MUSEUM HAPPINESS
Alejandro Martín Parra
Laura Franco Carrión
Cristina Sánchez
Zeus Sánchez
Lucas Alcántara
Ignacio Estudillo
Adrián Olivares
From 10 Mar to 03 May 2015
EL PALMERAL. ESPACIO INICIARTE
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The city changes, cultural activity is intensifying all around us, and institutions see culture as a new costume in which they can dress up the tourist-oriented services that Málaga has to offer. Consequently, in addition to the museums that already existed in the city, we are now witnessing the emergence of new venues in reconverted factories and similar defunct infrastructures, as well as the arrival of foreign cultural institutions eager to carve out a niche for themselves in our backyard.
Felicidad Museística (Museum Happiness) features the proposals of eight artists associated with the Espacio Cienfuegos Cultural Association: five are members, and three have close ties to the initiative. This common interest led to a project in which each work is based on one of the city's principal art museums or new institutions poised to open in the immediate future. The artists took their assigned museum and made it their own, analysing its current situation and its repercussions for the Málaga art scene from their own creative perspectives.
The exhibition catalogue features an essay by Rogelio López Cuenca entitled "The White Elephant and the Horde".
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Benalmádena (Málaga), 1990
He is currently studying for a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Artistic Production from the University of Málaga, as well as undertaking his art projects and managing cultural events at Cienfuegos Taller/Espacio de creación (A Hundred Fires Workshop/ Creative Space) in Málaga.
In 2014 he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Málaga and took part in the joint exhibition La vespa del americano [The American’s Motor Scooter] at the Unicaja Culture Centre in Antequera (Unicaja Foundation). In 2013 he was awarded a one-month internship grant for art creation at the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome, in collaboration with the University of Málaga. The Espacio Cienfuegos was founded in Málaga in late 2012. He took part in a display dedicated to Elena Laverón at IES Arroyo de la Miel, as well as at the Galería Cutarte, at the exhibition of young contemporary artists in Málaga in 2012. In 2011/2012 he had an ERASMUS grant in the Czech Republic, where he participated in a joint exhibition at Gallery no. 20 in Prague.He began his degree in Fine Arts in 2008. In the first few years he took part in several exhibitions held both at the Ateneo de Málaga and the faculty’s own exhibition hall.
Jerez de la Fronteran (Cádiz), 1985
Lives and works in Málaga.
With a Bachelor’s Degree from the Faculty of Seville with a specialism in painting, he studied on the Francisco de Goya Course taught by Antonio López García, graduating with special honours (2010 and 2012). He was awarded second prize in the BP Portrait Award 2012, organised by the National Portrait Gallery in London, and was selected in the 14th international call for young artists at the Luis Adelantado gallery in Valencia.
Recently he received the Young Artist award at the BP Portrait Award 2014.
Málaga,1990
He holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching Secondary School, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training from the University of Málaga in 2014. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts awarded by the University of Málaga in 2013.
Last year group of scholars of the Sicue-Séneca programme at the University of Salamanca for the academic year 2012/2013. In 2010 he was an ERASMUS student at AKV|St. Joost University in Breda, Holland. He is currently dedicated to studying the Japanese language.
Málaga, 1985
In 2010 she gained the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Fine Arts, Design and New Technologies. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and Audiovisual Communication from the University of Málaga and a Higher Technical Qualification in Art Photography.
She spent the academic year 2010-2011 studying Fine Arts at AKV|St. Joost University in Breda, Holland.
She has been taking part in various art exhibitions for several years, such as the Casa de Velázquez Open Day in Madrid in 2014, the exhibitions of Málaga Crea finalists in 2014 and 2013 at the Málaga Contemporary Arts Centre, and the Desencaja Andalusian Plastic Arts Competition 2012.
In the world of poetry, she was acknowledged with the first Ucopoética award in 2014, publishing at publishing house La Bella Varsovia Todo principio. Poetas ganadores de Ucopoética 2014 [It all begins. Ucopoética 2014 winning poets]; second place in the programme created by INJUVE with the book of poems “Cuadernos de Holanda” [Notebooks of Holland] in 2011, and First Prize in poetry at the University of Málaga in 2010.
