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I am here in that space in between two continents: South America and Western Europe
When there was less than a week left to change continents, to fly and be back in that space of clouds, I didn’t even know how long the journey would be or how much it would involve carrying two suitcases full of Peruvian products that were essential for cooking. This morning lying in my bed at dawn, I remember myself still there in the South when I returned along the shiny cement road caressed by the sun. One that is born in the afternoon of the Lima sky. The buildings have grown, I thought when I gazed through the window on my first day the number of people walking, running and scooting along.
There are multitudes that ignore their own steps. Or not? I remember that morning-night when I saw them heading towards the avenues. They were like instantaneous constellations falling from above.
And when I arrived in St Ives I felt relief but it has taken me almost a week to learn to find my way around this my real home with my husband and my cat. I was between Huiracocha, Pershing, Gregorio Escobedo and Salaverry. All avenues that pay homage to former heroes. Close to where I was born there is an old tabern called «Queirolo». It has expanded but still smell like in the past when I used to go with my father to buy wine and «Pisco», the national spirit of Peru. Now back at home I can smell the Atlantic as I clean the dust that has settled in my studio, the place where I play, listen to music and do strange things…
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It has taken me a long time (babes) 2023 St. Ives Art Club.
This was a project that aimed to reflect on the multiple ways women have been portraying themselves since centuries ago. Today a portrait can be done in seconds using a mobile! As a reflection, In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, only the leading male artists or ‘virtuosi’ were doing the most important works in sculptures, canvases and covering with frescoes entire buildings. Women were invisible then and there were times when they had to hide their gender in order to sell. It was not until the late 1800s that women were able to access a state-funded artistic education and allowed to wander unchaperoned in the streets or visit churches. (From The Story of Art Without Men, Kathy Hessel) But what about other continents? Art history is mainly Western, so maybe it will be interesting if you wish to find out more about women artists from overseas.
