas. He belongs to Naïf art and he uses lively and bright colours and expresses simplicity, ingenuousness and spontaneity, which contributes to conveying magic and happiness.
Well, it is hard for me to define a piece of art as my favourite because what I came across was a series of paintings linked to each other with a common thread. And now you are thinking: "What does she mean?"
Well, few years ago I discovered this outstanding painter. It was Christmas holiday, in Nantes. At night, his exotic and sensational paintings were projected on St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral's façade, to the rhythm of the music. It was not a static projection but pieces of art moving forward or sliding along the façade as if they were cartoons. This astonishing and brilliant modality of art transmission was totally breathtaking.
You could feel magic in the air and both children and adults were amazed while watching the show. I highly recommend this art exhibit to all audiences. It takes place every two years in Nantes (and probably more cities) at Christmas time.
Here you have a video so you can get a better idea of how beautiful it is. Enjoy!

Audrey Besnier

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Although the masterpiece by excellence is undoubtedly Mona Lisa, I would not say that it is the main reason because why  Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting is my favorite.

What strikes me is hard work, talent and years of dedication devoted by the artist, because it is known that almost a quarter of century was necessary to finish the job. ] In order to catalog the work as unique, the history and  mystery behind this piece of art are the factors that  I consider the authentic magic and beauty of this portrait.

Using a technique called “Sfumato”, Leonardo painted a pale-skinned woman seated on a chair with her hands crossed.  Showing a relaxed smile, which is one of the main enigmatic questions on the canvas, the woman is the main character  in the picture where her subtle gaze, the finess of the details and perfection on her clothes become an absolute combination of light and darkness.

In the background of this famous sketch painted in oil on a wooden canvas, it is possible to see a landscape with mountains and paths, which is probably based on Tuscany, a region in the south of Italy.

The target of art is to make us feel something, to transmit something. The feeling could be either good, bad or weird. In my opinion, this picture has something special hidden. In my case, when I look at this Leonardo da Vinci’s work, I feel something curious, a kind of emotion difficult to explain invades me.

Antonio Pontiveros

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Frida Kahlo is a surrealist artist. Frida started painting after a bus accident that she suffered when she was 18 years old, and that forced her to stay in bed for a long time.
This painting represents the sentimental situation the artist was going through. The moment she painted this, she was feeling a duality of natures within her. She was going through a rough love moment, that is why she is holding scissors and there is blood on her dress.  She resorted to self-portraits to show her true feelings.
Besides, the Frida on the left side of the painting is dressed in a white European style outfit that contrasts with the Mexican Frida (the one of the right).

Although I do not know much about art, I chose this painting because, in my opinion, it represents many people at different stages  in
their lives, where feelings intersect and mix and we are forced to choose between one path or another.

María Jesús Gómez González

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Art is not exactly my cup of tea , but if I had to talk about a piece of art that I like, I would choose all the paintings by Leonid Afremov.
He was a Russian-Israeli modern impressionistic artist.
Leonid workedwith a palette knife and oil.
Among all his pictures, I have  chosen the one  called "Gold winter".
As you can see, he uses millions of bright colours to represent a simple image like a street with
some trees and two people in the middle of it.
When I see this kind of pictures, I feel wonderfully great. They are like an energy shot. Although the name of the picture is related to winter, when Ihave a look at it, I feel quite the opposite.
I hope you like my
piece of art.
In case you want to
see more works by Leonid Afremov, he has an online gallery where you can observe some of his most outstanding pieces of art.

Mari Carmen Nadales

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One of my favorite works of art is the Sainte-Chapelle chapel, located in Paris. It is an elegant Gothic cathedral built during 1242-1248.

On the outer façade, you can see characteristic examples of Gothic architecture that might not impress the viewer: enormous flying buttresses, elegant windows covered with pinnacles and frightening gargoyles. However, this place hides a treasure inside its doors: enormous and colourful stained glass windows, golden domes and a stunning rose window.

This is one of my favourite pieces of art because when I look at it, I feel amazed by the marvelous things that humans beings have been capable of creating without the technology and tools that we have nowadays.

In addition, this piece of art is not only an example of beauty and elegance, but it’s also a reminder of the European way of life during the Middle Ages: their rooted faith, the power of the clergy or the growing development of the cities.

Sofía Lanzas

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My favorite photograph is ‘Lunch atop a skyscraper taken by an unknown author.

In the photo there are several workers sitting on an iron beam while they are having lunch.

The photo shows us the lack of awareness about safety at work and how little human life represented long time ago. Workers are very high in the sky, hence the high risk they are exposed to.

I like that photo because it helps us to figure out the great breakthroughs about safety at work.

Rafael Teresa

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I would like to tell you about one of the most well-known paintings, which is also my  favourite painting, "Niños comiendo uvas y melón" by Murillo, between 1645- 1650.
The painter represents the gritty poverty in Seville, which despite being one of the most important  cities on the peninsula, for the same reason, was also the city with more homeless people roaming the streets.

In this painting,
children find themselves dressed in rags, but with signs of some joy. They are eating fruits, whicy must have probably been stolen.

This painting makes
me see the reality of years ago, but at the same time,
is quite a current piece of work.
Coral Bordas

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Maybe one of my favourite paintings is “Relojes Blandos” also known as “la persistencia de la memoria” by Salvador Dalí.

Dalí was one of the most remarkable painters of surrealism, and this painting has typical characteristics of this movement.

The main meaning of the painting is that time is  subjective and is always in movement; it is not static.  For this reason, Dalí painted  deformed and twisted clocks.

This painting makes me think that the time  flies and life goes by, so we have to take advantage of every second of ourlives.

Sandra Angulo Martín

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My favourite painting is Dogs playing poker by C.M. Coolidge.  In the painting there are seven dogs playing poker around a table. Much like humans, they are betting their money, smoking and drinking.
This painting represents human problems like addiction to gambling, cards or even alcohol. The author suggests that when betting, we become dehumanized and that is why I love the painting, because it represents and makes me reflect on human problems.
Miguel Ángel Herrero Álvarez