An artistic portfolio by Xosé Poldras that establishes a dialogue between the art of printmaking and the very foundations of the motion picture image
The work comprises three engravings inspired by the famous studies of motion by Eadweard Muybridge, a key figure in the investigation of movement and its mechanisms of representation. The portfolio also includes a Galician translation of the Lumière brothers’ first cinematograph patent. The collection is completed with two texts by David González Couso and Valentín Barreiros Bermejo, offering distinct perspectives on the Seventh Art.
Contaaluz
May 4
Contaaluz thus becomes a delicate editorial and artistic piece where past and present meet to reflect on the human fascination with capturing, recording and reproducing motion.
Xosé Poldras
Galician artist born in A Coruña and based in Ourense, where he also teaches drawing. Holding a degree in fine arts from the University of Salamanca and a Ph.D. from the University of Vigo, his artistic career is particularly linked to printmaking – a discipline in which he combines traditional techniques such as drypoint, woodcut, linocut and collagraphy with a personal, contemporary vision. Since the late 1980s, he’s participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and competitions. His creative output also extends to illustration, visual poetry, performance and artist’s books, constantly fostering a dialogue between graphic arts, literature and reflections on the human condition.
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