She received grants from the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid in 2013, the Antonio Gala Foundation for creative young people in academic year 2011-2012 and the Rodríguez Acosta Foundation as part of the programme Iniciarte in summer 2011.
She is currently working with colleagues on the cultural project Espacio Cienfuegos [‘A Hundred Fires’ Space].
Jaén, 1985
She currently lives in Málaga, where she graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication, and obtained Higher Technical qualifications in Illustration and Art Photography in 2010 and 2012 respectively.
In 2008 she was awarded second place from the Vice Rector’s Office of Culture in Málaga for her blog Tinta y Luz [Ink and Light] and in 2011 she won the competition FotoActitudes in José Manuel Navia’s challenge. In 2012 the University of Huelva purchased her work Intra superficiem: el acontecimiento fotográfico como testigo de la experiencia [Intra superficiem: photographic event as a witness of experience] for Contemporarte 2012. Also in 2012 she was selected as a finalist in Obra abierta, Certamen Internacional de Artes Plásticas Caja Extremadura [Open work, Caja Extremadura International Plastic Arts Competition] with her piece “140 intervenciones a la imagen de una pera hasta su desaparición” [140 interventions on a pear until it disappears].
In 2012 she took part in the joint exhibition Latitudes: fotografía y paisaje [Latitudes: photography and landscape] in Sala Morena Villa in Málaga. That year her oeuvre could also be seen in other exhibitions such as Contemporarte 2012, Obra Abierta in Plasencia (Cáceres) and Teulades at Plaça Joan Fuster y Ortells in Girona through MOVIC. In 2013 her feature Autorretrato sin revisar [Unrevised self-portrait] was exhibited at Sala Fundación Unicaja in Ronda and the Málaga Municipal Archive as part of White Night.
Córdoba, 1985
Graduated from the University of Málaga in 2012 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, attending various courses, most notably the artistic creation workshop with Santiago Ydáñez.
In 2013 he finished his Master’s studies in Art and Creation Research at the Complutense University of Madrid. In the same year he received the Art Inflammation and Me production grant within the Art and Disease Department (ABBVie +UPV) from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Also in 2013, he became part of Espacio Cienfuegos [A Hundred Fires Space], in which he collaborated and undertook personal projects.
In 2014 he won Bilbao’s CARSARTE first prize for painting, the University of Málaga’s second prize for painting, and honourable mention in the 9th National Painting Competition, Miradas [Gazes], Alicante.
Málaga, 1982
Has developed his career as a web developer and photographer across various commercial fields, although at present he has focused his efforts in the field of photography. Interested by creative processes in contemporary imaging, he has taken part in several courses of interest such as Fotografía Hoy [Photography Today], taught by Eduardo D’Acosta in CAC Málaga (2014), Territorio Visual [Visual Territory], taught by Michelo Toro (2014) and La calle: teatro de la vida [The street: life’s theatre], taught by Roland Laboye (2009).
In 2013 he joined Rafael Moreno-Mata to create the cultural association El arte inesperado [Unexpected art], organising and participating in several exhibitions. That same year he got involved in the art collective Cienfuegos [A Hundred Fires] – a workshop and creative space – where he now has his studio and carries out his personal projects, in addition to managing cultural activities encompassing exhibitions, workshops, projections, discussions, debates and recitals, among others.
Most notable exhibitions:Muestra Aleatoria II [Random Display II]. Joint. Espacio Cienfuegos (Málaga). Dec. 2014. Artistas Acoge [Artists Welcome]. Joint. Galería Central (Málaga). Nov. 2014.
Límites [Limits]. Joint. MIDAC, Belforte del Chienti (Italia). Sept. 2014. La Moto del Americano [The American’s Motorbike]. Joint. CUC Antequera. Jun/ Sept. 2014.nstamoments. Sponsored by Torrox Tourism. Abr/ May. 2014. Muestra Aleatoria [Random Display]. Joint. Espacio Cienfuegos (Málaga). Dec. 2013.
