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Benjamin Björklund, a unique voice from Uppsala
Things happen in mysterious ways. Not so many years ago, an artist acquired notoriety through a slow and laborious pathway made of exhibitions, galleries and collectors to end up hopefully in the biennial and public recognition. Nowadays, social media has become a gigantic gallery where many artists make their work accesible to the rest of…
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Jose María Mezquita, painting from nature
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Painting from a wicker stool It is December and the province of Zamora is experiencing intensely cold weather; ten degrees below zero. A shepherd looks on astonished at the spectacle laid before his eyes; Jose María Mezquita sits absorbed at his easel on a wicker stool, at the mercy of the elements. The water…