by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Jan 4, 2012 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
The museum infrastructure in Cartagena It must be lack of political will, maybe corruption, and worst, complacency, but since the last 11 years in Cartagena in Colombia, its Museum of Modern Art did not evolve at all. I would have expected fixed walls, a better...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 30, 2011 | Art History, General
The Cathedral Maria Reina Today, I finally visited the Barranquilla’s cathedral. I walked downhill from El Prado to the much poorer city sector, the centre. I found the church extremely well designed, noticed the purity of lines and spaces, the reason I am sharing...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 28, 2011 | Art History, General, Painting
Colombian Art 101 Today, I visited the Museo d’Arte Moderno de Barranquilla. Fortunately, and thanks again to the great Colombian amiability, they opened it just for me since it was close for renovation, and the guard noticing that I was a gringo from Canada…...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 28, 2011 | General, Inspiration |Thoughts, Painting
Art in Atlántico Today, we attended the official inauguration of the new Museo del Atlántico in Barranquilla, a city on the north coast of Colombia, capital city of the department (or state) of Atlántico. The celebration brought forth two exhibitions: a curated show...
by Yves M. Larocque (Ph.D.) | Dec 15, 2011 | General
Tintin and Pop Art As you already know, we offer art history and painting courses at the Ottawa School of Art. In one of our courses, students were asked to develop a conceptual work that reflects the confluence of Pop Art and Tintin. All this ended up with a student...
