2024-09-27 00:39:19
This time “Once Upon a Time” comes from “Tell Me a Painting”, a proposal for historical and cultural research on iconic works of national art, which returned to the National Gallery of Art after nine years of meetings. Jorge Casals’ “Mother’s Day” has been defined as “the mysterious artist”.
His life was filled with curiosity, as was his mother’s wood carving. She holds her son in her arms. The work is on display at the MNBA Neuquén headquarters and will be held tomorrow in an interactive lecture in the auditorium of the Miter and Santa Cruz buildings by historian Lucas Guevara, who graduated from the National University. Guevara presided over.
The speech will begin in the MNBA Auditorium and end in front of Casals’ masterpiece, The event will start at 6pm tomorrow and is free and open to the public. The proposal for this cycle came nine years ago when Guevara discovered that the MNBA’s storage rooms contained works belonging to the estate, consisting of 201 works, many of which had never been exhibited in the room.
The central aim is that participants can not only appreciate the work but also understand the historical, social and political context in which it was created.which greatly enriched the knowledge. «When the pieces arrived at the MNBA in Neuquén, we discovered that we didn’t have much to write about them. The story begins here. Start tracking each piece’s history, author, and anything else that enriches our content, and then download the information you gather into a museum guide. But we also thought we could bring all this data to the public in another way,” explains Guevara, who is in charge of Contame uncuadra.
The conference is in principle an audio-visual exhibition, Here it is not only possible to project images of the work and provide data about its characteristics, author and why it was created in this way, but also an example is opened in the main exhibition hall of the MNBA Neuquén, where the public can view it in a historical context Observe the work below to add value. «Dialogue with the work before you»is the phrase chosen by historians.
“Personally, it was this constant search that led me to visit all the museums in the country that had works by each artist. In the case of Casals, there are five museums that hold his work. There are approximately 400 sculptures by the artist throughout the country.there are several in a museum in Luján, in the province of Buenos Aires, but when I went there I found that they knew nothing or next to nothing about the artist,” comments the historian road.
“Motherhood”, a work spanning all political eras in Argentina
“Mother” is a wood sculpture created between 1945 and 1950thanks to Casals’s sawmill near Patricios Park, which gave him access to large pieces of lumber shipped from Brazil.
This piece was added to the Buenos Aires MNBA legacy as a donation in 1950Under the government of President Juan Domingo Peron. It was inspired by a photo of Eva Peron taken by a German photographer. “From that photo, Casals took the woman in profile for his sculpture, rather than the rest of the work. On the other hand, the work is related to the socialist ideology of the early 20th century, when women The work of housework and child-rearing was recognized but was not considered at the time,” Guevara added.
The founders of Tell Me a Picture were convinced in the 1950s that Eva Peron could be considered a mother.e, which is why this image of “maternity” might be possible. In that era, she was considered a “topless mother” or a “humble mother.” And in the sculpture he will talk about tomorrow, you can see the artist’s intention to show the characteristics of an era.
According to Guevara, this piece was received as a donation to the museum, and the same people created the rules for studying the book “The Reason for My Life” in elementary schools. “The symbols have a favorable context,” he added. There’s also “La Maternidad” in the MNBA’s main room
However, with the arrival of the “Liberation Revolution” in 1955, Peron was overthrown and regulations were promulgated to prohibit the dissemination of all images symbolizing Peronism. Many sculptures were destroyed at the time, and others were imprisoned. This is the warehouse for the art room. This is what happened to the Virgin Mary, which was “hidden” for 54 years despite requests from other Argentinian museums to lend it. Today it is located in the central hall of the National Museum Neuquén headquarters for everyone to visit and enjoy.
Who is this reluctant artist?
Jorge Casals is an enigmaat least that’s how he is defined by those who investigate his life and work. It is confirmed that he was born in 1909, but the date, place and circumstances of his death are unknown. “He was a closed artist and most of his works are still lost. Some sculptures have never been known,” Guevara said.
«Guevara had his heyday in the 1940s At that time he exhibited a series of 400 statues of Martín Fierro, which are part of the Galleria de Luján’s legacy. At the time they were on display at the Socialist People’s House and were later hidden in the museum’s warehouse,” he added.
“This is one of the most interesting cases in the art world. “He was an artist who was overshadowed by the political and social changes taking place in Argentina.””, concludes the historian. For more details and mysteries, go to the auditorium of the National Gallery Neuquén headquarters tomorrow at 6:00 pm.
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